Exhibit 99.1

(ALLIED HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS INC. LOGO)

CONTACT: DANIEL C. DUNN
         CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
         314/771-2400

                      JOSEPH ROOT JOINS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
                      OF ALLIED HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS, INC.;
                      CURRENT DIRECTOR JAMES HICKEY TO STEP
                         DOWN AT END OF HIS CURRENT TERM

     October [27], 2006 - St. Louis, Missouri - Allied Healthcare Products, Inc.
announced today that Joseph E. Root has been elected to the Company's Board of
Directors, increasing the size of the Board to six members.

     Mr. Root, 61, is an attorney and has been of counsel to the Haynes Beffel &
Wolfeld LLP firm in Half Moon Bay, California, since September 2005. Mr. Root
practices in the field of intellectual property, technology and patent law. From
2002 until joining Haynes Beffel & Wolfeld, he assisted in establishing the
intellectual property department of SAP based in Palo Alto, California, and as
Senior IP Counsel to SAP AG. SAP AG, an NYSE listed company, is a German
headquartered, worldwide leader in enterprise management software.

     During the 2000 to 2002 period, Mr. Root served as general counsel and
corporate secretary to two affiliate public companies: Fidelity National
Information Systems and Micro General Corp. From 1995 until 2000 he was General
Counsel of Marquip, Inc. in Phillips, Wisconsin. Prior to those positions he
served as an attorney specializing in intellectual property litigation and
technology matters with Johnson Controls, Inc., RJR-Nabisco, Inc. and in private
practice with New York offices of the Bryan Cave and Kenyon & Kenyon firms.

     Mr. Root received his undergraduate degree and training as an engineer at
the United States Military Academy at West Point and served in the Army prior to
attending law school. He received his Juris Doctor degree from Wake Forest
University in 1981.

     In a related development, Allied also announced that it has been informed
by James B. Hickey, Jr. that he will withdraw his name from renomination to the
Board at



the forthcoming Annual Meeting of Shareholders and conclude his service at the
end of the present term. In advising the Company of his intent to retire, he
stated that the increasing demands of his principal occupation made it
increasingly difficult to continue to devote sufficient time and energy to
Allied's operations.

     In announcing these changes to the Board, John Weil, Chairman, expressed
appreciation to Mr. Hickey for his service as a Company director since 1998 and
for deferring his retirement until a successor was in place. "It is particularly
difficult for smaller companies, such as Allied, to locate and secure the
services of independent directors who have the ability and potential to make
meaningful contributions. We have benefited from Jim's counsel over the past 8
years. While Joe Root's focus may come from a different perspective and
background, I am confident that our deliberations will be the better for his
insights."

     As a result of the foregoing, the size of Allied's Board of Directors will
return to five members as of the Annual Shareholders Meeting which will be held
on Thursday morning, November 16, 2006. Proxies for the election of directors
and other business to be conducted at the Annual Meeting are currently being
solicited by the Company's Board and management. As a result of these
developments, proxies received which authorize a vote for Mr. Hickey will
instead be voted for Mr. Root. Any shareholder who wishes to change or revoke a
proxy already submitted should follow the procedures set forth in the Company's
Proxy Statement dated October 13, 2006.