Cholestech Announces Fiscal 2007 Second Quarter Earnings Release Date and Conference Call

HAYWARD, Calif., Oct. 19  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cholestech Corporation (NASDAQ:CTEC) today announced that it will release its fiscal 2007 second quarter financial results prior to the market's opening on Wednesday, October 25, 2006.  The Company will also host a conference call and webcast available to all interested parties at 7:00 a.m. PT.  The dial-in number to access the call is 800-540-0559 or, from international locations, [phone]. Alternatively, you may go to the Cholestech website, http://www.cholestech.com/ for the link to the webcast.

Cholestech's fiscal 2007 second quarter financial results may be accessed by:

   News Release:     Visit the Cholestech website or call Financial Dynamics
                     at [phone] to have a copy of the news release
                     faxed or emailed.

   Conference Call:   Dial 800-540-0559 or, from international locations,
                     [phone] prior to the start of the call at 7:00
                     a.m. PT.  The call will also be webcast live at
                     http://www.cholestech.com/ .  Please visit the site prior to
                     the broadcast to ensure your connection.

   Replay:           The conference call replay will be available by
                     telephone through Wednesday, November 8th until 9:00
                     p.m. PT.  To access the conference call replay, dial
                     888-562-0906 or from international locations,
                     [phone]. There is no pass code required.  A
                     web archive of the call will also be made available at
                     Cholestech's website.



For additional information on Cholestech, visit the Company's website http://www.cholestech.com/ .

About Cholestech

Cholestech is committed to enabling people to lead longer, healthier and more active lives. Cholestech provides easy to use, accessible diagnostic tools and information to health care practitioners in over 35 countries around the world.

Cholestech offers efficient and economic diagnostic testing for cholesterol and related lipids, blood glucose and glycemic control, and liver enzymes at the point of care. Health care providers can use the CLIA-waived Cholestech LDX(R) System and the GDX(TM) System(1), which is approved for prescription home use and for use in moderate complexity labs, to initiate and monitor the progress of patient therapy. By providing effective disease management solutions, Cholestech's goal is to be a leading provider of diagnostic tools and information for immediate risk assessment and therapeutic monitoring of heart disease and diabetes.

Cholestech LDX(R) is a registered trademark and Cholestech GDX(TM) is a trademark of Cholestech Corporation. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners. For more information about Cholestech and its products visit us on the web at http://www.cholestech.com/ .

(1) GDX is 510(k) cleared for prescription home use and, accordingly, is CLIA waived 

DATASOURCE: Cholestech Corporation



CONTACT:  Jack Glenn, Chief Financial Officer of Cholestech,

[phone], or ; or investors/press, Brendan Lahiff

of Financial Dynamics, [phone], or  



Web site:  http://www.cholestech.com/ 

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