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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.24

                            [Cholestech Letterhead]



July 6, 2000



David Gyorke
[address]



Dear David:

I am pleased to offer you a position with Cholestech Corporation (the "Company")
as Vice President of Operations. Should you accept this position, you will
receive a monthly salary of $10,416, which will be paid semi-monthly in
accordance with the Company's normal payroll procedures. Your move to Vice
President will not change your current benefits. You should note, however, that
the Company may modify salaries and/or benefits from time to time, as it deems
necessary. As a Vice President, you will be eligible to participate in our
Management Incentive Bonus Plan with a targeted payout of 25% of your base pay.
This amount will be prorated to reflect your tenure as Director and Vice
President during this fiscal year.

We will recommend to the Board of Directors of the Company that, at the next
Board meeting, you be granted an incentive stock option entitling you to
purchase up to 21,500 shares of Common Stock of the Company at the current fair
market value as determined by the Board at the meeting. The Board of Directors
must approve the actual number of shares granted and may modify our
recommendation. All options shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the
Company's Stock Option Plan and Stock Option Agreement, including vesting
requirements.

You should be aware that your employment with the Company as Vice President, as
with your prior position, is for no specified period and constitutes at-will
employment. As a result, you are free to resign at any time, for any reason or
for no reason. Similarly, the Company is free to conclude its employment
relationship with you at any time, with or without cause, and with or without
notice.

As a Vice President, you will, of course, be expected to continue to abide by
Company rules and standards and you will be specifically required to sign an
acknowledgement that you have read and that you understand the Company's rules
of conduct which are included in the Company's Personnel Policy and Procedure
Manual. Additionally, as a condition of your promotion, you will also be
required to sign and comply with both the Company's Employment, Confidential
Information, and Invention Assignment Agreement and the Company's Arbitration
Agreement. These agreements will supersede the Proprietary Information and
Inventions Agreement, which you previously signed upon joining Cholestech.


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David Gyorke
July 6, 2000
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To indicate your acceptance of this offer, please sign and date this letter in
the space provided below and return it to the Human Resources Department. A
duplicate original is enclosed for your records. This letter sets forth the
terms of your employment with the Company and supersedes any prior
representations or agreements, whether written or oral.

This letter, including, but not limited to, its at-will employment provision,
may not be modified or amended except by a written agreement signed by the
Company President and you.

Sincerely,

/s/  Terry Wassmann

Terry Wassmann
Vice President of Human Resources

ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO THIS

6th day of July, 2000



/s/  David Gyorke
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David Gyorke


Enclosures:  Duplicate Original Letter