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                                                                  EXHIBIT 10.26

                             EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

BETWEEN:   ATHENA MEDICAL CORPORATION, a Nevada corporation (the "Company");

AND:       J. PETER BURKE ("Employee").

DATED:     Effective April 28, 1997.

                                    RECITAL:

    The Company (dba A FEM Medical Corporation) is engaged in the business of 
developing and marketing feminine hygiene products and diagnostics 
world-wide. The parties desire to set forth their agreement as to Employee's 
services as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the 
Company.

                                   AGREEMENT:

    In consideration of the foregoing Recital and the terms, conditions and 
covenants set forth below, the parties agree as follows:

SECTION 1.           EMPLOYMENT

    The Company agrees to employ Employee as Executive Vice President and 
Chief Financial Officer for a term commencing on April 28, 1997, and 
continuing until termination in accordance with Section 5.  Employee accepts 
employment with the Company on the terms and conditions set forth in this 
Agreement, and agrees to devote Employee's full time and attention to the 
performance of Employee's duties under this Agreement.  Employee agrees to 
serve as the Company's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 
commencing upon election as such by the Company's Board of Directors and 
completion of a standard officer questionnaire.  Employee's general duties 
shall consist of responsibility for general administration, finance, sales 
and marketing, personnel, SEC and state securities law compliance, financial 
planning and reporting, and all other operations oversight not otherwise 
delegated by the Company's Board of Directors to the President.  On all 
matters of Company policy, Employee shall consult with the President and/or 
the Chairman of the Company.  Employee shall perform such specific duties and 
shall exercise such specific authority as may be assigned to Employee by the 
Company's Board of Directors.

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    Employee agrees that in all aspects of his employment, Employee shall 
comply with the policies, standards, rules and regulations of the Company 
from time to time established, and shall perform Employee's duties 
faithfully, intelligently, to the best of Employee's ability and in the best 
interest of the Company.  The devotion of reasonable periods of time by 
Employee for personal purposes, outside non-competitive business activities 
or charitable activities shall not be deemed a breach of this Agreement, 
provided that such purposes or activities do not materially interfere with 
the services required to be rendered to or on behalf of the Company.

SECTION 2. CONFIDENTIALITY

    2.1  Confidential Information

    Employee acknowledges and agrees that all research, product and equipment 
specifications, manufacturing methods, lists of the Company's customers and 
suppliers, marketing and product planning information, and other Company data 
related to its business, as well as information of third parties that the 
Company is required to keep confidential (collectively, the "Confidential 
Information"), are valuable assets of the Company.  Except for disclosures 
reasonably made to advance the business of the Company and information which 
is a matter of public record, Employee shall not, during the term of this 
Agreement or after termination of employment with the Company for any reason, 
disclose any Confidential Information to any person or use any Confidential 
Information (regardless of whether same is considered proprietary or a trade 
secret) for the benefit of Employee or any other person, except with the 
prior written consent of the Company in each instance.

    2.2  Return of Documents and Property

    Employee acknowledges and agrees that all originals and all copies of 
records, reports, files, correspondence, lists, plans, drawings, memoranda, 
notes, sketches, summaries, schedules, codes, tapes and other documentation 
and property related to the business of the Company or containing any 
Confidential Information are and shall be the sole and exclusive property of 
the Company, and shall be returned to the Company upon termination of 
Employee's employment with the Company or upon the written request of an 
authorized representative of the Company at any time.

    2.3  Related Company Policies

    Employee further agrees to comply with all policies, rules and 
regulations adopted by the Company's Board of Directors or shareholders from 
time to time with respect to insider trading and other duties applicable to 
the employees of a publicly-traded corporation.  Employee also agrees, if 
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confidentiality agreement applicable to all employees.  The terms of such 
separate agreement will control over any conflicting term in this Agreement.

    2.4  Injunction

    Employee agrees that it would be difficult to measure damage to the 
Company from any breach by Employee of Section 2.1, 2.2 or 2.3 and that 
monetary damages would be an inadequate remedy for any such breach.  
Accordingly, Employee agrees that if Employee shall breach Section 2.1, 2.2 
or 2.3, the Company shall be entitled, in addition to any and all other 
remedies it may have at law or in equity, to an injunction or other 
appropriate order to restrain any such breach, without showing or proving any 
actual damage sustained by the Company, and without posting bond or other 
undertaking.

    2.5  No Release

    Employee agrees that termination of employment with the Company shall not 
release Employee from any of Employee's obligations under Section 2.1, 2.2 or 
2.3.

SECTION 3. COMPENSATION

    3.1  Amount

    In consideration of all services to be rendered by Employee to the 
Company under this Agreement, the Company shall pay to Employee monthly 
compensation of $10,416.67 (an annualized salary of $125,000.00), payable 
monthly in arrears or on the same dates as other management personnel are 
paid, and prorated for any short calendar month.  Compensation shall be 
subject to the customary withholding of income taxes and to other employment 
taxes required with respect to compensation paid by an employer to an 
employee.

    3.2  Other Benefits

    Compensation paid to Employee shall be in addition to any contribution 
made by the Company for the benefit of Employee to any qualified 
profit-sharing or retirement plan maintained by the Company for the exclusive 
benefit of its employees.  The Company shall provide to Employee and 
Employee's spouse and dependents the same coverage and participation that the 
Company may provide to other management personnel with respect to accident 
and health insurance, life insurance and other employment benefits, upon 
Employee meeting the respective eligibility conditions of each such benefit.

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    3.3  Incentive and Non-Qualified Stock Options

    Subject to approval by the Company's Board of Directors (or a committee 
thereof), Employee may be awarded one or more options to purchase shares of 
the Company's common stock, exercisable at the approximate publicly-traded 
price of such stock on the date of award.  The options will be exercisable 
according to a vesting schedule and performance standards agreed upon by the 
parties. Termination of employment for any reason or no reason will 
automatically terminate the right to exercise the incentive (qualified) 
option as to any shares not then vested.  The options will also be subject to 
other terms and conditions, including restrictions on transfer of the options 
and the shares, required by the Company on all similar options.

    3.4  Income From Employee's Efforts

    All income generated by Employee for Employee's services to the Company, 
and all activities related to such services, shall belong to the Company, 
whether paid directly to the Company or to Employee.  Employee agrees to, 
upon request by the Company from time to time, render a detailed accounting 
of all transactions during the course of Employee's employment.

    3.5  Work Made for Hire

    All techniques, processes, products, manuals, documents, materials, ideas 
and Confidential Information developed by Employee while employed by the 
Company shall be considered work made for hire and shall, unless specifically 
otherwise agreed in writing by the Company prior to such development, become 
the sole and exclusive property of the Company.

SECTION 4. EXPENSES

    Employee shall be entitled to reimbursement from the Company for 
reasonable expenses necessarily incurred by Employee in the performance of 
Employee's duties under this Agreement, upon presentation of vouchers 
detailing the amount, date and business purpose of each such expense.  All 
expenses in excess of $200.00 must be approved in advance by another officer 
of the Company, and all travel and related expenses and reimbursements will 
be governed by the travel policies and procedures adopted by the Company.

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SECTION 5. TERMINATION

    5.1  Termination by Prior Notice or Agreement

    The employment of Employee by the Company may be terminated by either the 
Company or Employee upon the giving of 30 days' prior written notice to the 
other party.  This Agreement may be terminated at any earlier time upon the 
mutual written agreement of the Company and Employee.

    5.2  Immediate Termination

    The employment of Employee by the Company may be terminated immediately 
in the sole discretion of the Board of Directors of the Company upon the 
occurrence of any one of the following events:

         5.2.1  If Employee shall willfully and continuously fail or refuse 
to comply with any of the policies, standards, rules and regulations 
established by the Company's Board of Directors or shareholders from time to 
time.

         5.2.2  If Employee shall be guilty of fraud, dishonesty or any other 
act of misconduct in the performance of Employee's duties on behalf of the 
Company.

         5.2.3  If Employee shall fail or refuse to perform any provision of 
this Agreement to be performed by Employee.

         5.2.4  Upon the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or 
substantially all the assets of the Company, the distribution of the 
Company's assets to its shareholders in liquidation, or the discontinuance of 
the Company's conduct of the business described in the Recital.

         5.2.5  If Employee shall suffer a permanent disability.  For 
purposes of this Agreement, "permanent disability" shall be defined in 
accordance with the terms of any disability income policy insuring Employee 
which may be purchased by the Company, as determined by the company issuing 
such policy.  But if such a policy is not in force, "permanent disability" 
shall be defined as Employee's inability due to physical or mental illness, 
or other cause, to perform the majority of Employee's usual duties for a 
period of three months or more, as determined by a physician licensed to 
practice medicine in Oregon and chosen by the Company.

    5.3  Death

    In the event Employee dies during the term of this Agreement, this 
Agreement shall automatically terminate, and the Company shall pay to 
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compensation which would be otherwise payable to Employee through the last 
day of the month in which Employee's death occurs.

    5.4  Compensation Upon Certain Termination

    In the event that the Company terminates Employee's employment without 
his consent and not by reason of an event described in Section 5.2 or 5.3 
above, the Company agrees to pay to Employee on the effective date of 
termination an amount (net of customary withholdings) equal to 50% of 
Employee's then annualized base salary.

    5.5  At-Will Employment

    The employment of Employee by the Company is "at-will".  Employee may 
terminate employment at any time, for any reason or for no reason. 
Correspondingly, the Company may terminate Employee's employment at any time, 
for any reason or for no reason.

SECTION 6. VACATION; SICK LEAVE

    Subject to the prior coordination of time with other officers and senior 
management of the Company, Employee shall be entitled to 30 working days per 
calendar year (prorated for a short year) of combined vacation/sick days. 
Accrual of same and permitted leaves shall be as provided in the Company's 
employee manual.

SECTION 7. MISCELLANEOUS

    7.1  Representation by Employee

    Employee represents and warrants to the Company that there is no 
employment contract or any other contractual obligation to which Employee is 
subject which prevents Employee from entering into this Agreement or from 
performing fully Employee's duties under this Agreement.

    7.2  Notices

    Any notice or consent required or permitted to be given under this 
Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given when 
personally delivered to a party or 24 hours after deposit in the United 
States Mail, first class postage prepaid by both first class and certified 
mail, return receipt requested, or 24 hours after delivery to a recognized 
national overnight carrier, with overnight shipping charges paid, and 
addressed to such party as follows:

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           If to Employee:     J. Peter Burke 
                               5617 SW Hewett Blvd.
                               Portland, OR 97221

           If to the Company:  Athena Medical Corporation 
                               10180 SW Nimbus Avenue, Suite J-5 
                               Portland, OR 97223 
                               Attn:  President

or such other address as a party may specify by a notice in writing, given in 
the same manner.

    7.3  Attorneys' Fees

    If any action or other proceeding shall be instituted relating to any 
term or condition of this Agreement or relating to any of the rights, duties 
or obligations arising under it (including without limitation a proceeding 
for injunction as provided by Section 2.4), the prevailing party shall be 
entitled to recover from the other party, and the other party agrees to pay 
to the prevailing party, whether or not the matter proceeds to final judgment 
or decree, in addition to costs and disbursements allowed by law, such sum as 
the trial and each appellate court may adjudge reasonable as attorneys' fees 
in such action or other proceeding, and in any appeal of it.

    7.4  Interpretation

    The waiver by either party of a breach of any term or provision of this 
Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach of the 
same or any other term or provision by either party.  Time is of the essence 
of this Agreement in all particulars.  The term "days" means calendar days.  
This Agreement may not be amended or modified except by written agreement 
executed by the parties.  The captions heading the sections and subsections 
of this Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only, and are not 
to be used to define, limit, construe or describe the scope or intent of any 
term, provision or section of this Agreement.  This Agreement may be executed 
in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of 
which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

    7.5  Integration

    THIS AGREEMENT CONTAINS THE FINAL AND CONCLUSIVE AGREEMENT AND 
UNDERSTANDING OF THE PARTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF IT, AND 
SUPERSEDES ALL PRIOR AND CONTEMPORANEOUS AGREEMENTS, ORAL OR WRITTEN, 
INCLUDING

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WITHOUT LIMITATION THE PARTIES' LETTER AGREEMENT OF DECEMBER 16, 1996.  
EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, THERE ARE NO PROMISES, 
REPRESENTATIONS, AGREEMENTS OR UNDERSTANDINGS, ORAL OR WRITTEN, BETWEEN THE 
PARTIES RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT.

    EXECUTED as of the date first set forth above.
           
           
           
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                                    J. Peter Burke

                                                                  EMPLOYEE

                                    ATHENA MEDICAL CORPORATION

           
                                    By_____________________________________
                                        Its President
                                                                  COMPANY


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