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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 1, 2007

Contact: The HealthCentral Network
Kristen Carriker, PR & Marketing Manager

703.302.1058

HealthCentral.com Honors Top Web Sites and Blogs Dedicated to Specific Conditions and Diseases
First Annual Top Site Awards recognize sites committed to informing and inspiring online health communities

ARLINGTON, VA - August 1, 2007 - The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com), a leading online consumer health destination, today announced its First Annual Top Site Awards for the best Web sites and blogs dedicated to educating and supporting individuals living with specific conditions and diseases and fostering the online community.

HealthCentral.com's awards recognize the Web's top sites, from individual blogs to small Web sites, committed to providing personal, quality information, support and inspiration to patients, caregivers, and their friends and family. Many of the 26 condition-specific Web sites that make up The HealthCentral Network (THCN) will be honoring the top destinations in their communities. The recipients of the award share HealthCentral.com's mission in highlighting the patient voice in health information.

"Health information consumers rely greatly on the advice and personal experiences of friends and family in all facets of life and managing a health condition is no different," said Chris Schroeder, Chief Executive Officer and President of The HealthCentral Network. "This year's Top Site Awards recognize the importance of sharing and learning from other people who have real life experience dealing with each condition and join HealthCentral.com in providing trusted, personal information and support to their community."

A team of experts from each of THCN's condition-specific sites chose this year's top destinations after reviewing and analyzing the most popular and influential Web sites focused on living with each condition.

The 2007 Top Site Awards Categories:

  • Acid Reflux
  • Allergy & Asthma
  • Alzheimer's
  • Anxiety
  • Bipolar & Depression
  • Breast Cancer
  • Chronic Pain
  • Diabetes
  • Diet & Exercise
  • Heart
  • Migraine
  • Prostate
  • Rheumatiod Arthritis
  • Schizophrenia
  • Sleep
Visit www.healthcentral.com/top-sites.html for a list of the Top Sites for each condition.

About The HealthCentral Network

The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is a collection of consumer-focused health and condition-specific Web properties. Each site provides timely, in-depth, and trusted medical information, health management and caregiving tools, exclusive videos, and connections to leading experts and large, engaged communities of patients and caregivers who share their related experiences.

The HealthCentral Network was acquired in 2005 by Polaris Ventures, Sequoia Capital, The Carlyle Group and Allen & Company, and has built a management team that combines decades of experience in interactive media and medical, science, and news journalism. The company received top recognition from The International Health and Medical Media Awards with a 2006 FREDDIE Award for MyDiabetesCentral.com and the Health Care Standard of Excellence WebAward from the Web Marketing Association.

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