Get Online, Get Healthy With Health.Excite.com and Healtheon/WebMD
Consumers Get Answers to Their Health Questions With Comprehensive And Credible Healthcare Information and Expert Advice
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Excite@Home (Nasdaq: ATHM - news) and Healtheon/WebMD (Nasdaq: HLTH - news), the first end-to-end Internet healthcare company connecting physicians and consumers to the entire healthcare industry, today launched a 24-hour online ``virtual healthcare center' at health.excite.com. Created to empower consumers with knowledge and medical awareness, the site provides an easy and fast way to research and understand health-related information anytime, anywhere. Whether related to the common cold or an obscure disease, consumers can manage their own personal and family health needs, participate in ``community' discussions with experts and consumers who share their health issues, and access the latest health advice and information that is important to their wellness.
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``Health.excite.com puts the power of information in the hands of consumers, enabling them to make more informed health decisions when visiting or consulting with their doctor,' said Joe Kraus, senior vice-president, content, Excite@Home. ``We are committed to creating innovative tools for our users to provide access to the information they need to make educated decisions about their health or the health of a loved one.'
``Our vision is to create a new system for the delivery of healthcare information and improve health and wellness worldwide,' said Nan Forte, Executive Vice-President, Consumer Portal of Healtheon/WebMD. ``By working with leading online companies, including Excite@Home, we're reaching the broadest possible consumer audience and arming people with critical information about their individual and family health.'
Connect with a Community Focused on Health
With a goal of creating a supportive and safe place, Excite@Home's new health channel will provide an interactive destination for consumers to share information, ask questions, read the latest news, and share personal stories with an online community support network. Visitors can participate in chat rooms with others who share their experience, or join in on one of the numerous scheduled Chat events featuring many prominent and notable doctors or specialists from around the country.
Whether seeking the most effective alternative medicines to clear the common cold, understanding the different phases of Alzheimer's or simply wanting to know how much exercise will burn off a slice of cheesecake, consumers can get quick and efficient answers to frequently asked questions.
Health.excite.com offers a broad selection of the best health resources available online or off-line, including:
-- Expert Advice -- read relevant articles, view expert advice and submit
questions to experts
-- Condition Centers -- learn about all types of conditions, diseases and
symptoms from A to Z
-- Alternative Medicine Areas -- discover extensive wellness information
to help consumers proactively manage their health before they get sick
-- Extensive Medical Library -- explore an online Medical Encyclopedia,
extensive Drug and Vitamin information from PDR and Clinical
Pharmacology, a Self Care Advisor from The American Institute for
Preventive Medicine's Self-Care, a complete Yale Lab Procedures book
where users can find out about most medical procedures, and Clinical
trial information.
-- Wellness Topics -- review the latest research and medical opinions on
how you can live the happiest, healthiest lifestyle possible. Topics
and tools include a dessert wizard, target heart rate calculator, and a
pregnancy due date calculator.
-- Find out about Drug Interactions -- search for information on a
particular drug and find information on possible interactions with
other drugs, as well as additional information on the specific
medication
-- Chat/Boards -- talk to other people in an interactive area where
consumers can find others with similar questions or concerns. Users can
participate in real-time discussions 24 hours a day and find or create
their own support networks for specific topics from around the world
-- Live Chat Events -- participate in a variety of significant expert chat
events, which will connect consumers directly with different specialist
from around the world |
