(BSNS WIRE) Mediconsult Named `Site of the Year' At Internet World Canad
Mediconsult Named `Site of the Year' At Internet World Canada; Innovative Web
Site Builds Online Doctor/Patient Relationship
Business/Technology Editors and Health/Medical Writers
TORONTO and NEW YORK--(BW HealthWire)--Feb. 9, 2000--
Mediconsult.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:MCNS), a leading provider of healthcare
information and services on the Web, today announced its flagship
site, www.mediconsult.com, has been named `Site of the Year' at
Internet World Canada 2000, the country's largest Internet exhibition.
The site also won the prestigious award for `Changing the Way People
Communicate.'
The Mediconsult network of award-winning health sites and
communities for doctors and patients is recognized within the industry
and by four million visitors every month as being among the most
credible, authoritative and community-focused on the Internet. The
sites are consistently the `stickiest' among healthcare Web sites,
with the highest number of page views per visitor and the longest
visits. This demonstrates visitors return frequently and spend time on
the site.
"By educating physicians and empowering patients, Mediconsult
enables a more effective doctor/patient relationship," said Ian
Sutcliffe, president of Mediconsult, which was founded in Toronto in
1996 and is now headquartered in New York. "Visitors to the sites can
freely access news about the latest medical developments, use
interactive tools to assess their conditions and participate in active
support groups."
The fourth annual Internet World Canada Impact Awards were
presented at the opening keynote address, held this morning at the
Metro Toronto Convention Center. Penton Media sponsored the show.
The awards single out companies whose sites have the greatest
impact on how people work, learn, buy, play, live and communicate.
Winning `Site of the Year' confirms the Mediconsult commitment to
excellence, as well as "innovation, imagination and determination to
better the lives of Canadians."
About Mediconsult.com, Inc.
Mediconsult.com, Inc. through its network of sites and
communities is a leading provider of physician and patient healthcare
information and services on the World Wide Web. Founded in 1996 with
its flagship Web site, www.mediconsult.com, the Company's mission is
to improve patient outcomes through information and tools that educate
doctors, empower patients and build on the doctor/patient
relationship. This unique, integrated approach has resulted in the
largest and most loyal following of medical Web site visitors and a
leadership position in the online health industry.
The Mediconsult sites and communities include:
Mediconsult.com (www.mediconsult.com), the medical Web
destination patients use most; Mydoctor.com (www.mydoctor.com), visit
your doctor online; Physicians' Online (www.pol.net), the world's
largest online physician community; Heart Information
(www.heartinfo.com), heart health for patients and physicians;
PharmInfo (www.pharminfo.com), current and in-depth drug information;
Cyberdiet (www.cyberdiet.com), fitness and nutrition resource and
community; INCIID (www.inciid.org), infertility information and
support; StorkNet (www.storknet.org) an active parenting and pregnancy
community; Mediconsultinc.com (www.mediconsultinc.com), redefining
medicine through the Internet.
Certain statements in this release, such as management's view of
future revenues and expenses, may be forward-looking statements that
are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results
to differ materially from those projected. Potential risks and
uncertainties include such factors as acceptance of the Company's
products and services, competition and other risks described in the
Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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CONTACT: Mediconsult
Media Contact
Ellen L. Turbeville, 212-841-7335
eturbeville@mediconsult.com
or
Corporate Ink
Mary Franzen, 617-969-9192
mfranzen@corporateink.com
or
Investor Relations
Mediconsult
Edward F. Kuhlenkamp, 212-841-7339
ekuhlenkamp@mediconsult.com
KEYWORD: NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL CANADA
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: MEDICAL INTERNET
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