This one will run (literally): DiarrheaSolutions.com
(COMTEX) B: Shaman.com Launches DiarrheaSolutions.com -- a Resource C
B: Shaman.com Launches DiarrheaSolutions.com -- a Resource Center for People
Who Suffer From Diarrhea
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Jul 5, 2000 (BW HealthWire) -- Shaman.com, the
main operating division of Shaman Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCBB:SHPH.OB), today
launched DiarrheaSolutions.com, a site that provides educational information and
resources to people who suffer from various types of diarrhea as a result of
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), international travel, cancer treatments, Crohn's
Disease, colitis, and those experiencing diarrhea as a side effect of
prescription medications.
The DiarrheaSolutions.com Learning Center contains an extensive collection of
links with information on managing diarrhea and includes features such as
message boards, chat rooms, support groups, newsgroups, personal stories and
testimonials, professional articles and information on current treatments. The
site will host an online discussion forum where users can discuss
gastrointestinal related topics 24 hours a day.
"By adding the new Learning Center to Shaman's network, we are now able to help
the diarrhea health community share experiences and learn solutions to this
debilitating problem that threatens quality of life," said Lisa Conte president
and CEO of Shaman.com.
The new site is part of Shaman's expanded commercialization strategy to promote
Normal Stool Formula(TM) (NSF). Due to the highly symptomatic nature of this
condition and lack of acceptable solutions, Shaman.com feels the Learning Center
will greatly assist the sales of NSF. The bricks and mortar component of this
strategy to date has included the recent expansion of availability of NSF in CVS
ProCare retail shops, Stadtlanders, Statscript, in addition to the 1100 Medicine
Shoppe pharmacies nationwide. NSF is a natural dietary supplement shown in
clinical trials to be safe and effective in treating diarrhea, without causing
constipation or other side-effects.
DiarrheaSolutions.com is hosted by Value Web, a leading provider of web site
hosting and uses Miva e-commerce software. Unlimited bandwidth and disk space
ample enough to hold ten's of thousands of pages, will allow Shaman to reach
more consumers looking for natural and effective solutions to diarrhea.
Normal Stool Formula, a natural botanical dietary supplement that controls
diarrhea is a standardized extract from the sap of the Croton lechleri tree,
which has been used for centuries by traditional healers in the Amazon
rainforest to control diarrhea. Unlike most commonly available treatments, which
work by reducing bowel motility and often causing uncomfortable constipation,
NSF, normalizes excess water flow in the bowel and promotes normal stool
formation without causing constipation.
Shaman Pharmaceuticals, Inc., through its main operating division, Shaman.com is
a leader in medicinal plant research and commercialization of proprietary
dietary supplements. Shaman.com works collaboratively with indigenous
communities to discover, harvest and reforest medicinal plants.
This press release contains, among other things, certain statements of a
forward-looking nature relating to Shaman's ability to advance its development
and research programs. Such statements involve a number of risk and
uncertainties including the Risk Factors listed in the Shaman Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10K and 10K/A for the year ended December 31, 1999.
These filings are available upon request at 650/952-7070. Also visit Shaman at
shaman.com.
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