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To: PartyTime who wrote (556)	10/7/1999 8:58:00 AM
From: Capt	Respond to of 595

drkoop.com's Community Partner Program Expands to Nearly 300 Healthcare Facilities Program Extends drkoop.com Content to Over 71.2 Million Lives AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- drkoop.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: KOOP - news), a leading Internet healthcare network led by Dr. C. Everett Koop, former U.S. Surgeon General, today announced the addition of 116 new healthcare facilities to the drkoop.com Community Partner Program(TM). During the month of September, the Community Partner Program increased from 182 healthcare facilities to 298. The drkoop.com Community Partner Program, launched in 1998, is an initiative extending the drkoop.com brand along with customized editorial content to partner organizations' Web sites. Through this program, Dr. Koop's mission of patient empowerment extends to local markets, increases online traffic to partners' Web sites and helps build loyal consumers at the local level. ''This increase is phenomenal. drkoop.com is continually working with healthcare facilities and their communities to provide trusted health information,'' said Donald Hackett, president and CEO of drkoop.com. ''This is a clear sign that more and more people are turning to the Internet for that information.'' Many of the new partners serve large populations and extend the drkoop.com content to over 71.2 million lives in every region in the United States. The new partners include Baptist Health System in San Antonio, Texas, Covenant Health in Knoxville, Tenn., Health Midwest of Kansas City, Mo., Inova Health System of Falls Church, Va., Lifeguard, Inc. of San Jose, Calif., McLaren Health Care Corporation of Lansing, Mich., SSM Health Care of Oklahoma in Oklahoma City, Okla., Virtua Health in Marlton, N.J. and Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C. About the drkoop.com Community Partner Program The drkoop.com Community Partner Program brings Dr. Koop's philosophy of patient-empowerment to the local healthcare level. Through the Community Partner Program, drkoop.com licenses content for integration into the partners' Web sites. Partners receive custom Web pages, reports and a framework to conduct local online interactive chats, forums and polls. To learn more about the Community Partner Program, visit drkoop.com. About drkoop.com The Company operates www.drkoop.com, a leading Internet-based consumer healthcare network. The Network consists of a consumer-focused interactive Web site that provides users with comprehensive healthcare information and services, as well as affiliate relationships with portals, other Web sites, healthcare organizations and traditional media outlets. The drkoop.com Network is an Internet healthcare initiative that integrates dynamic healthcare content on a wide variety of subjects, interactive communities and tools as well as opportunities to purchase healthcare-related products and services online. drkoop.com is the exclusive provider of health and related content on three Web sites of the GO Network: GO Health Center, ESPN.com Training Room and the Family.com Health Channel, as well as the premier health content provider for GO's ABCNEWS.com. drkoop.com is the premier health content provider across five AOL brands: AOL Service, AOL.COM, Netscape Netcenter, Digital City and CompuServe. Additional information on drkoop.com can be found at drkoop.com.

To: PartyTime who wrote (556)	10/20/1999 7:08:00 AM
From: Capt	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 595

drkoop.com Announces Strong Revenue Growth for the 1999 Third Quarter - Revenue Increased 186 % to $2.9 Million - - Page Views Increased 46% to 40.4 Million - - Hospital Clients Increased 100% to 30 - AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- drkoop.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: KOOP - news) today announced operating and financial results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 1999. Total revenue for the third quarter ended September 30, 1999 nearly tripled from $1 million in the 1999 second quarter to $2.9 million, reflecting drkoop.com's accelerating momentum and substantial growth within the online health information market. For the first nine-months of 1999, total revenue reached $4.3 million. The Company's strong revenue growth was fueled by drkoop.com's increasing advertiser base, significant Community Partner demand and the expansion of certain sponsorship agreements. Loss attributable to common stockholders for the third quarter and first nine months of the year was $20.6 million and $62.7 million, respectively. Corresponding net loss per share for the two periods was $0.68 and $2.06, excluding accretion of redeemable securities and accrued dividend to preferred stockholders. Donald W. Hackett, president and chief executive officer, commented, ''drkoop.com continues to strengthen its position as the leading consumer-focused Internet healthcare network. During the quarter, we generated substantial traffic and attracted a growing number of registered users and advertisers, which reflects the viability and strength of our business strategy. Additionally, our expanded agreements with DrugEmporium.com and lifescape.com further demonstrate the value drkoop.com provides to both consumers and our customers.'' During the quarter, drkoop.com continued to experience strong growth in key metrics: Third quarter page views increased 46% to 40.4 million, from 27.7 million reported last quarter. Unique visitors increased 35% to 8.7 million, from 6.5 million in the second quarter. Registered users increased 77% to 580,000, compared with the 328,000 registered users as of the end of the second quarter. drkoop.com's Community Partner Program experienced significant growth in the third quarter, more than doubling the number of partners from 14 to 30. The Community Partner Program is now comprised of 298 healthcare facilities. drkoop.com's advertising base continued to expand, totaling 32 advertisers at the end of the quarter. Mr. Hackett continued, ''We are pleased with the continued progress and results of our strategic agreements with America Online and the GO! Network. drkoop.com content has now been integrated across all five AOL properties and the redesign of the GO! Health Center has resulted in tripling the content pages available on the co-branded site. As a result, we are experiencing strong demand among advertisers and e-commerce stores for placements on our Network.'' ''drkoop.com is well positioned to continue its rapid development and expansion,'' Mr. Hackett concluded. ''Our strategic initiatives and partnerships have enabled the Company to achieve critical mass and establish a strong, widespread distribution network. Looking ahead, we remain focused on attracting and retaining loyal users, building key industry relationships and accelerating our revenue growth in all segments of our business,'' Mr. Hackett added