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To: Stock Watcher who wrote (17091)	10/21/1999 9:38:00 AM
From: RCJIII	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 52051

Some very positive news out on ONHN today. Looks as if these guys will be one of the major players in the industry. Thursday October 21, 8:32 am Eastern Time Company Press Release SOURCE: OnHealth Network Company OnHealth.com Reports Record Monthly Traffic for September as Measured By Media Metrix Over 1.3 Million Unique Users in September Visited OnHealth, Representing A 45% Gain Over End of Second Quarter SEATTLE, Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- OnHealth Network Company (Nasdaq: ONHN - news), a leading consumer health and wellness Internet destination, announced today that according to the September Media Metrix report, OnHealth.com again achieved record levels of monthly traffic with over 1.3 million unique users, reaching 2.1% of the web population in September, marking a 45% increase over June. This once again secures OnHealth.com's position as the second largest health content site on the web. The September figures also mark a 41% increase over August unique users as reported by Media Metrix. As compared to the end of the second quarter, OnHealth.com achieved a 61% increase in unique page views per visitor as well as a 27% increase in average days viewed in September. ''The new Media Metrix results again confirm OnHealth.com's leadership position in the competitive health content arena. This consistent growth in our audience is a testament to the effectiveness of the enhanced breadth of health coverage on the site and the strength of our advertising campaign. Health consumers are being introduced to OnHealth.com through many channels and they are returning in larger numbers as we continue to deliver more extensive, original and trustworthy content and services,'' said Robert Goodman, president and CEO of OnHealth. About OnHealth Network Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, OnHealth Network Company is a leading Internet information and services resource for consumers that provides multiple perspectives and an independent viewpoint on health, wellness and well-being. OnHealth complies with the Health on the Net Foundation Code of Conduct (HONcode), an international initiative established to help unify and standardize the reliability of medical and health information available on the World Wide Web. Onhealth.com consistently ranks among the most highly trafficked independent health content sites on the Web. OnHealth Network's advertisers include Glaxo Wellcome, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Procter & Gamble and SmithKline Beecham. The consumer-driven Web site has also attracted non-endemic advertisers such as Deja News, Dr. Scholl's, Ford, Jamieson Vitamins, Kellogg's, MSN Portal Phase and Women.com. OnHealth has numerous distribution and content sharing relationships that drive traffic to onhealth.com including: AOL's Digital City, Inc., Better Homes and Gardens, Snap.com, Weather.com, and Yahoo! Certain statements in this release, such as the Company's ability to pursue strategic growth opportunities, increase its traffic levels and other statements containing ''expects,'' ''anticipates,'' ''intends,'' ''hopes'' or ''believes'' or variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements and 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, including the re-launch of the Company's Web site, the Company's ability to raise sufficient capital to fully implement the planned advertising campaign, competition and other risks described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998. CONTACT: Estelle Fong of Fleishman-Hillard, 212-453-2307, or fonge@fleishman.com, for OnHealth Network Company; or Joseph Jaffoni, Investor Relations for OnHealth Network Company, 212-835-8500, or onhn@jcir.com. RCJIII