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ONHN expands deal with Snap.com- (BSNS WIRE) OnHealth Network Expands Content Distribution Agreement With OnHealth Network Expands Content Distribution Agreement With Snap.com Health/Medical Writers, Business Editors SEATTLE--(BW HealthWire)--March 31, 1999-- OnHealth Reaches Snap.com's Established Audience Interested in Improved Health Management OnHealth Network Company (Nasdaq: ONHN), the premiere online resource for managing family health and well being, today announced an expanded content distribution agreement with Snap.com (www.snap.com), the fast-growing search engine from NBC and CNET. Expanding on the companies' earlier agreement, Snap.com will now distribute additional OnHealth content including "Conditions A to Z," a factual resource for people suffering from a variety of conditions. This informative resource will be a featured component of Snap's "Guide to Better Health." Additionally, OnHealth's twice-daily news updates and daily, In-Depth Reports on major health topics will be featured within Snap's Health News and its Diseases and Conditions section. All OnHealth content appearing on Snap.com will include links to OnHealth's Web site at onhealth.com . Distributing its content on Snap.com gives OnHealth even greater access to health-conscious consumers. Snap.com ranks consistently among the 20 most popular Web sites and is the fastest-growing search engine, according to the February Media Metrix ratings. "This expanded relationship with Snap.com is proof that OnHealth's expert content is in demand by people who are turning to the Web to help manage their family's and their own health," said Robert Goodman, president and CEO of the OnHealth Network Company. About OnHealth Network Headquartered in Seattle, Wash., OnHealth Network Company is a trusted online network of interactive health and wellness information and services. The OnHealth Network attracted nearly half a million unique users in December, according to a Media Metrix December 1998 report, up more than 60 percent from October 1998. OnHealth Network's advertisers include Johnson & Johnson, SmithKline Beecham, General Motors, and Glaxo Wellcome. The Company has established distribution partnerships with AOL's Digital City New York, GO Network, GeoCities and Yahoo! Chat, and content partnerships with Massachusetts Medical Society, publishers of the New England Journal of Medicine and Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital. OnHealth Network empowers consumers to act as their own advocates by providing access to timely and relevant coverage of health issues, community discussions, health experts, interactive tools, and unique and smart search capabilities -- all in a trusted and secure environment. OnHealth Network was a finalist for the 1999 Codie Awards in the "Best Debut" category. As well, OnHealth.com was a finalist for the 1998 International EMMA awards and was nominated for "Best Health Site" in the 1998 Webby Awards. Certain statements in this release, such as the Company's ability to increase its user base and the ability to convey it is an indispensable resource for helping health-conscious consumers manage their families' health are 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, 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, 1997. --30--jc/se* CONTACT: Fleishman-Hillard Amy Simpson (212) 453-2327