A.D.A.M. to Provide Schering Laboratories With Health Content Products.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 5, 2003 A.D.A.M., Inc. (Nasdaq: ADAM Adam, the first man, in the Bible Adam (ăd`əm), [Heb.,=man], in the Bible, the first man. In the Book of Genesis, God creates humankind in his image as a species of male and female, giving them dominion over other life. ) today announced that it will provide Schering For the American pharmaceutical company created by seizure of assets from Schering AG during World War II, see . Schering AG was a research-centered pharmaceutical company founded in 1851 that merged with Bayer in December 2006. Laboratories with health content products for use in an interactive health information resource under a licensing agreement with a subsidiary of Schering-Plough Corporation. Additional terms of the agreement are not being disclosed. About Schering Laboratories Schering Laboratories is the U.S. marketing arm of Schering-Plough Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : SGP SGP Singapore (ISO Country code) SGP Schering-Plough (stock symbol) SGP Stability and Growth Pact SGP Southern Great Plains SGP Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij SGP Speedway Grand Prix ) of Kenilworth, N.J., a research-based pharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery, development, manufacturing and marketing of pharmaceutical products worldwide. About A.D.A.M., Inc. Headquartered in Atlanta, A.D.A.M., Inc. (NASDAQ: ADAM) is a leading publisher of interactive, visually engaging health and medical information for healthcare organizations, medical professionals, consumers and students. A.D.A.M. products contain physician-reviewed text, health visuals produced by medically trained illustrators, and multimedia interactivity to create health information solutions that offer a unique "visual learning" experience in both the healthcare and education markets. Today, A.D.A.M. employs a growing range of media, including Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the , software, CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). , television and print, to deploy its proprietary content assets and products. A.D.A.M. is a founding member of Hi-Ethics, a coalition of the most widely referenced health websites and information providers committed to developing industry standards for the quality of consumer health information. For more information, visit www.adam.com. |
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