BioValidity Signs drkoop.com as a Content Partner of the BioNutritional Encyclopedia.

Business Editors/Health & Medical Writers

LANSDALE, Pa.--(BW HealthWire)--April 10, 2000

BioValidity announced today that drkoop.com Inc. (NASDAQ: KOOP) has become a content licensing partner of the BioNutritional Encyclopedia(R) (BNE) knowledgebase.

The BNE is the first in a series of health-related databases to be licensed by BioValidity.

The BNE provides evidence-based nutrition information on more than 200 supplements (vitamins, minerals, and herbs) and can be searched by body system, health concern, and dietary supplement. The BNE includes more than 800 benefit statements, each of which succinctly describes one effect of a supplement on the body.

These benefit statements are graded as strong, substantial, limited or minimal to reflect the strength of science supporting them. All benefit statements are written as structure/function claims following the FDA's Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA).

"drkoop.com selected BioValidity because of the depth of content and their reputation for generating quality scientifically-based information," said Trace Ruggles, senior product manager, drkoop.com. "BioValidity's content provides us with another opportunity to help our Web site visitors research nutrition topics."

The BNE has been in existence for over four years in CD-ROM, kiosk, and print formats. It has recently been converted into a relational database format for content syndication and licensing opportunities.

Through its university research team based at the Baylor School of Medicine and its nationally recognized advisory panel, the content of the BNE continues to be updated to reflect the conclusions of today's medical studies and research. The BNE research team has reviewed more than 50,000 peer-reviewed articles from over 800 medical and science journals to generate and update the content on a regular basis.

"We are extremely pleased to be providing the BioNutritional Encyclopedia content to drkoop.com since our common goal is to generate and communicate only high quality, evidence-based life science content on the Internet," said Don Labowsky, president and CEO of BioValidity.

drkoop.com is a leading global healthcare network providing measurable value to individuals worldwide. Its mission is to empower consumers with the information and resources they need to become active participants in the management of their own health.

The drkoop.com Network is built from relationships with other Web sites, healthcare portals and traditional media outlets, and integrates dynamic, medically reviewed content, interactive communities and consumer-focused tools into a complete source of trusted healthcare information.

Its strategic alliance with Shared Medical Systems (SMS) makes drkoop.com a leader in promoting secure online interaction between patients, their physicians and local healthcare organizations. With more than one million registered users worldwide, drkoop.com is the exclusive provider of health and related content on the GO Network and is the premier health content provider for ABCNEWS.com and five AOL brands, including the AOL Service.

BioValidity guides people in the search for better health by developing evidence-based life science knowledgebases. Each knowledgebase is developed in conjunction with a university-based research team and approved by the company's advisory boards comprised of industry-recognized experts.

Through its growing content licensing program, BioValidity provides data that can be easily integrated into HTML or relational databases for health portals, health- or nutrition-related Internet sites, corporate intranets, kiosks, and existing corporate applications. For further information, contact BioValidity at www.biovalidity.com or 215/393-9800.