Carmen Electra, David Arquette and Others Discuss Gen Y Health Issues With Dr. Drew Online; Monthly Webcast Series to Reach 6.5 Million Unique Users.Health/Medical Writers SANTA MONICA Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. , Calif. & NEW YORK--(BW HealthWire)--May 22, 2001 DrDrew.com (a subsidiary of drkoop.com; OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :KOOP) and Healthology Inc., have partnered to produce a monthly Internet show focused on health issues of particular interest to 16-to-28-year-old consumers. The Dr. Drew Internet Show premieres on popular youth Web sites such as www.teen.com, www.collegeclub.com, www.hollywood.com and www.windowsmedia.com. The program features Dr. Drew Pinsky David Drew Pinsky (born September 4, 1958[1]), popularly known as "Dr. Drew", is an American board-certified internist and Addiction Medicine specialist. , up-close-and-personal with some of today's favorite public figures, discussing lifestyle, relationship and sexual health issues. To date, guests have included such pop culture icons as Carmen Electra “Tara Patrick” redirects here. For the porn star, see Tera Patrick. Tara Leigh Patrick (born April 20 1972), professionally known as Carmen Electra,[1] is an American glamour model, television personality, dancer, singer, and actress. , Carson Daley, Pauly Shore and David Arquette. "Generation Y is the first generation that can actively take charge of their own health and wellness by utilizing the ubiquitous nature of the Web," noted Ed Caracappa, vice president of online business. "The Dr. Drew Internet Show is an excellent format to provide a unique and cost-effective way to expand our online audience without additional marketing costs." The program will be distributed throughout the Healthology Online Network. Healthology is a leading provider of health-related streaming media See streaming audio, streaming video and digital media hub. , with a network of more than 1,000 high-traffic destination Web sites, portals and ISPs. The network includes several popular youth sites and is continually adding new partnerships. "The addition of The Dr. Drew Internet Show enhances our content library and develops our partner network by offering streaming health information that is relevant to this unique target audience. Dr. Drew has been an instant hit in every medium he's worked in and we know that his Internet show will be no exception. We have seen excellent results during this initial launch period," said Steven Haimowitz, M.D., Healthology Inc.'s chief executive officer and president. About drkoop.com Inc. drkoop.com is a trusted brand among consumers seeking information, products and services that span the spectrum of health and wellness. From the actively healthy to the seriously ill A patient is seriously ill when his or her illness is of such severity that there is cause for immediate concern but there is no imminent danger to life. See also very seriously ill. , drkoop.com products and services are designed to empower empower verb To encourage or provide a person with the means or information to become involved in solving his/her own problems every individual to improve his or her health and wellness whether at home or work. Drkoop.com is a leader in health and wellness interactive solutions across all demographics The attributes of people in a particular geographic area. Used for marketing purposes, population, ethnic origins, religion, spoken language, income and age range are examples of demographic data. with 2 million drkoop.com and drDrew.com registered users and also serves in excess of 300 health enterprises with its growing Community Partner Program portfolio of products and services. The company is empowering the corporate community to actively encourage and engage the employee in fitness, recreation and other wellness programs via its progressive employer fitness and wellness benefit. About Healthology Healthology Inc., is a privately held New York-based online health media company. By utilizing its extensive network of health professionals, Healthology develops high-quality, online health content on a variety of health and medical topics. Healthology is a leading producer of streaming audio A one-way audio transmission over a data network. It is widely used on the Web as well as company networks to play audio clips and Internet radio. Computers in home networks stream audio (mostly music) to digital media hubs connected to home theaters. and video Webcast programming that is broadcast live and on-demand and provides consumers with direct access to top medical experts. Healthology's content was described as the "closest thing to a good bedside manner bed·side manner n. The attitude and conduct of a physician in the presence of a patient. bedside manner Medtalk A popular term for the degree of compassion, courtesy, and sympathy displayed by a physician towards Pts on the Web" when it was recently recognized in Forbes magazine "Best of the Web" issue. Healthology distributes its original content through its own Web site and the sites of distribution partners by co-branding, re-branding and licensing arrangements. For more information, go to www.healthology.com to view its content. |
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