Changing the View of Online Health.Business Editors ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 28, 2000 New Online Medical Record Site, Healthwide.com, Licenses adam.com's Health Illustrated Encyclopedia encyclopedia, compendium of knowledge, either general (attempting to cover all fields) or specialized (aiming to be comprehensive in a particular field). Encyclopedias and Other Reference Books adam.com, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : ADAM), a business-to-business provider of online health information, today announced an agreement with Healthwide.com to license e-health's most popular medical resource, the adam.com Health Illustrated Encyclopedia. Healthwide.com offers consumers an online destination to store and easily access all their personal medical records coupled with a one-stop shop One-Stop Shop A company or a location that offers a multitude of services to a client or a customer. The idea is to provide convenient and efficient service and also to create the opportunity for the company to sell more products to clients and customers. for accessing health information. The adam.com Health Illustrated Encyclopedia will serve as the centerpiece of Healthwide's consumer information section. The thousands of medical conditions See carpal tunnel syndrome, computer vision syndrome, dry eyes and deep vein thrombosis. , surgeries, injuries and intricately in·tri·cate adj. 1. Having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate. See Synonyms at elaborate. 2. Solvable or comprehensible only with painstaking effort. See Synonyms at complex. drawn medical illustrations featured in the interactive Encyclopedia will be available to consumers as they thumb through their personal medical data. Consumers can also use Healthwide's Google-powered search engine to search for healthcare-specific data from the entire Web without ever leaving the site. "More than ever before people are utilizing online solutions to maintain better control over their own personal wellness," said Robert S Robert, Henry Martyn 1837-1923. American army engineer and parliamentary authority. He designed the defenses for Washington, D.C., during the Civil War and later wrote Robert's Rules of Order (1876). Noun 1. . Cramer Jr., adam.com's Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "The combination of Healthwide.com's medical record service and adam.com's deep well of health information creates a powerful tool for consumers to efficiently manage and actively explore their own health." Suresh Rajpal, Chairman of the Board of Healthwide said, "We are extremely delighted with the partnership with adam.com. The synergy The enhanced result of two or more people, groups or organizations working together. In other words, one and one equals three! It comes from the Greek "synergia," which means joint work and cooperative action. between the offerings of our two companies provides an even greater comprehensive solution to an individual's healthcare needs." About Healthwide.com, Inc. Healthwide is an Internet healthcare company with a vision of fostering a lasting bond with the community by providing it responsible and enlightening en·light·en tr.v. en·light·ened, en·light·en·ing, en·light·ens 1. To give spiritual or intellectual insight to: information on healthcare and instant access to healthcare services. Healthwide's mission is to leverage advanced Internet technologies to connect all participants in the healthcare arena, by enabling them to communicate, exchange information and perform transactions. Healthwide will launch its services on the Internet during the second quarter of 2000. About adam.com For more than a decade, adam.com (NASDAQ: ADAM) has been at the forefront of developing the world's most interactive and engaging health and medical information. Today, through partnerships with companies including Yahoo!, Healtheon/WebMD, Merck-Medco, the National Library of Medicine, and Pearson PLC, adam.com has quickly become the leading creator and distributor of online health and medical content to millions of consumers, professionals and students around the world. adam.com's proprietary content library features an illustrated medical encyclopedia covering 4,000 diseases and conditions, 40,000 medical illustrations, health education presentations, 3-D image models, virtual "fly-thru's" of the human body, Internet-ready, broadcast-quality animation, and topic specific health centers on pregnancy, children's health Children's Health Definition Children's health encompasses the physical, mental, emotional, and social well-being of children from infancy through adolescence. , outdoor medicine, and cardiovascular health. Forward Looking Statements Except for historical information, all of the statements, expectations and assumptions contained in this press release are forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. . These statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or developments to differ materially. Factors which could affect the company's actual results, performance or developments include general economic conditions, the development of the Internet as a source of health information, pricing actions taken by competitors, the demand for the company's health information, regulatory changes, and other laws which impact the way in which the company conducts its business. NOTE TO EDITORS: adam.com is a trademark of adam.com. 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