Cholestech Corp. Launches WellCheck.com.

Business Editors/Health & Medical Writers

HAYWARD, Calif.--(BW HealthWire)--July 25, 2000

Personalized Health Management Web Site Developed with Stanford

Center for Disease Prevention and Cambridge Technology Partners

Promotes Healthy Cholesterol Levels

Cholestech Corporation (Nasdaq:CTEC), a leading provider of cholesterol diagnostic technology and screening services, announced today the public availability of WellCheck.com (www.wellcheck.com), the Company's new Internet site that empowers individuals to manage their high cholesterol and risk for heart disease on-line.

"This marks an important and logical third step in the implementation of Cholestech's new strategy," said Warren E. Pinckert II, President and Chief Executive Officer. "With almost 96 million Americans facing high cholesterol and related cardiovascular risk, WellCheck.com is the ideal complement to both our WellCheck testing services and our widely-used Cholestech L-D-X(R) System. All three Cholestech businesses use advanced technology to allow individuals and their health care providers to assess and manage cholesterol levels in an efficient, easy, highly accessible, and personal manner."

WellCheck.com will provide information and tools for users to create personalized cholesterol management programs. The Company partnered with the Stanford Center for Research in Disease Prevention, world renowned for its expertise in heart disease prevention, and Cambridge Technology Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ:CATP), leaders in Internet application design, to develop an innovative, yet focused on-line program for consumers to manage cholesterol levels and lower heart disease risk.

People who visit WellCheck testing events at local retail establishments, within corporations, or at special events, will receive a user ID and password for their protected access to WellCheck.com. They will then be able to view their personal test results on-line and search WellCheck.com's reference information and tools to understand their risk and manage their disease -- personally and confidentially. The web site is accessible to anyone wanting to manage their cholesterol levels.

At the heart of WellCheck.com is a team of virtual experts who work together to design a personalized wellness program for each individual in the areas of lifestyle, nutrition, fitness, and pharmacy Members can complete a series of health assessments, obtain detailed and personalized feedback, set goals, and use interactive tools to track and chart progress on a daily basis.

WellCheck.com members can also track their cholesterol test results on-line and use the test site locator to find a location for their next cholesterol test. A personalized medication manager program supports users on drug therapy and offers a sophisticated solution to improve drug compliance.

"WellCheck.com has several features that will differentiate our program from the numerous broad-based health information web sites already in existence," said Jeffrey Aroy, Chief Operating Officer of WellCheck.com. "First, we are focusing on a specific disease -- cholesterol and related cardiovascular risk. We are not trying to be the universal health or medical source for all individuals.

"Second, we make the member's actual health test results from WellCheck test events available on-line in a secure, privacy-protected space. This gives the member a reason to come to us initially and keeps them coming back to track their progress over time.

"Third, we are providing a comprehensive disease management program that we have developed in partnership with the Stanford Center for Research in Disease Prevention. Unlike other sites that offer a finite amount of health information, we offer interactive tools that help members manage their disease every day in areas like diet, exercise, drug therapy, stress management and smoking cessation.

"And finally, we have made our program highly interactive and personalized to the user. Our interactive assessments collect over 300 pieces of information about a member, and we use this information to provide content and counseling that is entirely individualized."

WellCheck.com is available to the general public at www.wellcheck.com.

About Cholestech

Cholestech is committed to helping people successfully improve their health. Working together, the Cholestech business units of Diagnostic Products, WellCheck(TM), and WellCheck.com, can provide simple, accessible, and reliable personal health information to health care practitioners and consumers in over 35 countries around the world.

By offering efficient and economic diagnostic screening for cholesterol, blood sugar, and liver function, Cholestech hopes to help more people understand whether or not they face potentially serious health risks. Therapeutic monitoring options using the Cholestech L-D-X System can help patients monitor their progress as they work with their health care provider to reduce their risk of cardiovascular and other diseases. Working together with health care providers, Cholestech's goal is to ultimately enable people to lead longer, healthier, and more active lives.

Statements in this press release other than historical fact, including statements regarding market and consumer acceptance of WellCheck.com and WellCheck services, the potential for these services to help consumers manage and reduce the risks associated with high cholesterol, or the results of potential future strategic objectives, are forward looking statements, the accuracy of which is necessarily subject to risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include the risk that WellCheck.com and WellCheck services will not achieve the level of consumer acceptance and use necessary to be successful, the risk that even if these services achieve an adequate level of acceptance that they will not yield the desired outcome for consumers, or yield the economic benefits anticipated. Actual results may be affected by additional factors set forth in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings including the Company's Form 10-K filed on June 28, 2000 for the year ended March 31, 2000.

Note to Editors: Cholestech L-D-X(R)and WellCheck(TM) are registered trademarks of Cholestech Corporation. For more information on Cholestech, please visit us at: www.cholestech.com

Cholestech executives are available for interviews on either the WellCheck.com web site launch or the company's business operations by contacting Joe Graceffo at Kalt Rosen & Co., 415/397-2686 or via emailing [e-mail].