DestinationRx Announces 'Focus On Health' Feature.Business Editors LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 5, 2001 Unbiased Drug Information, Health Specific Content and Price Comparisons for Pharmaceuticals Available Online DestinationRx (www.DestinationRx.com), the premiere online comparison-shopping site for health, beauty and pharmaceutical products, today announced a new, monthly feature on chronic diseases that combines unbiased drug information, price comparisons from reputable online pharmacies  This article or section may deal primarily with the U.S. and may not present a worldwide view. and state-of-the-art disease management tools. Users will be able to purchase products at the lowest available price and compare benefits and side effects Side effectsEffects of a proposed project on other parts of the firm. of similar products routinely prescribed for specific health-conditions, empowering users in treatment conversations with their physicians. The new Focus on Health feature spotlights heart conditions, including instant access to the American Heart Association's ONE OF A KIND(SM) (www.onelife.AmericanHeart.org), a comprehensive, personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. disease-management program designed to help lower the risk of heart attacks and stroke. This month's Focus on Health will also highlight specific heart-related research and information, several commonly prescribed heart medications and a Heart IQ test. Harvey H. Ito, PharmD., and DestinationRx's Vice President for Content Development, has editorial oversight of the feature. Dr. Ito is the former Senior Manager for Drug Information and Formulary formulary /for·mu·lary/ (for´mu-lar?e) a collection of recipes, formulas, and prescriptions. National Formulary see under N. for·mu·lar·y n. Services at the County of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Department of Health Services Department of Health Services may refer to:
"Focus on Health will provide users with a comprehensive analysis of the various medications prescribed for a specific health-condition each month," according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Ito. "In addition to side-by-side comparison, users will learn about possible side effects, potentially dangerous drug interactions and counter indications for use, thereby assuring a common vocabulary with their physicians when having a conversation about treatment options." The heart feature will be followed by an analysis of products and price comparisons, as well as editorial content, suitable for `National Nutrition Month' in March. Sexually transmitted diseases Sexually transmitted diseases Infections that are acquired and transmitted by sexual contact. Although virtually any infection may be transmitted during intimate contact, the term sexually transmitted disease is restricted to conditions that are largely will be featured in April and allergy and asthma medications in May. Future features will be determined by either the National Institute of Health's monthly foci or user demand, according to Ito. DestinationRx.com also provides users with an automatic insurance formulary verification system that helps consumers determine whether specific prescriptions are covered by their insurance plans. About DestinationRx DestinationRx is the premiere online shopping destination for health, beauty and pharmaceutical products. DestinationRx empowers consumers to make informed purchasing decisions by providing purchase-relevant content and pricing information on more than 20,000 items, including prescription medicines, over-the-counter products, health and beauty items, vitamins and herbal supplements, personal care items, and personal wellness products. DestinationRx uses a highly sophisticated proprietary crawler Also known as a "Web crawler," "spider," "ant," "robot" (bot) and "intelligent agent," a crawler is a program that searches for information on the Web. Crawlers are widely used by Web search engines to index all the pages on a site by following the links from page to page. search engine called SARAH Sarah or Sarai: see Sara. Sarah (flourished early 2nd millennium BC) In the Hebrew scriptures, the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. She was childless until age 90. (TM), (Search All Related Affiliate Healthsites), to acquire and aggregate up-to-date product and price information from more than two dozen online pharmacies and health and wellness sites. DestinationRx has headquarters in Los Angeles. For more information, please visit www.destinationrx.com |
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