WWW.COM Introduces Health & Medicine Channel.IRVINE, Calif.--(BW HealthWire)--July 28, 1999-- WWW WWW or W3: see World Wide Web. (World Wide Web) The common host name for a Web server. The "www-dot" prefix on Web addresses is widely used to provide a recognizable way of identifying a Web site. .COM (1) (Computer Output Microfilm) Creating microfilm or microfiche from the computer. A COM machine receives print-image output from the computer either online or via tape or disk and creates a film image of each page. Inc. (http://www.com), an Internet broadcast company that merges elements of television and print onto the Internet, announced the launch of its Health & Medicine channel today. WWW.COM's Health & Medicine channel (http://healthandmedicine.www.com) delivers an exhaustive schedule of useful programming, consumer health news and information derived from notable, trusted sources such as Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University, mainly at Baltimore, Md. Johns Hopkins in 1867 had a group of his associates incorporated as the trustees of a university and a hospital, endowing each with $3.5 million. Daniel C. and Health System, the National Institutes of Health and the National Health Council. WWW.COM is able to offer this comprehensive health and medical news and information through a strategic alliance with InteliHealth(R). Established in 1996 to offer one of the most comprehensive and timely collections of health information from leading industry sources, InteliHealth is a joint venture between Aetna U.S. Healthcare U.S. Healthcare is a now-defunct healthcare company. The logo had an apple. The merger with Aetna In 1996, the company merged with Aetna, calling it Aetna U.S. Healthcare. The U.S. Healthcare apple logo was next to the Aetna name, and U.S. Healthcare under it. U.S. (R) and Johns Hopkins University and Health System. "The mission of the Health & Medicine channel on WWW.COM is to become the most comprehensive and authoritative source for health information on the Internet," said Scott Purcell Scott Purcell was the founder of Epoch Networks, which was the fourth commercial internet backbone ever, and at one time was the largest privately-held internet service provider in the United States. He also served as a Board Member of the Commercial Internet eXchange. , president 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. of WWW.COM. It is designed as an all-inclusive resource to empower consumers to make informed decisions about their health." The Health & Medicine channel delivers a broad range of informative programming, including Ask-the-Doc, which features Johns Hopkins Noun 1. Johns Hopkins - United States financier and philanthropist who left money to found the university and hospital that bear his name in Baltimore (1795-1873) Hopkins 2. experts answering questions on a variety of topics; Health Search, a freeform free·form adj. 1. Having or characterized by a usually flowing asymmetrical shape or outline: freeform sculpture. 2. search of over 2 million pages of health information; Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary with easy access to 40,000 medical words and definitions; and Nutrition Search, which allows viewers to enter a food and get information on its contents and nutritional values. Other programs on the channel include Deskercise, Disease InfoFinder, Drug Database and Sports Injury sports injury A injury sustained practicing or competing in a sport Sites Thigh, foot, knee, lower leg, ankle, hip, finger Types Contusion, strain, sprain, heat exhaustion, lacerations, etc Sports with most Martial arts–judo, tae kwon do, wrestling, Locator. Up-to-the-minute consumer health news and information is provided through Hopkins Q&A, insight from Johns Hopkins experts putting the latest health developments into perspective; Health Tip of the Day, a daily health tip or fact offering practical and interesting advice and insight; Health Insider, an inside look at the latest medical breakthroughs; This Week in Health, a conversational roundup of the week's key health news; and other key developments in health. For hay fever hay fever, seasonal allergy causing inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nose and eyes. It is characterized by itching about the eyes and nose, sneezing, a profuse watery nasal discharge, and tearing of the eyes. sufferers, WWW.COM's Health & Medicine channel delivers pollen maps for 50 U.S. cities. Information includes overall air quality, overall pollen, grass pollen, weed pollen and tree pollen. "The field of Health & Medicine is ever-evolving, with new breakthroughs occurring daily. The Health & Medicine channel harnesses that information and delivers it to consumers in a comprehensive, one-stop, easy-to-understand format," concluded Purcell. About WWW.COM WWW.COM is an Internet broadcast company that leverages the convergence of radio, television and print onto the Internet and into one medium to create a new broadcast paradigm. The company provides individuals, businesses and organizations with a wide selection of programming, called "channels," which include Radio, Health & Medicine, Weather, Travel, Entertainment (including Romance Rendezvous & PenPal Connection), Sports, News, Search, Resource Center, Shopping and FreeMail. For more information visit WWW.COM at http://www.com. |
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