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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 31, 2006

Contact: The HealthCentral Network
Lucie Leblois, Director of Marketing

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Lyn Andrews Named Chief Revenue Officer of The HealthCentral Network

Arlington, VA - The HealthCentral Network (www.TheHealthCentralNetwork.com), a ChoiceMedia Company, announced today that Lyn Andrews has been named Chief Revenue Officer.

Andrews is an experienced executive who has held senior level positions at both traditional and interactive media companies: CBS Television Networks, ABC Radio Networks, WebMD, The Weather Channel/weather.com, and Boomerang Mobile Media. A highly respected sales leader in the industry, Andrews has a clear track record of strengthening customer relationships, expanding new business opportunities, and embracing the newest technologies while always focused on the needs of her customers.

Christopher M. Schroeder, CEO, noted: "Lyn's extensive background in many media, combined with her key understanding of health, wellness, and the marketing needs of pharmaceutical and consumer package goods advertisers, is a perfect fit for us. She will be my total partner in the aggressive expansion of The HealthCentral Network."

Andrews will be responsible for all The HealthCentral Network's New York operations, including sales and ad product development. Bob Cecere, as Executive Vice President of Strategic Sales and Product Development, will be working closely with Andrews in a key role of developing new, innovative convergence programs as well as expanding relationships with the HealthCentral Network's major partners and sponsors. He will report to Andrews.

"There is no better time to be offering holistic solutions in health and wellness online than today. I'm pleased to join a great team which is dedicated to providing consumers and advertisers with deep, distinct, engaging and participatory information and experiences in the Health Central Networks," Andrews said.

Andrews graduated from Mount Holyoke College and received her MBA with Honors from Simmons College School of Management. She serves on the board of Marymount Manhattan College.



About The HealthCentral Network

The HealthCentral Network (www.TheHealthCentralNetwork.com) has over 30 general health and highly specific condition and wellness web properties, each committed to offering a voice in every day and personal language people can understand and connect with at critical points in their lives. Each site provides timely, interactive, in-depth, and trusted medical information, personalized tools and resources, and connections to vast communities of expertise for people seeking to engage in, manage and improve their health.

The award-winning, multi-media experience combines medically-reviewed articles from doctors and researchers, as well as news, information, video and extensive engagement from every day people who have great experience and empathy in specific health areas. The Company also produces the Medical Breakthroughs television show, seen around the country.

Founded in the late 1990s as the ChoiceMedia, Inc, the company has recently been acquired by a team of blue-chip investors including Sequoia Capital, Polaris Ventures, The Carlyle Group and Allen and Company. With a management team that combines decades of experience in interactive media and medical, science and news journalism, The HealthCentral Network aims for the highest standards of quality, relevance and community for patients and their caregivers.

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