Consumer Health Interactive Highlights Dangers of Ephedra in Special Investigative Report

Business Wire, July 20, 2000

Previous original CHI reports have included "The Perils of Piercing," which warns young people of the risk of infection from body piercing; the "Lowdown on Dr. Laura," which explores why millions of people tune in to abusive radio host Laura Schlessinger; "Bad Air Days," about the weak safety regulation that leaves flight attendants vulnerable to the epidemic of air rage; "Reversal of Fortune," on the growing trend toward reversing vasectomies, and "Herbal Industry Cover-Up," a story about supplement makers who've hidden the potential dangers of their products.

CHI's Web sites have won a number of awards, including the 2000 Best of Blues, World Wide Web Awards, eHealthcare World Awards, and the Innovative Service Approach Award from the Adaptive Business Leaders' Organization.

About CHI

Consumer Health Interactive (CHI) is a leading developer of a new breed of healthcare Web sites called e-health portals. These portals integrate information on specific services for health plans with engaging, clinically reviewed content, e-commerce opportunities and a broad range of other services including disease management programs and personalized e-mail newsletters. Providing both private label and co-branded sites, CHI's products and services are specifically designed to meet the operational and marketing needs of healthcare organizations, employers, and other sponsors of health benefit programs.

Recognizing the value of e-health portals and CHI's emerging leadership position, Advance Paradigm Inc., (API), completed investment in CHI in January of 2000. API is one of the nation's leading health improvement companies and provides pharmacy benefit management services as well as disease and health programs to many of the nation's largest health plans and employers. Whitney & Co., a leading venture capital firm in the New York Metropolitan area, is also a significant investor in the company. Founded in 1998, CHI now works with several of the nation's leading health plans and employers. CHI is located at 539 Bryant Street, Suite 200; San Francisco, CA 94107; Phone: 877/202-1533; URL:www.consumerhi.com.