FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 19, 2007

ARLINGTON, VA - For the second year in a row, The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) received highest recognition with a Medical Standard of Excellence award from the Web Marketing Association's WebAwards. The WebAwards is the premier annual Web site award competition that names the best Web sites in 96 industries.

HealthCentral.com has also won honors from the Spring/Summer 2007 World Wide Web Health Awards for its Alzheimer's site, OurAlzheimers.com, and its diabetes site, MyDiabetesCentral.com. The WWW Health Awards, which recognize the best health information Web sites for consumers and professionals, awarded MyDiabetesCentral.com a Bronze award and OurAlzheimers.com a Merit award in the category of Patient Education Information.

The sites were judged on several criteria, including content, accuracy, overall quality, and ability to reach the target audience. HealthCentral.com's sites use a unique three-step approach to disease management: Find, Manage and Connect. These components provide information, resources and a rich community of individuals undergoing similar experiences.

HealthCentral.com's Breast Cancer site, MyBreastCancerNetwork.com, and its diet and exercise site, MyDietExercise.com, were also named finalists by the International Health and Medical Media Awards. HealthCentral.com is also a finalist in the Medical Marketing & Media (MM&M) Awards, set to be announced Nov. 1, 2007.

"We're thrilled to be recognized by these distinguished industry awards," said Chris Schroeder, Chief Executive Officer and President of The HealthCentral Network. "Our sites exist as a means for individuals affected by an illness or condition to connect with one another and medical professionals, and it is truly the vibrant communities and the voices of our patients, caregivers and doctors that are being honored by these awards."

About The HealthCentral Network

The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.healthcentral.com) is a new and unique online offering, comprised of over 30 general health and highly specific condition and wellness web properties, each committed to offering a voice in everyday 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 (from Harvard Health among others), and connections to leading experts and thousands of people who share their related experiences and inspiration.

The HealthCentral Network recently launched personal health tools including the most comprehensive web solution for caregivers managing their communities of friends and families (www.carecentral.com). The company also produces the nationally syndicated television show, "Medical Breakthroughs with Dr. Dean Edell," and has a library of nearly 1,000 short-form, condition-specific videos throughout its network.

The HealthCentral Network was acquired in 2005 by Polaris Ventures, Sequoia Capital, The Carlyle Group and Allen & Company, and has built a management team that combines decades of experience in interactive media and medical, science and news journalism. The company received top recognition from The International Health and Medical Media Awards with a 2006 FREDDIE Award for MyDiabetesCentral.com and the Health Care Standard of Excellence WebAward from the Web Marketing Association.