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Top Ten Alternative Health Web Sites Announced in '30 Days on The
--------Body, Mind And Spirit, Alternative Health Enthusiasts Seek Remedies Online
AUSTIN, Texas, Sep 15, 2000 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Galaxy.com, a leading vertical Internet directory, today announced day fifteen winners of "30 Days on the Internet." According to Galaxy's Internet librarians, the top ten places on the Web to find the best resources for alternative health information in a user-friendly format are:
1). Alt-Health.com: http://www.alt-health.com
2). Ask Dr. Weil: http://www.pathfinder.com/drweil
3). HealingPeople: http://www.healingpeople.com
4). HealthWorld Online: http://www.healthy.net
5). Homeopathy Home: http://www.homeopathyhome.com
6). The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine:
7). Natural Health Link : http://www.naturalhealthlink.com
8). OneBody : http://www.onebody.com
9). Vicus.com : http://www.vicus.com
10). WholeHealthMD: http://www.wholehealthmd.com
Internet users can register today to win a gift certificate to PlanetRx.com, by visiting www.galaxy.com and voting for their favorite alternative health site. At the end of the campaign, a grand prize winner will be randomly selected to win all 30 prizes in the "30 Days on the Internet" campaign. The 30 favorite sites as voted on by Galaxy visitors will be announced at Internet World Fall 2000.
An executive summary containing financial profiles, relevant industry trends and the latest research about the alternative health industry is posted on the Galaxy Web site. WebVision, a provider of full-scale Internet business solutions, has aligned with Galaxy as the event sponsor.
"Eighty-one percent of consumers who go online for health information are interested in learning more about alternative medicine, according to a report by Deloitte & Touche and VHA Inc," said J. Tod Fetherling, chief executive officer of Galaxy. "Now, alternative health enthusiasts will have a targeted list of reliable Web sites to find natural therapies, supplements and treatments."
This is the fifteenth winning category in Galaxy's "30 Days on the Internet" campaign, a program designed to recognize the best sites in 30 different categories throughout September. Galaxy is accepting submissions for the remaining 15 categories.
In the next five days, Galaxy will announce top ten winners in:
Sept. 16 Sept. 17 Sept. 18 Sept. 19 Sept. 20
Shopping Religion Education Government/Law Photography
About Galaxy:
Galaxy, a leading Internet directory, provides fast, contextually relevant searches of the Internet for numerous vertical markets, including health, education, international, shopping, pets and more. Because Galaxy's human information specialists review sites before submission into the Galaxy directory, search results will not include sites with adult content, hate or violence or sites without content value. Launched in January 1994, Galaxy is the first searchable Internet directory. Galaxy is based in Austin, Texas, and has administrative offices in Nashville, TN. The company is owned 50/50 by a subsidiary of FOX Entertainment (NYSE: FOX), a group of private investors and management. For more information about Galaxy, visit http://www.galaxy.com/.
For more information, contact:
Susan Prather Lindsey Weinberg
Galaxy Springbok Technologies for Galaxy
(615) 507-8006 (512) 615-1609
sprather@galaxy.com lweinberg@springbok.com
SOURCE Galaxy.com
CONTACT: Susan Prather of Galaxy.com, 615-507-8006, or email,
sprather@galaxy.com; or Lindsey Weinberg of Springbok Technologies,
512-615-1609, or email, lweinberg@springbok.com, for Galaxy.com
URL: http://www.alt-health.com http://www.prnewswire.com
(From HealthWorld Online)