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Healthline (SM) Networks Incorporated, founded in 1999 as YourDoctor.com, provides consumers with access to Web-based health information. The firm's Healthline.com resource includes articles written by over 1,000 physicians, specialists, and medical editors. The Web site employs a medical content taxonomy that includes an 800,000-word synonym database. The online resource's HealthMaps visual tools support information search processes. Healthline Networks' search platform, introduced in 2002, has been integrated with pharmaceutical company, hospital, research center, and other Web sites. The technology captures information from 62,000 online resources. It provides consumers with targeted query results, which can be archived for future reference. Results also can be e-mailed to other users. Healthline Networks' Web site also organizes information into channels, allowing visitors to browse through articles. Advertising-sponsored content is identified and is available only in channel Web sites. Healthline.com subscriptions are offered at no charge. Accounts are protected with password security features. Healthline Networks was founded by Dr. James Norman. The company changed its name from YourDoctor.com to Healthline Networks in 2005.
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Information Sources, Inc.