eDrugSearch.com`s Healthcare 100 Surpasses 1,000 Health and Medical Blogs

Leading Blog Directory, Search Engine and Ranking System Has Helped Draw
Attention to Healthcare`s Corner of the Blogosphere
SAN ANTONIO--(Business Wire)--
eDrugSearch.com, the comparison-shopping site and social network for online
prescription drug consumers, announced today that the Healthcare 100 now
includes more than 1,000 health and medical blogs submitted by bloggers
worldwide. The Healthcare 100 (www.healthcare100.com) is a directory, search
engine and ranking system designed to assist individuals who are seeking health
information from blogs online.

"Since we started the Healthcare 100 in June 2007 with just over 100 blogs,
hundreds of health and medical bloggers have submitted their blogs to our
directory, turning it into one of the Web`s go-to resources for health-related
content," said Cary Byrd, president of eDrugSearch.com. "Surpassing 1,000 member
blogs is a milestone not just for us, but for the community of health bloggers."

Byrd said he created the Healthcare 100 to help consumers gain confidence in the
value and reliability of health and medical blogs, which once were viewed as
questionable sources of information by many.

"A lot of people in the health professions and the media were skeptical of blogs
when we started the Healthcare 100. Consumers weren`t sure whether they could
believe the health news and information they found," Byrd said. "By developing
`power rankings` that show the relative influence of a wide range of health
blogs using data from Google, Yahoo, Technorati, Alexa and other sources, we
created a tool that has helped consumers identify worthwhile content they can
trust."

Byrd said the January health blogger summit he attended at Consumer Reports
headquarters in Yonkers, N.Y., was an illustration of how far the health and
medical blogosphere has come in less than two years.

"The mainstream media has now fully embraced the health blogosphere, a fact that
is evident in reviewing the Healthcare 100 today," Byrd said. "The New York
Times and Wall Street Journal currently manage the top two blogs in our
rankings. When we started the Healthcare 100, few traditional journalists could
be found anywhere on the list.

"What`s great about this, as demonstrated at the Consumer Reports summit, is
that journalists and bloggers, including doctors, patient advocates and others,
are now coming together at the same table to discuss the issues and challenges
facing our healthcare system. That`s good for everyone; it`s good for our
country."

In addition to the rankings and directory, the Healthcare 100 includes a search
function that allows users to search the contents of all 1,000+ member blogs in
a single query, making it a valuable tool for online research.

About eDrugSearch.com

eDrugSearch.com is the premier Internet destination for those seeking the cost
benefits, privacy and convenience of ordering prescription drugs online from
safe and licensed Canadian pharmacies. eDrugSearch.com is an impassioned
advocate for consumers seeking lower drug prices. For more information, visit
the company`s Web site at www.eDrugSearch.com or the eDrugSearch Blog at
www.edrugsearch.com/edsblog.

The Idea Grove
Cathy Baradell, 972-235-3439
cbaradell@ideagrove.com

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