Bethesda, Maryland (November 30, 2005) — Medseek Inc., Solvang, CA, received the Aesculapius Award for WWW sites. The 2005 Aesculapius Awards were announced today by Dr. Peter G. Goldschmidt, President and Founder of the Health Improvement Institute.

Medseek Inc. received the top honor for their website www.drgreene.com. This site provides a broad variety of pediatric information, including chats with parents and experts.

Winners of the Award of Excellence for health-related WWW sites included:

• Office of Disease Prevention & Health Promotion, US Department of Health & Human Services — www.healthfinder.gov
• ORC Macro, Social & Health Services Division — www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov
• Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration — www.bblocks.samhsa.gov
• Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration — www.recoverymonth.gov/2005
• Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital — www.texasheart.org
• The North American Menopause Society — www.menopause.org

"Americans need reliable information about lifestyle and health care choices presented in an appealing way. The Aesculapius Awards are designed to promote and encourage excellence in the communication of good information about healthy lifestyles, disease prevention, health care treatments, and other health topics", said Dr. Goldschmidt. “This year's winners continued the very high standard of creativity and quality that we have seen since the awards began.”

A panel of judges, representing the health care, web publishing, and multimedia fields, evaluated entries. The annual award is named for the ancient Greek god of healing, Aesculapius. This award was established by the Health Improvement Institute, a non-profit, tax-exempt organization based in Bethesda, Maryland, to promote informed consumer lifestyle choices and health care decisions.

The Institute is accepting entries for the 2006 Aesculapius Awards. For more information or to obtain entry form, please contact:

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