Wednesday November 3, 9:47 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SOURCE: OnLine To Health Inc.
Online To Health Launches Headache Center for Women; Glaxo Wellcome Supports New Center with Unrestricted Grant
FORT COLLINS, Colo., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- OnLine To Health Inc. announced today that it has launched the Headache Center for Women, the first Web-based learning community devoted to the unique problem of women's headache. Glaxo Wellcome Inc., one of the world's leading research-based pharmaceutical companies, provided an unrestricted educational grant in support of the Headache Center.
The Headache Center for Women can be accessed via the Women's Health Interactive Website -- http://www.womens-health.com -- or through OnLine To Health Inc.'s new Internet health portal -- http://www.onlinetohealth.com.
The primary focus of the Headache Center for Women is migraine, a debilitating type of headache affecting approximately 18% of women. About three times as many women as men suffer from migraine.
The Headache Center enables women to assess their current headache knowledge and needs, learn about migraine and non-migraine types of headache, and then formulate a Personal Action Plan. In addition, several learning modules cover the causes of women's headaches, treatment, discussing headaches with your health care provider, and self-help measures. A personalized headache diary is available to help women track their headaches, treatments and triggering factors.
Lisa K. Mannix, MD, is the medical adviser for the new learning environment for women. Dr. Mannix is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, and practices at the Headache Wellness Center in Greensboro, North Carolina. One of her special interests is headache in women and children.
``The Headache Center for Women empowers women to take charge of their headaches,'' said Dr. Mannix. ``Women are often unsure whether they suffer from migraine or another type of headache, and frequently believe they must 'put up with' headache pain or inadequate pain relief. This new web-based Center explains the various types of headache and makes it clear that effective treatment is available.''
The Headache Center for Women combines its efforts with those of the National Headache Foundation, a non-profit organization to provide support and resources to headache sufferers, their families, and health care providers.
OnLine To Health Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Medical Pathways International Inc. which recently announced the acquisition of Women's Health Interactive Inc. (WHI), based in Fort Collins (Denver), Colorado. WHI has established a premier position in the Internet health & wellness marketplace by specializing in the effective design, development and delivery of health education for women through interactive digital technologies.
The WHI website -- http://www.womens-health.com -- is the cornerstone of the OnLine To Health information network and the model for the additional sites that are currently being built on http://www.onlinetohealth.com.
The shares of Medical Pathways International Inc. trade on the Canadian Dealing Network under the symbol ``MPII''. The company's corporate headquarters are in Toronto, Canada and its U.S. headquarters are in Middleburg, Virginia.
SOURCE: OnLine To Health Inc.
