NORTHAMPTON, Mass., July 31, 2001 --- Healthcommunities.com®, Inc., a leading provider of online health care information, today announced the acquisition of GoToMyDoc, Inc., a Delaware Corporation wholly owned by Avia Health, Inc. The obstetricians and gynecologists with GoToMyDoc Web sites now benefit from links to in-depth content; live, physician-hosted chats; and patient-to-patient forums and physician-to-patient forums on Healthcommunities.com's WomensHealthchannel.

Patients searching the Internet with questions about women's health issues and ob/gyn services will find answers on their physicians' new Web sites. To view a sample site, go to http://www.womenshealthchannel.com/vawomenscenterVA.

"Avia Health’s obstetric and gynecology population is a great fit with WomensHealthChannel," said Dr. Stanley J. Swierzewski III, Healthcommunities.com founder and CEO. "Our physician website program delivers personalized service and timesaving tools that have proven effective for thousands of doctors in other specialties."

WomensHealthchannel provides access to condition and treatment information and resources for a range of topics, including:

• Breast cancer
• Contraception
• Depression
• Eating disorders
• Infertility
• Menopause
• Osteoporosis
• Pregnancy and nutrition