NORTHAMPTON, MASS., April 6, 2005 � With the spring allergy season in full swing, hayfever sufferers will be headed to allergists� offices, looking for information and relief. A website from allergychannel.net allows allergists to give their patients access to health information 24 hours a day. Practice websites have also proven to be an excellent marketing tool to attract new patients.

A medical specialty website of Healthcommunities.com (HC), allergychannel.net provides allergy and asthma information to browsers and customized website services to physicians. Each practice website contains the original, physician-developed patient education about conditions and treatments (e.g., allergy medications, pet allergies, asthma) that is hosted on allergychannel.net. Practice-specific information can include downloadable patient forms, areas of specialization, physician biographies, photos, insurance information, maps and more..

Features that set allergychannel.net apart from other website providers include a �no set-up fee� policy, physician-developed patient education, personal customer service and medical website expertise. Consultants are available to offer marketing assistance to every practice. �Many practices are now using websites as a competitive advantage in advertising, promoting unique services and recruiting new patients,� according to Tom Lund, director of business development for HC.

Allergists who already have websites can benefit from a listing in allergychannel.net's MDLocator, a searchable database of allergists/immunologists.

For a limited time, HC is offering a free 2-month trial for website services at http://www.allergychannel.net/enroll, or by calling 888.950.0808. The all-inclusive fee after the initial two months is $65 per month.

Healthcommunities.com, Inc., a privately held company founded in 1998, serves health care consumers searching for reliable information. Healthcommunities.com is a Physician Developed and Monitored� online community providing information and resources to health care professionals and consumers in a trusted environment.