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June 10, 2008
America in Everyday Pain?
A new QualityHealth.com survey shows that nearly half of Americans are using pain medication on daily basis.

JERSEY CITY, NJ - Nearly half of Americans are using over-the-counter pain medications, such as aspirin, Advil® or Tylenol®, on a daily basis, according to QualityHealth.com's latest HealthOpin survey. QualityHealth.com is a top-ranked consumer health website and a leading competitor to sites like WebMD and Yahoo!Health.

The survey polled 10,047 Americans, with 46 percent of respondents answering that they do take over-the-counter pain medication, such as aspirin, Advil, or Tylenol, on a daily basis. However, 56 percent of survey respondents said they do not take these products daily.

Among those survey respondents who do take over-the-counter pain medication on a daily basis, 10 percent cited heart health as the reason, 23 percent cited muscle pain, 26 percent cited joint pain, 21 percent cited migraine pain, and 20 percent said they take these products for back pain.

As the fifth installment in its "HealthOpin" poll series, QualityHealth.com polled its database of registered members between May 16 and May 18, 2008, collecting responses from 10,047 consumers interested in health matters. Survey respondents were 84 percent women and 16 percent men, and the majority were between the ages of 35 and 54. The survey's margin of error is ± 3 percent. According to comScore, Inc., the global leader of measurement in the digital world, QualityHealth.com ranks among the most visited health sites on the Web, with approximately 5 million unique visitors per month.

About Marketing Technology Solutions
Marketing Technology Solutions (MTS) is a performance-based, interactive marketing solutions company that specializes in connecting clients' brands with health-conscious consumers. Using HealthographicsSM, a proprietary algorithm of more than 250 individual demographic and health data points, MTS enables marketers to communicate their brand message via QH ConnectSM targeted customer acquisition, data-driven patient education, syndicated research, QH ExtendSM display advertising, and permission-based interactive marketing. MTS gains consumer insights through its two nationally ranked consumer websites, QualityHealth.com and Nubella.com, whose 10 million members rely on the sites for health and wellness news, tips, tools, support groups, and patient education.


For media:
Stephen Gilmore
212-468-4056
Stephen.gilmore@mslpr.com


For investors:
Peter Burch
732-491-8043
pburch@qualityhealth.com

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