January 13, 1998
 
Contact: Claire Thayer
Phone: 503.226.9850
Fax: 503.225.9643
E-Mail: Claire@mcol.mcareol.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Stuart Silverstein, MD - Medhumor Seminars, joins MCOL as content provider for Medical Humor features

Modesto, CA - MCOL is pleased to announce that it has entered into a publishing agreement with Dr. Stuart Silverstein, renowned speaker nationwide and professional comedian. Dr. Silverstein, well known for using humor in medicine, will provide a weekly Joke-of-the-Week and biweekly MedHumor Column for MCOL subscribers.

Dr. Stuart Silverstein is a practicing pediatrician and award winning comedian who has been featured on World News Tonight with Peter Jennings, in the New York Times, as well as on national and local television and radio shows. He sincerely believes that humor and medicine make for healthy outcomes. "I began to see the connection between humor and medicine, that both helped people. Medically speaking, laughter increases your pulse, just like aerobic exercise. Laughter lifts people's spirits and promotes wellness. Physicians should not overlook or ignore the medical benefits of laughter," stated Dr. Silverstein, Director Medhumor Seminars.

Each week, Dr. Silverstein will post a new Joke-of-the-Week into MCOL's interactive MedHumor Discussion Forum. He will also provide a biweekly MedHumor Column. Subscribers can choose to send and receive their MedHumor Forum messages, as well as other MCOL Forum messages, directly through their internet e-mail. Subscribers can also send internet email inquiries or comments for posting to the MedHumor Forum in Managed Care On-Line™, by sending an email to: forums@mcol.mcareol.com. "We are all in need of a good laugh and are certain get our weekly doses of comic relief from Dr. Silverstein" commented Claire Bollier Thayer, MCOL Director of Research and Development.

Dr. Stuart Silverstein has provided his Medhumor Seminars to medical societies, associations, hospitals and corporations nationwide. To find out more about Dr. Silverstein and his Medhumor Seminars, visit his new web site at: www.mcareol.com/medhumor.

MCOL offers informational software and services for those professionally involved with managed care. MCOL product lines include: Managed Care On-Line™, a private internet-accessible on-line service with powerful managed care data, informational and communication resources; web site design and maintenance services for managed care and health care related companies; individual managed care informational software titles; and sponsored custom software for managed care related companies. MCOL is based in Modesto, California, with additional offices in Oregon and Southern California.


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