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This month's web page is the most visited health site on the Web today. Go to www.drkoop.com/ and check out the medical and health information provided by former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. C. Everett Koop.

His philosophy on wellness and health is: "The best prescription is knowledge." From the main page a reader may browse through health-related news stories, sign up for Koop's newsletter, read about more than 60 high-interest health conditions, or participate in the day's Health Chats. Health Chat has access to more than 130 chat support groups. A visit to Koop's virtual pharmacy (Drug Checker) can provide a reader with information on thousands of prescription and over-the-counter medications.

The web site also provides information on a variety of preventive medicine, nutrition and physical and mental wellness topics.

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