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February 24, 2004

For More Information Contact: Rebecca Wilkowski, Phone: (800) 729-0941

Acupuncture.com Announces Exclusive Agreement with Acufinder.com

Acupuncture.com, the most popular and well known Acupuncture related site on the World Wide Web, today signed Acufinder.com as its exclusive directory of Acupuncturists, worldwide.

Acupuncture.com is an award winning website and has been the front runner for acupuncture websites for a decade. The website receives over 120,000 unique visitors a month (4.5 million hits!), featureswell over 1200 pages of articles and information about acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, and offers informative newsletters for practitioners, students and patients.

Now when a visitor searches for an acupuncturist on Acupuncture.com, they will be directed to the Acufinder.com practitioner database.

"The partnership between our two organizations means exponential growthand improvements for both sites." Says Diane Joswick, LicensedAcupuncturist, Pacific College alumni, and President of Acufinder.com. "The leading Acupuncturist Directory [Acufinder.com] joining with the most visited acupuncture site in the world just makes sense."

Currently Acufinder.com receives over 73,000 unique visitors monthly and featuresa directory of approximately 10,000 Licensed and Veterinary acupuncturists in the United States alone and an international directory that is growing. With the partnership with Acupuncture.com, Acufinder.com expects traffic to increase by over 50%.

Acufinder.com, the leading online acupuncture referral service, has become a prime source for acupuncture and Oriental Medicine information designed for patients who desire details about an acupuncturist before visiting the office. Visitors are directed to the customized listings of acupuncturists in their area that best suit their needs.
"I was amazed at how many calls I received from people looking for acupuncturistsin other cities and States that provided specific services or types of acupuncture." Says Diane, "I realized there was a definite need for one source where people could search for a practitioner by specialties as well as location."

Acufinder.com has done just that, introducing dynamic search features that aid in connecting the right acupuncturist to the right person. Not only can you search by type of acupuncture, areas of expertise, languages spoken and location; the search results will tell you the distance to each practitioner, show a photograph of the acupuncturist along with an extensive bio, and allow you to print out directions to the office.

"Our goal is to provide the public with the most relevant and useful information about acupuncture and Oriental Medicine," says Diane Joswick, "Acufinder.com is committed to the advancement of acupuncture and Oriental medicine in the Western community."

Over the past eight years, the world has seen explosive growth in demand for information about acupuncture and Oriental medicine available on the Internet. According to a study by Pew internet and American Life, about 6 million Americans seek health related information online during an average day. Many people have found it difficult to filter all of the available data and put it to practical use. Both acupuncture.com and Acufinder.com package pertinent information in a form that is easy to understand, user friendly and highly reputable.

Licensed acupuncturists may list their practice for free on Acufinder.com. A free listing includes practitioners name, office address and phone number. Premium listings which, include a photo, bio, directions to the office, links to their website and email and priority placement of the listing, are at an additional charge.

For more information, please call Pacific College at (800) 729-0941 or Acufinder.com at (760) 630-3600.

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