ROSSLYN, Va., and ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Migraine Awareness Group: A National Understanding for Migraineurs (MAGNUM) (http://www.migraines.org/) and MyMigraineConnection.com, a part of The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (http://www.thehealthcentralnetwork.com/), announce that they will work together to create enhanced online resources for Migraine sufferers. The relationship will leverage MAGNUM's expertise in Migraine education and awareness with MyMigraineConnection.com's multimedia capabilities and extensive online community of patients and experts.

In recent months MyMigraineConnection.com and MAGNUM have joined forces to globally improve the quality of life for millions who suffer from Migraine disease. "MAGNUM embraces this new health advocacy relationship capitalizing on two major award winning health and wellness web sites to promote Migraine awareness and education," said Michael John Coleman, Executive Director & MAGNUM Co-Founder. MAGNUM just won the 2007 Outstanding Website Award by the Disability Network Inc., in their Joining Hands Around the World program.

"The HealthCentral Network is eager to build on MAGNUM's unique focus on political health advocacy, artistic mediums, and emotional and educational support for Migraineurs through targeted resources, such as patient blogs and neurological research," said Chris Schroeder, CEO and President of The HealthCentral Network. "MAGNUM's community of neurological experts and Migraine sufferers has been a leader in debunking Migraine myths and examining the quality-of-life impact of the disease." Migraines affect 36 million individuals in the U.S., the majority of them women. MAGNUM was formed to bring attention to the debilitating nature of the disease, which can extract great financial and personal losses to people who suffer from Migraines.

MyMigraineConnection.com builds on a base of comprehensive medical information to inform Migraine sufferers, and seeks primarily to support Migraineurs with an active community emphasizing the patient voice and the wisdom of those living with Migraines. MyMigraineConnection.com shares MAGNUM's public education and awareness objectives, and through this relationship the organizations will facilitate online interaction among an expanded base of experts and patients regarding hopeful new treatments, practical daily concerns, and advocacy opportunities.

"Access to MyMigraineConnection.com's multimedia capabilities, including broader coverage of our Migraine awareness artistic forums, will mean a lot to the MAGNUM community of Migraineurs," said Terri Miller Burchfield, MAGNUM Legislative Director and Co-Founder. "The distribution of MyMigraineConnection's new caregiving software (to help manage life during acute Migraine episodes) will also allow us to assist more sufferers."

"The HealthCentral Network's broad range of web sites targeting specific diseases also opens connections for Migraineurs seeking advice and support for related conditions including diabetes, stroke and chronic pain," said Susan Denny, MAGNUM Information Services Director and MigraineBlog Editor.

To learn more, visit http://www.mymigraineconnection.com/. About The HealthCentral Network

The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (http://www.thehealthcentralnetwork.com/) has more than 30 general health and highly specific condition and wellness web properties, each committed to offering a voice in everyday and personal language people can understand and connect with at critical points in their lives. Each site provides timely, interactive, in-depth, and trusted medical information, personalized tools and resources, and connections to vast communities of expertise for people seeking to engage in, manage and improve their health. The award-winning, multimedia experience combines medically- reviewed articles from doctors and researchers, as well as news, information, video and extensive engagement from people who have great experience and empathy in specific health areas. The Company recently expanded its health and wellness offerings with the acquisition of FoodFit.com, a leading healthy eating and active living Web site, and produces the Medical Breakthroughs television, seen around the country. The HealthCentral Network received top recognition from The International Health and Medical Media Awards with a 2006 FREDDIE Award for MyDiabetesCentral.com and was awarded the Health Care Standard of Excellence WebAward from the Web Marketing Association.

Founded in the late 1990s, The HealthCentral Network, Inc. was acquired in 2005 by a team of blue-chip investors, including Sequoia Capital, Polaris Ventures, The Carlyle Group and Allen & Company. With a management team that combines decades of experience in interactive media and medical, science and news journalism, The HealthCentral Network aims for the highest standards of quality, relevance and community for patients and their caregivers.

About M.A.G.N.U.M., The National Migraine Association

M.A.G.N.U.M.: Migraine Awareness Group: A National Understanding for Migraineurs, was created to bring public awareness utilizing the electronic, print and artistic mediums, to the fact that Migraine is a true biologic neurological disease, to assist Migraine sufferers, their families, and coworkers, and to help improve the quality of life of Migraine sufferers worldwide. MAGNUM, also known as MAGNUM, The National Migraine Association objectives include educating Migraineurs about trigger mechanisms and the latest medical treatments, challenging misinformation that Migraines are a psychological, stress based condition, directing Migraineurs to quality medical facilities, and addressing the public health impact of the disease. MAGNUM was formed to fight tremendous public ignorance and prejudice about Migraines due to years of misinformation about the disease.

Recently MAGNUM learned that its main website http://www.migraines.org/ had won three new awards. MAGNUM won the first "2007 Outstanding Website" award issued by the Disability Network, Inc. In addition About.com Health websites issued MAGNUM websites the "Best of the Net 2007" award.

MAGNUM was also selected as the internet's top Migraine & headache website by Dorland Healthcare Information. They are a major health publisher & leader in healthcare business information for the past 50 years. According to an article about the DHI award, it was the result of an experienced staff of physicians, medical editors and website analysts, who reviewed thousands of health websites for the top 60 diseases & conditions. A series of books was then published detailing the top health websites to help patients, physicians, and others about those selected illnesses. "The series contains the most reliable information from a trusted and independent third party source," noted a recent article.

CONTACT: Michael John Coleman, E.D., of M.A.G.N.U.M., +1-703-349-1929,
coleman@Migraines.org; or Kristen Carriker, PR & Marketing Manager of The
HealthCentral Network, +1-703-302-1058, carriker@THCN.com

Web site: http://thehealthcentralnetwork.com/
http://www.migraines.org/
http://www.mymigraineconnection.com/