The American Pain Foundation (APF) and The HealthCentral Network Collaborate to Develop Enhanced Internet Resources for People...( Arlington Va. and Baltimore Md. S...),Health

Arlington, Va. and Baltimore, Md., Sept. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (http://www.HealthCentral.com) and the American Pain Foundation (APF) today announced a collaboration leveraging APF's strength as a pain management information, advocacy and support resource with HealthCentral.com's multimedia capabilities and extensive online community of patients and experts. The partnership was officially kicked off today with the posting of a blog on the topic of pain written by APF's Executive Director Will Rowe, available at HealthCentral's Chronic Pain site, http://www.ChronicPainConnection.com. The site will also feature videos of first-person experiences with pain.

"Our inaugural blog is timed for the September Pain Awareness Month observance and furthers the APF's mission to raise public awareness about pain as a critical health issue," said Will Rowe, Executive Director of APF. "HealthCentral's online pain community is keenly interested in the research and policy agenda of APF and my blog will encourage everyone affected by pain to contribute to the fight for fair access to better pain care."

"APF's Pain Information Library complements the extensive patient-contributed content on HealthCentral's sites, providing great synergies for our respective sites," said Chris Schroeder, CEO and President of The HealthCentral Network. Pain management is central to many of HealthCentral.com's featured health conditions including migraines (http://www.MyMigraineConnection.com), rheumatoid arthritis (http://www.MyRACentral.com), and breast cancer (http://www.MyBreastCancerNetwork.com). Each of HealthCentral's Web sites combines a
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