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Date:11/3/2009

des the most comprehensive drug information, clinical reference tools, medical news and continuing medical education on a mobile device. It is the only mobile application to deliver specialty-specific news and medical education, leveraging Medscape's assets and award winning professional editorial team. Development is underway to launch new product enhancements and additional mobile platforms including BlackBerry® later this year. Mr. Gattinella said, "Medscape Mobile continues to rank at the top of the App Store for medical applications, with already over 200,000 downloads since launching three months ago."

WebMD Launches Healthy Pets

In October, WebMD launched the WebMD Healthy Pets channel on WebMD.com, which provides pet owners with the latest health and wellness information to help their pets live healthier lives. WebMD Healthy Pets provides veterinarian-reviewed information on pet diet and nutrition, behavior and training, and preventive care. More than 75% of WebMD users are pet owners who also care for the health of their pets and nearly $700 million is spent annually on marketing pet supplies and services in the U.S. Mr. Gattinella said, "We continue to invest in new markets that have the opportunity to significantly expand our user base and penetrate new areas of revenue opportunity for the future."

Merger with HLTH Completed

As previously announced, WebMD and HLTH completed their merger on October 23, 2009. The applicable accounting treatment for the merger results in HLTH being treated as the acquiring entity and, as a result, the pre-acquisition consolidated financial statements of HLTH will become the historical financial statements of WebMD beginning with reporting for the fourth quarter of 2009. WebMD is furnishing, as Exhibit 99.5 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC by WebMD today, a copy of HLTH's financial information for the third quarter of 2009.

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