ATLANTA — August 12, 2000 — Nucleus Medical Art announced that it has entered into an ongoing content license agreement with Ouch.com, a leading provider of health, fitness and medical products to consumers and physicians.

Under the agreement, Ouch.com will license over 100 orthopedic-related medical illustrations for use in their online Health Desk Learning Center and in the Ouch Recovery Files^TM (ORF) collection. Written specifically for the healthcare consumer, these comprehensive reference documents are paired and integrated with specific medical product choices. They are provided to the physician and professional members as a value-added service to customize as patient handouts for the practice.

About Nucleus Medical Art

Nucleus Medical Art (http://www.nucleusinc.com) is a leading creator and licensor of medical illustrations, animations and interactive media for healthcare, serving the pharmaceutical, medical device and medical publishing industries. Its staff of medical illustrators, animators, designers and programmers work with a proprietary 160 gigabyte database of visual content to develop customized educational projects for consumers, patients and professionals. The privately held company is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

About Ouch.com

Ouch.com (http://www.ouch.com) is the most dependable and economical source for health, fitness and medical products. Through established relationships with consumers, healthcare providers and product manufacturers, combined with a compelling Internet presence, Ouch.com provides a comprehensive, affordable product offering integrated with professionally reviewed healthcare content and self-care tools. Ouch.com provides professional members with a streamlined product-referral process, resulting in a reliable, cost effective method for supplying products for their patients and their practices.

CONTACT:

Nucleus Medical Art
Susan Snape
Director of Content Development
(800) 333-0753
ssnape@nucleusinc.com