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The Discovery Health Channel has been a leader in providing health-related programing for over 8 years. It is affiliated with the Discovery Channel. In January 2008 an announcement was made about the coming end of Discovery Health, allowing for a new network called The Oprah Winfrey Network, or OWN, to begin in 2009.

Fast Facts:

• -- Discovery Health Channel provides shows on diseases and related conditions, fitness and nutrition, healthy living, mental health, pregnancy and parenting, and sex and relationships.
• -- The Discovery Health Channel's website, health.discovery.com, has information on health-related topics, videos from the networks programming, daily physician blogs, health forums, assessments and more.

5 Great Resources on Discovery Health

• Discovery Health: Main Site | National Body Challenge
• Wikipedia: Discovery Health Channel
• Oprah.com: Oprah And Discovery Communications Announce OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network
• New York Times TV Decoder: Why Must the Health Channel Die? (Jan. 15, 2008)

5 Latest Headlines on Discovery Health

• More Discovery Health News from Google

Company Info on Discovery Health

• Discovery Communications Inc.: Corporate Homepage | Discovery Communications At A Glance | Discovery Health
• Discovery Holding Company: Homepage
• Wikipedia: Discovery Holding Company
• Nasdaq: Discovery Holding Company Stock 1 | Discovery Holding Company Stock 2

Founders and Management of Discovery Health

• Discovery Communications Inc.: Executive Management
• Wikipedia: John Hendricks, Founder and Chairman of Discovery Communications
• WorldScreen: John Hendricks, Founder and Chairman Discovery Communications (April, 2005)

Products and Services from Discovery Health

• Discovery Hospital: A Content Service for Hospitals
• Discovery Health CME: Continuing Medical Information
• Discovery Store: Health and Fitness Products

Recommendations for Discovery Health

• New York Times Health: So Many Pills, So Little Clarity (Feb. 7, 2006)

Blogs and Forums About Discovery Health

• Discovery Health: John Whyte, M.D. Blog
• iVillage: 8-Year-Old Watches Discovery Health
• Discovery Health: Health Forums
• New York Times TV Decoder: Oprah Winfrey To Form Television Network With Discovery Communications, With Reader Comments (Jan. 15, 2008)

Parody and Criticism about Discovery Health

• New York Times: Watch This, It's for Your Own Good (Nov. 13, 2005)

Photo, Audio, and Video from Discovery Health

• Discovery Health Beyond: Video Gallery
• AOL Video: Discovery Health Videos
• YouTube: Discovery Health Videos

Competitors of Discovery Health

• Abouthealth: About Health TV
• RealHealth.tv: Real Health TV

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