For More Information Contact:
Blausen: Mike Hensgen (mhensgen@blausen.com) 713-334-6722
Juniper: Kent Bransford, M.D. (kjbransford@gmail.com)

www.JuniperHealth.com helps visitors take control of their health with personally tailored medical information and a supportive social network.

Houston, April 19, 2010 --- Blausen Medical, developer and owner of the world's largest library of 3D medical animations, has licensed its complete Human Atlas to Toucan Health Systems, LLC, for use on the new healthcare web portal, www.JuniperHealth.com. The Juniper Health website offers consumers a unique combination of highly personalized evidence-based medical recommendations and health guidelines, based on their medical data, health profile, and personal preferences. In addition the site provides the opportunity to connect to a social network of like-minded people, medical professionals and health related news stories and features. The new site will be a platform to help locate and share the types of health information and health-conscious community support that can help consumers physically and emotionally on a daily basis.

Bruce Blausen, Founder and CEO of Houston-based Blausen said, "The new Juniper Health website is an innovative and proactive resource for those dealing with personal health-related issues. Using our Blausen rich media content on their Juniper Health website will help consumers more quickly and correctly understand complex medical conditions and treatments."

Speaking of the licensing and use of Blausen content, Kent Bransford, M.D. and Juniper Co-Founder, said "We believe our new Juniper Health portal will become a powerful web resource for those seeking to get information and support for themselves in what are sometimes trying circumstances. We want to help our visitors take control of their health. The Blausen animations will play an important role in helping those in our visitor communities better understand their specific situations."

About Blausen Group

Blausen Group includes three separate divisions, Blausen Medical, Blausen Media and Blausen Legal. Blausen Medical, founded in 1991 by Bruce Blausen, is the developer, owner and licensor of the world's largest library of medical and scientific illustrations and animations, whose content it currently licenses and distributes via web and smartphone platforms. Blausen Media is a compact advertising agency that provides effective marketing communication strategies and executions and a proven record of distilling complex text-based information into compelling rich media creative. Blausen Legal specializes in providing highest quality biomedical visual media to legal professionals. For more information regarding Blausen Group, please visit the website at www.blausen.com.

About Juniper Health

Juniper Health was established with the goal of empowering people to own their health information and that of their family, and in turn help them make more informed healthcare decisions and reduce anxiety surrounding them. Founders Kent Bransford, M.D. and Christine Kerner developed the healthcare web portal (www.JuniperHealth.com) that provides comprehensive medical tools, reliable health news, and a supportive, expert-guided community of health care professionals and other laypersons motivated to take control of their health and share with others in similar situations. Juniper is owned by Toucan Health Systems, LLC, a multi-media health company founded by Kent Bransford, M.D. and Christine Kerner, M.A. in 2009. Toucan Health Systems is headquartered in Salinas, California.

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