WebMD Health Corp. (NASDAQ:WBMD) , a leading provider of health information services, has announced that its financial results for the three months ended December 31, 2006 are expected to be above the high end of its previously announced range of financial guidance primarily due to higher than anticipated revenue from online advertising in the latter part of the fourth quarter. Revenue for the fourth quarter is expected to be approximately $79.0 to $80.0 million which is above the range of $73.5 to $76.5 million previously provided.

WebMD also announced today that preliminary traffic data for the December quarter was approximately 35 million unique monthly users and 800 million page views, representing strong growth over the prior year period of approximately 35% in both unique monthly users and page views.

Wayne Gattinella, President and Chief Executive Officer of WebMD, said: “Our traffic trends in December were higher than we have typically seen in the past for that month. Our fourth quarter operating results coupled with strong fourth quarter sales in our online business are powerful signs that WebMD is gaining increased momentum with both our users and sponsors.”

As previously announced, executives of WebMD are scheduled to participate in investor conferences on January 9, 2007 at 12:00 pm Eastern Time, on January 10, 2007 at 1:25 pm Eastern Time and on January 12, 2007 at 11:00 am Eastern Time. Investors, analysts and the general public are invited to listen to a live audio broadcast of the presentations over the Internet. The broadcasts can be accessed at www.wbmd.com (in the Investor Relations section). A replay of the broadcasts will be available at the same web address.

About WebMD
WebMD Health Corp. (NASDAQ:WBMD) is the leading provider of health information services, serving consumers, physicians, healthcare professionals, employers and health plans through our public and private online portals and health-focused publications. WebMD Health Corp. is a subsidiary of Emdeon Corporation (NASDAQ:HLTH) .

The WebMD Health Network reaches more than 30 million visitors a month through its leading owned and operated health sites that include WebMD Health, Medscape, MedicineNet, eMedicine, eMedicine Health, RxList and theHeart.org.

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