Exhibit 99.1

                                 HEALTHCENTRAL
                                        .com

                   HealthCentral Announces Chapter 11 Filing


Emeryville, California - October 9, 2001 - HealthCentral (NasdaqSC: HCEN), a
leading healthcare e-commerce company, and its wholly-owned subsidiaries
HealthCentralRx.com, Inc., HealthCentral Enterprise Web Services, Inc.,
WebRx.com, Inc., HCEN Acquisition Corporation, HealthCentral.ca, Vitamins.com,
Inc., Vitamins.com, LLC, L&H Vitamins, Inc. and  J&M Direct Corporation
announced today that they have filed voluntary petitions for protection under
Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code.  The Company currently intends
to proceed with a sale of its assets.  The Company is taking this action in an
effort to maximize the value of the business for all of its stakeholders.


Forward Looking Statements:

Except for historical information, the statements in this news release are
forward-looking statements, involving risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking
statements, including the possibility that the Company will not be able to
conclude a structured sale of its assets and businesses.

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