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HealthGate Data Corp, Burlington, MA, has forged a worldwide distribution relationship with EBSCO Publishing that will extend HealthGate’s reach into new and untapped markets. As part of the agreement, EBSCO Publishing has agreed to purchase the assets of HealthGate’s The Natural Pharmacist, a consumer resource on complementary and alternative medicine that includes an encyclopedia on supplements and herbs, and a database on drug interactions between natural and traditional medicines. Under the terms of the agreement, HealthGate will retain the rights to include this complementary and alternative medicine content as part of its information and management tools for a three-year period.