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                                                                   Exhibit 10.18

                   SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE

     THIS SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE ("Agreement") is entered into
by and between Scott M. Rifkin, M.D. ("Executive") and AmericasDoctor.com, Inc.
(the "Company").

     Executive and the Company desire to settle fully any and all matters
between them, including, but not limited to, any matters relating to Executive's
employment with the Company, Executive's Employment, Confidentiality and Non-
Competition Agreement with the Company, dated as of January 5, 2000, a copy of
which is attached hereto and are hereby incorporated in part by reference herein
(collectively "Employment Agreement"), and the termination of Executive's
employment.  Therefore, in consideration of the mutual promises set forth herein
and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
is acknowledged, Executive and the Company agree as follows:

1.   Termination of Employment.  Executive's employment with the Company is
terminated effective August 10, 2000 ("Termination Date").  Executive further
waives and releases any claim that he has or may have to reemployment with the
Company, or any of its subsidiary companies, affiliates, successors or assigns.

2.   Employment Agreement.  Per the terms of the Employment Agreement, for a
period of one year following the Termination Date (the "Payment Period"), the
Company shall pay to the Executive, in accordance with the Company's regular
payroll schedule, termination payments in the aggregate amount of $240,000, less
(a) applicable taxes, deductions and withholdings and (b) the fair market value
of all furniture, equipment and other property of the company retained by
Executive (such amount to be determined as provided below), to be distributed
bi-monthly during the Payment Period, commencing as of the Termination Date.
Executive agrees to comply with all of his continuing obligations under the
Employment Agreement, including without limitation paragraphs 10, 11, 12 and 15
of the Employment Agreement.  The fair market value of all furniture, equipment
and other property of the Company retained by Executive shall be agreed by the
Chief Executive Officer and the Executive within thirty (30) days following the
date of this Agreement.

3.   Benefits.  During the Payment Period, the Company shall:

     (a)  To the extent permitted by its then-existing 401(k) Plan, if any,
     allow Executive to continue making contributions into such 401(k) Plan, and
     make the maximum matching contributions under such 401(k) Plan. To the
     extent continued contributions under the Company's 401(k) Plan are not
     permitted, the Company will pay to the Executive an amount equal to the
     maximum matching contribution under such 401(k) Plan;

     (b)  Withstanding anything to the contrary in the Executive's stock option
     agreement(s) or certificate(s) or in the stock option plan(s) under which
     Executive's stock options were granted, (A) all of Executive's stock
     options that were granted on or prior to January 5, 2000 (but not any stock
     options granted after January 5, 2000) that would have
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     vested during the Payment Period shall immediately become vested and
     exercisable on the Termination Date, (B) an aggregate of 41,696 of the
     stock options that were granted to Executive after January 5, 2000 shall
     immediately become vested and exercisable on the Termination Date, (C)
     Executive shall have the right to exercise any and all vested stock options
     at any time not later than 10 years after the date of grant of such stock
     options and (D) any unvested stock options shall immediately be canceled as
     of the Termination Date. Executive and the Company acknowledge that all of
     Executive's options that are affected by clauses (A) and (B) above shall,
     notwithstanding anything in the applicable stock option certificate(s) and
     related agreement(s) to the contrary, be non-qualified stock options.
     Exhibit A attached hereto sets forth a true and complete listing of the
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     shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock and options exercisable
     therefor held by Executive, giving effect to the terms of this Agreement.
     Except to the extent modified by the foregoing, Executive agrees that any
     and all right to options rights are governed by the stock option
     certificate(s) and related agreement(s);

     (c)  Make available to Executive, subject to the terms and conditions of
     the applicable plans, including, without limitation, the eligibility rules,
     participation for the Executive and his eligible dependents in the Company-
     sponsored employee benefit plans or arrangements available generally to
     employees of the Company (but not including stock option, stock purchase or
     similar compensatory arrangements), provided that Executive shall be
     responsible for any co-pay or premium contributions to the extent Executive
     was responsible for such costs prior to the Termination Date.

     (d)  Subject to Executive's obligations under Sections 2 and 5 of the
     Employment Agreement, allow Executive to retain his personal laptop
     computer and cell phone at no cost to Executive; provided that the Company
     shall not be obligated to reimburse Executive for the maintenance, cost of
     cellular phone services, phone calls, Internet access charges or the like.

The Executive will be entitled to continuation coverage under COBRA and the date
of his qualifying event shall be the date on which his Company-sponsored
benefits cease.  The payments and benefits shall be in lieu of and discharge any
obligations of the Company to Executive for compensation, wages, benefits,
vacation, pain and suffering, or any other expectation of remuneration or
benefit on the part of Executive, set forth in the Employment Agreement or
otherwise.  Other than the obligations set forth in paragraphs 1 and 2,
Executive acknowledges that the Company shall have no other obligations to
Executive under this Agreement or the Employment Agreement.  Executive further
agrees not to seek any further compensation or benefits from the Company.

4.   No Authority.  Except for the expenses incurred by Executive in connection
with Company's business following the Termination Date, which will be reimbursed
by the Company promptly following receipt by the Company of appropriate
documentation that satisfies IRS expense requirements, Executive understands and
agrees that effective on the Termination Date, Executive is no longer authorized
to incur any expenses, obligations, or liabilities on behalf of the Company.

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5.   Return of Company Property.  Executive agrees to immediately turn over to
the Company (a) a complete copy of any and all files, memoranda, notes, records,
reports, photographs, drawings, plans, papers, or other documents (whether paper
or electronic), and  intellectual property and physical or personal property
(other than referenced in Section 3(d) above), obtained by Executive during the
course of his employment with the Company, or any of its, subsidiary companies,
affiliates, successors or assigns, and that are the property of the Company, or
any of its, subsidiary companies, affiliates, successors or assigns.

6.   Complete Release.  (a)  As a material inducement to the Company to enter
into this Agreement, and per the terms of paragraph 9(a) of the Employment
Agreement, the Executive hereby forever releases and discharges the Company, its
subsidiaries, owners, affiliates, divisions, stockholders, directors, officers,
members, agents, current and former employees, attorneys, related companies,
predecessors, successors and assigns (collectively "Released Parties"), and each
of them, of and from any and all charges, complaints, claims, or liabilities
(including attorneys' fees and costs actually incurred) of any nature
whatsoever, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, including, but not
limited to, rights arising out of alleged violations of any contracts, express
or implied, or any state law tort claim, or any federal, state, or other
governmental statute, regulation, or ordinance, including, but not limited to,
claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or the Age Discrimination
in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. (S)(S) 621-634, which Executive now has or claims
to have, or which Executive at any time heretofore had or claimed to have, or
which Executive at any time hereinafter may have or claim to have, against each
or any of the Released Parties; provided, however, Executive specifically does
not release any rights under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act arising
after the Effective Date of this Agreement, any claims to enforce this
Agreement, or any claims which Executive is precluded from waiving by operation
of law.

     (b)  The Company hereby forever releases and discharges Executive of
and from any and all charges, complaints, claims, or liabilities (including
attorneys' fees and costs actually incurred) of any nature whatsoever, known or
unknown, suspected or unsuspected, including, but not limited to, rights arising
out of alleged violations of any contracts, express or implied, or any state law
tort claim, or any federal, state, or other governmental statute, regulation, or
ordinance, which the Company now has or claims to have, or which the Company at
any time heretofore had or claimed to have against Executive.

7.   No Claims.  (a)  Executive represents that Executive has not filed any
complaints, charges, or lawsuits with any local, state, or federal agency or
court against the Company or any of the Released Parties, that Executive will
not do so at any time based on any claim that arose on or before the execution
of this Agreement, and that if any such agency or court assumes jurisdiction of
any such charge, complaint, or lawsuit against the Company or any of the
Released Parties on behalf of Executive, Executive will request such agency or
court to withdraw from the matter.

     (b)  The Company represents that it has not filed any complaints,
charges, or lawsuits with any local, state, or federal agency or court against
Executive, that the Company will not do so at any time based on any claim that
arose on or before the execution of this Agreement and of which the Company's
executive officers, or any of them, had actual knowledge on or before the
execution of this Agreement, and that if any such agency or court assumes
jurisdiction of any

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such charge, complaint, or lawsuit against Executive on behalf of the Company,
the Company will request such agency or court to withdraw from the matter.

8.   Confidentiality.  In addition to the obligations set forth in paragraph 10
of his Employment Agreement, Executive agrees that Executive has maintained and
will continue to maintain as confidential any and all proprietary, confidential
and trade secret information belonging to the Company, or any of its parent
companies, subsidiary companies, affiliates, successors or assigns, including,
but not limited to, any plans, strategies, marketing and sales information,
customer information, cost and pricing information, employee information,
financial information, designs, programs, or any other information that may not
be generally known in the industry.

9.   Consultation with Counsel.  Executive agrees that Executive fully
understands Executive's right to discuss all aspects of this Agreement with
Executive's attorney, that Executive has carefully read and fully understands
all the provisions of this Agreement, and that Executive is knowingly and
voluntarily entering into this Agreement.

10.  No Representations.  Executive represents and acknowledges that, in signing
this Agreement, Executive does not rely, and has not relied, upon any
representation or statement made by any of the Released Parties or by any of the
Released Parties' agents, representatives, or attorneys with regard to the
subject matter, basis, or effect of this Agreement or otherwise.

11.  Acceptance and Revocation.  This Agreement was presented to Executive for
review and consideration on April 1, 2001 ("Review Date"). Executive understands
that Executive has forty-five (45) days from the Review Date within which to
decide whether to execute this Agreement and return it to the Company. If
Executive does not return this Agreement to the Company fully executed within
forty-five (45) of the Review Date, any offer implied by the representation of
this Agreement for Executive's review and consideration is withdrawn in its
entirety at that time. Executive further understands that Executive has seven
(7) days after execution of this Agreement within which to provide the Company
with written notice of revocation of this Agreement ("Revocation Period"). If
said written notice of revocation is not received by the Company by the close of
business on the seventh day following Executive's signing of this Agreement,
Executive agrees that this Agreement shall be final, binding, and irrevocable.
The executed copy of this Agreement and/or any written notices should be
provided to:

                          AmericasDoctor.com, Inc.
                          1325 Tri-State Parkway
                          Suite 300
                          Gurnee, Illinois 60031
                          Attn: Chief Financial Officer

12.  Effective Date.  This Agreement shall not become effective in any respect
until the Revocation Period has expired without notice of revocation.  In the
absence of Executive's revocation of this Agreement, the eighth day after
Executive's signing of this Agreement shall be the "Effective Date" of this
Agreement.

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13.  Non-Disparagement.  Executive agrees not to make any disparaging or
negative comments to any third party regarding the Company or any of the
Released Parties. The Company's executive officers (limited to President, CFO
and CIO) and directors ( limited to Frank Ziegler, Zubeen Shroff, Joan
Neuscheler, Fred Brown, Mark Miller, Ira Klimberg, and Stan Brosman) agree not
to make any disparaging or negative comments to any third party regarding the
Executive; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 14 shall prevent the
Company from taking any action it deems necessary, desirable or appropriate with
respect to any charge, compliant or claim it or any of the Released Parties may
have against Executive of which the Company's executive officers did not have
actual knowledge on the date of this Agreement.

14.  No Admissions.  This Agreement shall not in any way be construed as an
admission by the Company or Executive that it has acted wrongfully or breached
any agreement with respect to the other party or any other person, or an
admission of any acts of discrimination whatsoever against the other party, and
the Company and Executive each specifically disclaims any liability to or
discrimination against the other party, on the part of itself, and, in the case
of the Company, its employees, its agents or its affiliates.

15.  Insurance.  The Company represents that to the extent it maintains its
director and officer insurance coverage, Executive will continue to be covered
thereunder for the period prior to the Termination Date during which he was an
officer of the Company to the same extent currently covered thereby, subject to
the conditions thereof.

16.  Executive Breach.  Executive and the Company each agrees that, in the event
it breaches any provision of this Agreement, it agrees to indemnify the other
party and, with respect to the Company, the Released Parties, against all
liability, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees, and, in the
case of a breach by Executive, Executive will reimburse the Company for all
payments and benefits paid to Executive pursuant to this Agreement.

17.  Sole and Entire Agreement.  The Agreement, including the Employment
Agreement and its obligations set forth in its Paragraphs 10, 11, 12 and 15,
constitutes the entire agreement of the parties, and fully supersedes any and
all prior and contemporaneous agreements or understandings between the parties.
To the extent that any provision of this Agreement conflicts with or contradicts
any provision of the Employment Agreement, this Agreement shall be controlling.
This Agreement may be amended or modified only by an agreement in writing and
signed by both parties.

18.  Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be in all respects interpreted,
enforced and governed by and under the laws of the State of Illinois, without
regard to the principles of conflicts thereof.

19.  Severability.  The provisions of this Agreement are severable, and if any
part of it is found to be unenforceable, the other paragraphs shall remain fully
valid and enforceable.

20.  Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which together shall
constitute one and the same instrument.

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     PLEASE READ AND CONSIDER THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE SIGNING IT. THIS
SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE INCLUDES A RELEASE OF ALL KNOWN AND
UNKNOWN CLAIMS.

                                    Signature: /s/ Scott Rifkin
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                                    Name: Scott Rifkin
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                                    Date: April 8, 2001
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Witnessed:________________

Name:_____________________

Date:_____________________

                                    AMERICASDOCTOR.COM, INC.

                                    By: C. Lee Jones
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                                    Name: C. Lee Jones
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                                    Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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                                    Date: April 12, 2001
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                                   EXHIBIT A

Share Ownership
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Scott M. Rifkin & Frances M. Rifkin,
     Tenants in the Entirety                                 60,452 shares

Scott M. Rifkin                                                 793 shares

Grantor Retained Annuity Trust,
     Scott Rifkin, Trustee                                   33,950 shares
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                                                             95,195 shares
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Option Status
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125,090 shares at $7.99 per share

  8,339 shares at $28.78 per share

 33,357 shares at $179.87 per share

 36,587 shares (ISO) at $10.00 per share

  5,109 shares (NQ) at $10.00 per share
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208,482 shares
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                                                                   Exhibit 10.19
                        EMPLOYMENT, CONFIDENTIALITY AND
                          NON-COMPETITION  AGREEMENT

          THIS EMPLOYMENT, CONFIDENTIALITY AND NON-COMPETITION  AGREEMENT (the
"Agreement") dated as of May 8, 2000 is made and entered into by and between
AmericasDoctor.com, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and Marc Grove
(the "Executive").

          WHEREAS, the Company wishes to retain the services of the Executive as
a key employee of the Company who is expected to make major contributions to the
short- and long-term profitability, growth and financial strength of the
Company; and

          WHEREAS, Company and Executive believe that it is in their respective
best interests to enter into and deliver this Agreement; and

          WHEREAS, the Executive acknowledges that in the course of his
employment by the Company, he will or may have access to and become informed of
the Company's confidential information and will frequently come into contact
with the Company's customers (including, without limitation, its investigative
research sites) and accounts such that the Executive will influence the business
and relationships between the Company and its customers and accounts; and

          WHEREAS, the Executive has agreed to certain confidentiality, non-
solicitation and non-competition agreements; and in consideration for such
agreements, the Company has agreed to pay the Executive termination payments
upon severance of the Executive's employment hereunder; and

          NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and the Executive agree as follows:

1.   Certain Defined Terms. In addition to terms defined elsewhere herein, the
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     following terms have the following meanings when used in this Agreement
     with initial capital letters:

     (a)  "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

     (b)  "Cause," when used in the phrase "for cause" or "without cause" means:

          (i)    the willful and continued failure by Executive to substantially
                 perform his duties hereunder (other than any such failure
                 resulting from Executive's incapacity due to Disability);

          (ii)   engagement by the Executive in misconduct or gross negligence
                 which is materially injurious to the Company, monetarily or
                 otherwise;

          (iii)  a willful act by the Executive of dishonesty, fraud,
                 embezzlement or theft in connection with his duties or in the
                 course of his employment with the Company or any Subsidiary;
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          (iv)   a willful appropriation of a material business opportunity of
                 the Company or any Subsidiary, including securing any personal
                 profit in connection with any transaction entered into on
                 behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary, and which
                 appropriation causes the Company or any Subsidiary to incur
                 ascertainable damages;

          (v)    willful damage by the Executive to property of the Company or
                 any Subsidiary;

          (vi)   breach of Section 11, 12 or Section 13 hereof;

          (vii)  material breach of this Agreement;

          (viii) the conviction of, or the entering of a guilty plea or plea of
                 no contest with respect to, a felony involving fraud, theft or
                 the equivalent thereof, or any other crime involving fraud or
                 theft (but in each case only if such fraud, theft or similar
                 crime relates to the business of the Company or a Subsidiary)
                 with respect to which imprisonment for more than one (1) year
                 is a possible punishment.

     (c)  "Change in Control" means the occurrence during the term of this
          Agreement of any of the following events:

          (i)    the acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the
                 meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) (a
                 "Person") of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule
                 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 15% or more of the
                 combined voting power of the then outstanding Voting Stock;
                 provided, however, that for purposes of this Section 1(c)(i),
                 the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in
                 Control: (A) any acquisition (including, without limitation, a
                 financing) directly from the Company that is approved by the
                 Incumbent Board (as defined below), (B) any acquisition by the
                 Company, (C) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or
                 related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any
                 Subsidiary or (D) any acquisition by any Person pursuant to a
                 Business Combination (as defined below) that complies with
                 clauses (I), (II) and (III) of subsection (iii) of this Section
                 1(c);

          (ii)   individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board
                 (the "Incumbent Board") cease for any reason to constitute at
                 least a majority of the Board except that any individual
                 becoming a Director subsequent to the date hereof whose
                 election, or nomination for election by the Company's
                 stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of
                 the Directors then comprising the Incumbent Board (either by a
                 specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement of the
                 Company in which such person is named as a nominee for
                 director, without objection to such nomination) shall be deemed
                 to have been a member of the Incumbent

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                 Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual
                 whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an
                 actual or threatened election contest (within the meaning of
                 Rule 14a-11 of the Exchange Act) with respect to the election
                 or removal of Directors or other actual or threatened
                 solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person
                 other than the Board;

          (iii)  consummation of (A) a reorganization, merger or consolidation
                 or (B) a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all
                 of the assets of the Company (each, a "Business Combination"),
                 unless, in each case, immediately following such Business
                 Combination, (I) all or substantially all of the individuals
                 and entities who were the beneficial owners of Voting Stock of
                 the Company immediately prior to such Business Combination
                 beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the
                 then outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting
                 power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to
                 vote generally in the election of Directors of the entity
                 resulting from such Business Combination (including, without
                 limitation, an entity which as a result of such transaction
                 owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company's
                 assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in
                 substantially the same proportions relative to each other as
                 their ownership, immediately prior to such Business
                 Combination, of the Voting Stock of the Company, (II) no Person
                 (other than the Company or such entity resulting from such
                 Business Combination or any employee benefit plan (or related
                 trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company, any Subsidiary
                 or such entity resulting from such Business Combination)
                 beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 15% or more of the
                 then outstanding shares of common stock of the entity resulting
                 from such Business Combination or the combined voting power of
                 the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote
                 generally in the election of directors of such entity and (III)
                 at least a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of
                 the entity resulting from such Business Combination were
                 members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of
                 the initial agreement or of the action of the Board providing
                 for such Business Combination; or

          (iv)   approval by the stockholders of the Company of a complete
                 liquidation or dissolution of the Company, except pursuant to a
                 Business Combination that complies with clauses (I), (II) and
                 (III) of subsection (iii) of this Section 1(c);

     (c)  "Disabled" means the Executive's incapacity due to physical or mental
          condition to perform the essential functions of Executive's duties,
          with or without reasonable accommodation, on a full-time basis for six
          consecutive months unless the Executive returns to the full-time
          performance of the Executive's duties for a period of at least three
          consecutive months no later than 30 days after the Company has given
          the Executive a notice of termination.  If the Executive

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          disagrees with a determination to terminate him because the Company
          believes he is Disabled, the Company and the Executive, or in the
          event of the Executive's incapacity to designate a doctor, the
          Executive's legal representative, together shall choose a qualified
          medical doctor who shall determine whether the Executive is Disabled.
          If the Company and the Executive cannot agree on the choice of a
          qualified medical doctor, then the Company and the Executive each
          shall choose a qualified medical doctor and the two doctors together
          shall choose a third qualified medical doctor, who shall determine
          whether the Executive is Disabled. The determination of the chosen
          qualified medical doctor as to whether the Executive is Disabled shall
          be binding upon the Company and the Executive unless such
          determination is clearly made in bad faith.

     (d)  "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
          from time to time.

     (e)  "Involuntary Termination" means the occurrence of any of the
          following: (i) the Company gives written notice to the Executive that
          the Company intends to terminate the Agreement, (ii) the Company
          reduces the Executive's base salary as set forth in Section 5, unless
          such reduction in base salary is part of a reduction applicable
          generally to senior executives of the Company, or (iii) unless
          otherwise agreed by the Executive, the Company relocates the Executive
          or his offices or the principal place where he is required to perform
          his duties hereunder farther than 50 miles from Gurnee, Illinois or
          such other place as the Company's principal executive offices may,
          from time to time, be located.

     (f)  "Restricted Business" means (i) any business or division of a business
          which consists of providing services to investigative sites and to
          their customers in connection with clinical research and development,
          (ii) any business or division of a business which provides marketing
          or clinical research services to pharmaceutical companies, (iii) any
          business of a kind in whole or in part similar to that heretofore or
          hereafter engaged in by the Company or any Subsidiary, and (iv) any
          other principal line of business developed or acquired by the Company
          or its affiliates.

     (g)  "Subsidiary" means an entity in which the Company directly or
          indirectly beneficially owns 50% or more of the outstanding Voting
          Stock.

     (h)  "Termination Date" means the date on which the Executive's employment
          is terminated (the effective date of which shall be the date of
          termination).

     (i)  "Voluntary Termination" means the occurrence of any of the following:
          (i) the date two weeks after the Executive gives written notice to the
          Company that the Executive intends to terminate this Agreement or if
          later, the date specified in such written notice, (ii) the Executive
          dies or (iii) the Executive becomes Disabled.

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     (j)  "Voting Stock" means securities entitled to vote generally in the
          election of directors.

2.   Term.
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     (a)  This Agreement shall be for a term that commences on the date this
          Agreement is approved by the Board ("Effective Date") and, subject to
          any benefit continuation requirements of applicable laws, expires on
          the earliest of (i) an Involuntary Termination, (ii) a Voluntary
          Termination or (iii) three (3) years from the Effective Date, except
          that the Agreement shall automatically renew for successive one-year
          periods upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, commencing on
          the third anniversary of the Effective Date, and on each anniversary
          date thereafter, unless the Company gives thirty (30) days' written
          notice to Executive prior to an anniversary date of its intention to
          not extend this Agreement.  For purposes of this Agreement, any
          reference to the "term" of this Agreement includes the original term
          and any extension thereof.

     (b)  The provisions of Sections 11, 12, 13 and 16 survive termination of
          this Agreement for any reason, unless otherwise agreed to in a writing
          signed by Executive and the Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

3.   Employment.  The Company hereby agrees to employ the Executive, and the
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     Executive hereby agrees to be employed by the Company, upon the terms and
     conditions herein set forth.

4.   Duties of the Executive.  The Executive shall serve as the Company's Vice
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     President, Information Technology.  The Executive shall report directly to
     the Company's Chief Executive Officer and have such duties as the Chief
     Executive Officer and the Board may from time to time prescribe.  The
     Executive shall devote his full time and best efforts to the Company's
     business of providing services to investigative sites and to their
     customers in connection with clinical research and development and
     providing services to sponsor hospitals and consumers in connection with
     the Company's interactive Internet healthcare information site and any
     other related duties and responsibilities that may from time to time be
     prescribed by the Chief Executive Officer or the Board; so long as it does
     not interfere with the Executive's employment hereunder, the Executive may
     serve as an officer, director or otherwise participate in educational,
     welfare, social, religious and civic organizations.  On or about the dates
     that are six, twelve and eighteen months after the date hereof, the Company
     will evaluate the Executive's performance and consider, in its sole and
     absolute discretion, whether to promote the Executive to the position of
     Chief Technology Officer of the Company.  The Company will keep the
     position of Chief Technology Officer vacant for a period of at least
     eighteen months following the date hereof.  The Executive represents that
     he is not under a restrictive covenant, non-competition agreement,
     confidentiality agreement or other agreement or obligation that might
     prohibit Executive from being employed by the Company or from performing
     the duties contemplated in this Section 4.

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5.   Compensation.
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     (a)  The Company shall pay the Executive a gross base salary of $140,000.00
          per annum, which base salary the Board may adjust from time to time,
          payable at the times and in the manner consistent with the Company's
          general policies regarding compensation of senior executives.  Such
          base salary includes any salary reduction contributions to (i) any
          Company-sponsored plan (the "401(k) Plan") that includes a cash-or-
          deferred arrangement under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code
          of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), (ii) any other Company-sponsored
          plan of deferred compensation or (iii) any Company-sponsored
          "cafeteria plan" under Section 125 of the Code.

     (b)  The Company shall pay to Executive a one-time cash signing bonus of
          $10,000, to be paid at the end of the first payroll period following
          Executive's start date.

     (c)  To the extent the Board authorizes cash incentive compensation under
          the Company's executive incentive compensation plan, Executive shall
          be eligible to participate in such plan and shall be eligible to
          receive an annual cash incentive bonus in an amount up to 30% of
          Executive's base salary for such fiscal year. The actual bonus will be
          based on the achievement of certain performance objectives determined
          by the Board in its sole discretion. Pursuant to the Company's
          applicable incentive or bonus plan as in effect from time to time,
          Executive's cash incentive compensation for fiscal 2000 and succeeding
          fiscal years during the term of this Agreement may be determined
          according to criteria intended to qualify under Section 162(m) of the
          Code.

     (d)  Subject to the requirements of applicable law, the Company will grant
          to Executive under the Company's Amended and Restated 1996 Employee
          Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") stock options exercisable to purchase
          up to 40,000 shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock, par value
          $.001 per share (the "Class A Common Stock") at an exercise price
          equal to the fair market value of the stock on the date of grant.  If
          the Executive is promoted to the position of Chief Technology Officer
          during the Term, at the time of such promotion and subject to the
          requirements of applicable law, the Company will grant to the
          Executive under the Plan stock options having an aggregate exercise
          price equal to $200,000 and an exercise price per share equal to the
          fair market value of a share of Class A Common Stock on the date of
          grant.  All of the foregoing options would become exercisable to the
          extent of 25% of the shares covered by the option on the first
          anniversary of the date of grant and the remaining 75% of the shares
          covered by the option would vest in equal installments at the end of
          each of the following twelve fiscal quarters of the Company.  To the
          extent permitted by applicable law and the terms and conditions of the
          Plan, the above-referenced stock options shall be "incentive stock
          options" as that term is defined under Section 422 of the Code and any
          remaining stock options shall be non-qualified stock options.

6.   Benefits.  The Company shall make available to the Executive, subject to
     --------
     the terms and conditions of the applicable plans, including without
     limitation the eligibility rules,

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     participation for the Executive and his eligible dependents in the Company-
     sponsored employee benefit plans or arrangements and such other usual and
     customary benefits now or hereafter generally available to employees of the
     Company and such benefits and perquisites as may be from time to time made
     available to executives of the Company.

7.   Expenses.  The Company shall pay or reimburse the Executive, in accordance
     --------
     with the general policies of the Company, for reasonable and necessary
     expenses incurred by the Executive in connection with his duties on behalf
     of the Company.

8.   Place of Performance.  In connection with his employment by the Company,
     --------------------
     unless otherwise agreed by the Executive, the Executive shall be based at
     offices located in Gurnee, Illinois or, at the Company's request, such
     other place as the Company's principal executive offices may, from time to
     time, be located, except for travel reasonably required for Company
     business.

9.   Termination Payments, Vesting and Exercise of Stock Options.
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     (a)  If an Involuntary Termination occurs other than for Cause and the
          Executive enters into an agreed-upon general release and settlement
          agreement with the Company:

          (i)    for a period of three months thereafter (the "Payment Period"),
                 the Company shall pay the Executive, in accordance with the
                 Company's regular payroll schedule, termination payments that
                 in the aggregate equal the sum of (A) 25% of the Executive's
                 highest annual base salary during the three-year period prior
                 to the Executive's termination plus (B) 25% of the Executive's
                 average annual cash and equity incentive compensation award
                 during the three-year period prior to the Termination Date;
                 provided, however, that in the event of an Involuntary
                 Termination other than for Cause within two years following a
                 Change in Control, the Executive may elect to receive such
                 payments in the form of a lump-sum payable within 30 days of
                 the Termination Date;

          (ii)   during the Payment Period, the Company will use its best
                 efforts to maintain in full force and effect for the continued
                 benefit of the Executive all welfare benefit plans in which the
                 Executive was entitled to participate immediately prior to the
                 Termination Date. Any such welfare benefits will be provided to
                 the Executive on substantially the same terms and conditions
                 (including employee contributions toward premiums, if any)
                 under which the Executive was entitled to participate
                 immediately prior to the Termination Date. The Company does not
                 guarantee a favorable tax consequence to Executive for
                 continued coverage under Company-sponsored plans nor will it
                 indemnify the Executive for such results.

          (iii)  during the Payment Period, the Company shall (A) to the extent
                 permitted under the 401(k) Plan, permit the Executive to
                 continue to participate in the 401(k) Plan and receive the
                 maximum matching contribution

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                 thereunder as if such Involuntary Termination had not occurred,
                 or (B) if continued participation in the 401(k) Plan is not
                 permitted under the 401(k) Plan, pay to the Executive an amount
                 equal to the maximum matching contribution to which he would
                 have been entitled under the Company's 401(k) Plan as if such
                 Involuntary Termination had not occurred; and

          (iv)   notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Executive's
                 stock option agreement(s) or certificate(s) or in the stock
                 option plan(s) under which Executive's stock options were
                 granted, (A) all of the Executive's stock options shall cease
                 vesting as of the Termination Date, (B) Executive shall have
                 the right to exercise any and all vested stock options at any
                 time not later than 90 days after the Termination Date and (C)
                 all unvested stock options shall be canceled on the Termination
                 Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary
                 in the Executive's stock option agreement(s) or certificate(s)
                 or in the stock option plan(s) under which Executive's stock
                 options were granted, in the event of an Involuntary
                 Termination other than for Cause within two years following a
                 Change in Control, all of Executive's stock options shall
                 immediately become 100% vested and exercisable.

          (v)    any termination payments hereunder shall not be taken into
                 account for purposes of any retirement plan or other benefit
                 plan sponsored by the Company, except as otherwise set forth
                 herein or as expressly required by such plans or applicable
                 law.

     (b)  If  (i) a Voluntary Termination other than due to Executive's death or
          Disability occurs or (ii) an Involuntary Termination for Cause occurs,
          Executive will be entitled to receive his base salary then in effect
          only through the last day of the payroll period in which the
          Termination Date occurs and he will not be entitled to any bonus for
          the fiscal year during which such termination occurs or any subsequent
          fiscal year.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the
          Executive's stock option agreement(s) or certificate(s) or in the
          stock option plan(s) under which Executive's stock options were
          granted, all of Executive's stock options shall immediately be
          canceled; provided, however, that if a Voluntary Termination occurs
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          within 18 months following the Effective Date as a direct result of
          the fact that (A) Executive has been informed by the Company that he
          will not be promoted to the position of Chief Technology Officer or
          (B) the Company fills the position of Chief Technology Officer with
          another person, Executive's stock options shall automatically be
          vested to the extent of 50% of the options and Executive shall have a
          period of ninety days following the Termination Date in which to
          exercise such options.

     (c)  If a Voluntary Termination due to Executive's death during the term of
          this Agreement occurs, Executive will be entitled to receive his base
          salary through the end of the calendar month in which his death occurs
          and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Executive's stock
          option agreement(s) or

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          certificate(s) or in the stock option plan(s) under which Executive's
          stock options were granted, Executive's estate shall have a period of
          one year following Executive's death to exercise any vested stock
          options and all other stock options shall be immediately canceled. If
          the Executive dies while any amounts are payable to him hereunder, all
          such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid to the
          Executive's designated beneficiary, or, if none, then to the
          Executive's estate.

     (d)  If a Voluntary Termination due to Executive's becoming Disabled during
          the term of this Agreement occurs,  then notwithstanding anything to
          the contrary in the Executive's stock option agreement(s) or
          certificate(s) or in the stock option plan(s) under which Executive's
          stock options were granted, Executive shall have a period of one year
          following Executive's Disability to exercise any vested stock options
          and all other stock options shall be immediately canceled.

     (e)  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Executive breaches Section 11,
          12 or 13 hereof, any right of the Executive to receive termination
          payments, to have the vesting of his options accelerated or to have
          the period during which he may exercise his options extended under
          this Section 9 shall be forfeited, but without prejudice to any
          exercise of options that may have occurred prior to such forfeit, and
          the Executive shall reimburse the Company in full for all termination
          payments made to the Executive under this Section 9 no later than 30
          days after the Company gives notice of such breach to the Executive.

10.  Limitation on Payments and Benefits.  Notwithstanding any provision of this
     -----------------------------------
     Agreement to the contrary, if any amount or benefit to be paid or provided
     under this Agreement would be an "Excess Parachute Payment," within the
     meaning of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
     (the "Code"), or any successor provision thereto, but for the application
     of this sentence, then the payments and benefits to be paid or provided
     under this Agreement shall be reduced to the minimum extent necessary (but
     in no event to less than zero) so that no portion of any such payment or
     benefit, as so reduced, constitutes an Excess Parachute Payment.  The
     determination of whether any reduction in such payments or benefits to be
     provided under this Agreement or otherwise that is required pursuant to the
     preceding sentence shall be made at the expense of the Company, if
     requested by the Executive or the Company, by the Company's independent
     accountants.  The fact that the Executive's right to payments or benefits
     may be reduced by reason of the limitations contained in this Section 10
     shall not of itself limit or otherwise affect any other rights of the
     Executive other than pursuant to this Agreement.  In the event that any
     payment or benefit intended to be provided under this Agreement or
     otherwise is required to be reduced pursuant to this Section 10, the
     Executive shall be entitled to designate the payments and/or benefits to be
     so reduced in order to give effect to this Section 10.  The Company shall
     provide the Executive with all information reasonably requested by the
     Executive to permit the Executive to make such designation.  In the event
     that the Executive fails to make such designation within 10 business days
     of the Termination Date, the Company may effect such reduction in any
     manner it deems appropriate.

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11.  Confidentiality Agreement.
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     (a)  The Executive acknowledges that in the course of his employment by the
          Company, he will or may have access to and become informed of
          confidential and secret information that is a competitive asset of the
          Company ("Confidential Information"), including, without limitation,
          (i) the terms of agreements between the Company and its employees,
          customers (including, without limitation, its investigative research
          sites) and suppliers, (ii) pricing strategy, (iii) sales and marketing
          methods, (iv) product development ideas and strategies, (v) personnel
          training and development programs, (vi) financial results, (vii)
          strategic plans and demographic analyses, (viii) proprietary computer
          and systems software and (ix) any non-public information concerning
          the Company, its employees, suppliers and customers.  Regardless of
          any actual or alleged breach by the Company of this Agreement, the
          Executive shall keep all Confidential Information in strict confidence
          and shall not directly or indirectly make known, divulge, reveal,
          furnish, make available or use any Confidential Information (except in
          the course of his regular authorized duties on behalf of the Company)
          until and unless such Confidential Information becomes, through no
          fault of the Executive, generally known to the public or the Executive
          is required by law to make disclosure (after giving the Company
          reasonable notice and an opportunity to contest such requirement).
          The Executive's obligations under this Section 11 are in addition to,
          and not in limitation or preemption of, all other obligations of
          confidentiality which the Executive may have to the Company under
          general legal or equitable principles.

     (b)  Except in the ordinary course of the Company's business, the Executive
          has not made and shall never make or cause to be made, any copies,
          pictures, duplicates, facsimiles or other reproductions or recordings
          or any abstracts or summaries including or reflecting Confidential
          Information.  All such documents and other property furnished to the
          Executive by the Company or otherwise acquired or developed by the
          Company shall at all times be the property of the Company.  Upon a
          Voluntary Termination or Involuntary Termination, the Executive shall
          return to the Company any such documents or other property of the
          Company which are in the possession, custody or control of the
          Executive.

12.  Ownership of Inventions, Discoveries, Improvements, Etc.
     --------------------------------------------------------

     (a)  Executive shall promptly disclose and describe to the Company all
          inventions, improvements, discoveries and technical developments,
          whether or not patentable, made or conceived by Executive, either
          alone or with others, during the term of this Agreement and for a
          period of one (1) year following the Termination Date, and that (i)
          are based in whole or in part upon Confidential Information, or (ii)
          are along the lines of, useful in or related to the Company's
          business, or (iii) result from, or are suggested by, any work that may
          be done by Executive for or on behalf of the Company ("Inventions").
          Executive hereby assigns and agrees to assign to the Company
          Executive's entire right, title and interest in and to such
          Inventions, and agrees to cooperate with the Company both

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          during and after the term of this Agreement in the procurement and
          maintenance, at the Company's expense and at its direction, of
          patents, copyright registrations and/or protection of the Company's
          rights in such Inventions. Executive shall keep and maintain adequate
          and current written records of all such Inventions, which shall be and
          remain the property of the Company.

     (b)  If a patent application or copyright registration is filed by
          Executive or on Executive's behalf, or a copyright notice indicating
          Executive's authorship is used by Executive or on Executive's behalf,
          within one (1) year after the Termination Date, that describes or
          identifies any Invention within the scope of Executive's work for the
          Company or that otherwise related to a portion of the Company's
          business (or any division or Subsidiary thereof) of which Executive
          had knowledge during the term of this Agreement, it is to be
          conclusively presumed that the Invention was conceived by the
          Executive during the term of this Agreement.  Executive agrees to
          notify the Company promptly of any such application or registration
          and to assign to the Company Executive's entire right, title and
          interest in such Invention and in such application or registration.

     (c)  There is no contract or duty on Executive's part now is existence to
          assign Inventions except in favor of the Company.  Executive shall not
          disclose or induce the Company to use any confidential information
          that Executive is either now aware of, or shall become aware of, that
          belongs to a former employer or anyone other than the Company or a
          Subsidiary.

13.  Covenant not to Compete; No Inducement; No Solicitation.  In consideration
     -------------------------------------------------------
     for the Executive's employment hereunder and the Company's providing the
     Executive with confidential information and contacts with the Company's
     customers and accounts, during the term of the Employment Provisions and
     for a period of one year after the Termination Date,

     (a)  the Executive shall not, without the prior written consent of the
          Company (which consent may be withheld for any reason or no reason),
          directly or indirectly or by action in concert with others, own,
          manage, operate, join, control, perform consulting services for, be
          employed by, participate in or be connected with any business,
          enterprise or other entity (or the ownership, management, operation,
          or control of any such business, enterprise or other entity) (a
          "Competing Enterprise") engaged anywhere in the United States or
          Canada in the Restricted Business.  Notwithstanding the foregoing,
          Executive may make purely passive investments on behalf of himself,
          his immediate family or any trust in public companies engaged in a
          Competing Enterprise so long as the aggregate interest represented by
          such investments does not exceed 1% of any class of the outstanding
          debt or equity securities of any Competing Enterprise.

     (b)  the Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, in any capacity, on
          his own behalf or on behalf of any other firm, person or entity,
          induce or attempt to induce any customer of the Company (including,
          without limitation, any investigative research site) to cease doing
          business in whole or in part with the Company,

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          solicit the business of any such customer for any Restricted Business
          or otherwise create any ill will or negative publicity with respect to
          the Company.

     (c)  the Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, in any capacity, on
          his own behalf or on behalf of any other firm, person or entity,
          undertake or assist in the solicitation of any Company employee,
          including, without limitation, solicitation of any employee to
          terminate his or her employment with the Company.

     Executive and the Company acknowledge that the nature of the foregoing
     prohibited activities is geographically broad as a result of the expansive
     geographic scope of the Restricted Business and the national scope of
     Executive's duties hereunder.

14.  Post-termination Assistance.  Executive shall provide such information and
     ---------------------------
     assistance to the Company as the Company may reasonably request, upon
     reasonable notice, in connection with any litigation in which it or any of
     its affiliates is or may become a party.  The Company shall reimburse the
     Executive for any expenses, including travel expenses, incurred by the
     Executive in connection with providing such information and assistance.

15.  Withholding of Taxes.  The Company may withhold from any amounts payable
     --------------------
     under this Agreement all federal, state, city or other taxes as the Company
     is required to withhold pursuant to any law or government regulation or
     ruling.

16.  Specific Enforcement.  The Executive acknowledges and agrees that a
     --------------------
     violation of Sections 11, 12 or 13 hereof that results in material
     detriment to the Company would cause irreparable harm to the Company, and
     that the Company's remedy at law for any such violation would be
     inadequate.  In recognition of the foregoing, the Company shall have the
     right, in addition to any other relief afforded by law or this Agreement,
     including damages sustained by a breach of this Agreement and any
     forfeitures under Section 9, and without any necessity or proof of actual
     damages, to enforce this Agreement by specific remedies, including, among
     other things, temporary and permanent injunctions, it being the
     understanding of the Company and the Executive that damages, the
     forfeitures described above and injunctions shall all be proper modes of
     relief and shall not be considered alternative remedies.

17.  Arbitration.  Any dispute between the parties (except as provided below)
     -----------
     under this Agreement shall be resolved through informal arbitration by an
     arbitrator selected under the rules of the American Arbitration Association
     (located in Chicago, Illinois) and the arbitration shall be conducted in
     that location under the rules of said Association.  Each party shall be
     entitled to present evidence and argument to the arbitrator.  The
     arbitrator shall have the right only to interpret and apply the provisions
     of this Agreement and may not change any of its provisions.  The arbitrator
     shall permit reasonable pre-hearing discovery of facts to the extent
     necessary to establish a claim or a defense to a claim, subject to
     supervision by the arbitrator.  The determination of the arbitrator shall
     be conclusive and binding upon the parties and judgment upon the same may
     be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.  The arbitrator shall
     give written notice to the Company and the Executive stating its
     determination, and shall furnish to each party a

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     signed copy of such determination. The expenses of arbitration shall be
     borne equally by the Executive and the Company or as the arbitrator shall
     otherwise equitably determine.

     Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to seek or
     participate in arbitration regarding any breach of Sections 11, 12 or 13,
     but may pursue its remedies for such breach in any court of competent
     jurisdiction in the State of Illinois.  Any arbitration or action pursuant
     to this Section 17 shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
     the substantive laws of the State of Illinois, without giving effect to the
     principles of conflict of laws of such State.

18.  Notices.  For all purposes of this Agreement, all communications, including
     -------
     without limitation notices, consents, requests or approvals, required or
     permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to
     have been duly given when hand delivered or dispatched by electronic
     facsimile transmission (with receipt thereof confirmed), or five business
     days after having been mailed by United States registered or certified
     mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or three business days
     after having been sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service
     (such as Federal Express or UPS) addressed to the Company (to the attention
     of the Secretary of the Company) at its principal executive office and to
     the Executive at his principal residence, or to such other address as
     either party may have furnished to the other in writing and in accordance
     herewith, except that notices of changes of address shall be effective only
     upon receipt.

19.  Governing Law.  The validity, interpretation, construction and performance
     -------------
     of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
     substantive laws of the State of Illinois, without giving effect to the
     principles of conflict of laws of such State.

20.  Agreement.  This Agreement contains all of the covenants and agreements
     ---------
     between the parties with respect to such subject matter.  Each party to
     this Agreement acknowledges that no representations, inducements, promises,
     or other agreements, orally or otherwise, have been made by any party, or
     anyone acting on behalf of any party, pertaining to the subject matter
     hereof, that are not embodied herein, and that no other agreement,
     statement or promise pertaining to the subject matter hereof that is not
     contained in this Agreement shall be valid or binding on either party.

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21.  Successors and Binding Agreement.
     --------------------------------

     (a)  The Company shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect,
          by purchase, merger, consolidation, reorganization or otherwise) to
          all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company, by
          agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Executive,
          expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same
          manner and to the same extent the Company would be required to perform
          if no such succession had taken place.  This Agreement shall be
          binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and any successor
          to the Company, including without limitation any persons acquiring
          directly or indirectly all or substantially all of the business or
          assets of the Company whether by purchase, merger, consolidation,
          reorganization or otherwise (and such successor shall thereafter be
          deemed the "Company" for the purposes of this Agreement), but will not
          otherwise be assignable, transferable or delegable by the Company.

     (b)  This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the
          Executive's personal or legal representatives, executors,
          administrators, successors, heirs, distributees and legatees.

     (c)  This Agreement is personal in nature and neither the Company nor the
          Executive shall, without the consent of the other, assign, transfer or
          delegate this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder except
          as expressly provided in Sections 21(a) and 21(b).  Without limiting
          the generality or effect of the foregoing, the Executive's right to
          receive payments hereunder will not be assignable, transferable or
          delegable, whether by pledge, creation of a security interest, or
          otherwise other than by a transfer by the Executive's will or by the
          laws of descent and distribution and, in the event of any attempted
          assignment or transfer contrary to this Section 21(c), the Company
          shall have no liability to pay any amount so attempted to be assigned,
          transferred or delegated.

22.  Validity.  If any provision of this Agreement or the application of any
     --------
     provision hereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid,
     unenforceable or otherwise illegal, the remainder of this Agreement and the
     application of such provision to any other person or circumstances shall
     not be affected, and the provision so held to be invalid, unenforceable or
     otherwise illegal shall be reformed to the extent (and only to the extent)
     necessary to make it enforceable, valid or legal.

23.  Miscellaneous.  No provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived or
     -------------
     discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in
     writing signed by the Executive and the Company.  No waiver by either party
     hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto or compliance
     with any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such
     other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or
     conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time.  Unless
     otherwise noted, references to "Sections" are to sections of this
     Agreement.  The captions used in this Agreement are designed for convenient
     reference only and are not to be used for the purpose of interpreting any
     provision of this Agreement.

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24.  Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts,
     ------------
     each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together
     shall constitute one and the same agreement.

25.  Effective Date.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this
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     Agreement shall not become effective unless and until the Board approves
     this Agreement.  Upon receipt of such approval, this Agreement shall become
     immediately effective.

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Executive have executed this
Agreement as of the date first above written/1/.

                                    AMERICASDOCTOR.COM, INC.

                                         /s/ Steven M. Rauscher
                                    ----------------------------------------
                                    By:  Steven M. Rauscher
                                    Its: Chief Executive Officer

                                    /s/ Marc Grove
                                    ----------------------------------------

                                    Marc Grove

___________________
/1/  The validity of execution of this Agreement on behalf of the Company is
subject to the approval of this Agreement by the Board.

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