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                                  EXHIBIT 10.24

                                    AGREEMENT

        BETWEEN THEHEALTHCHANNEL.COM, INC. AND SWARTZ PRIVATE EQUITY, LLC

                              DATED AUGUST 15, 2000

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                                    AGREEMENT

         THIS AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is entered into as of August 15, 2000,
by and among THEHEALTHCHANNEL.COM, a corporation duly organized and existing
under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Company") and Swartz Private
Equity, LLC (hereinafter referred to as "Investor").

                                    RECITALS:

         WHEREAS, pursuant to the Company's offering ("Equity Line") of up to
Thirty Million Dollars ($30,000,000), excluding any funds paid upon exercise of
the Warrants, of Common Stock of the Company pursuant to that certain Investment
Agreement (the "Investment Agreement") between the Company and Investor dated on
or about August 15, 2000, the Company has agreed to sell and Investor has agreed
to purchase, from time to time as provided in the Investment Agreement, shares
of the Company's Common Stock for a maximum aggregate offering amount of Thirty
Million Dollars ($30,000,000); and

         WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Investment Agreement, the Company
has agreed, among other things, to issue to the Investor Commitment Warrants, as
defined in the Investment Agreement, to purchase a number of shares of Common
Stock, exercisable for five (5) years from their respective dates of issuance.

                                     TERMS:

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises,
representations, warranties, covenants and conditions set forth in Agreement and
for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. ISSUANCE OF COMMITMENT WARRANTS. As compensation for entering into the Equity
Line, Investor received a warrant convertible into 3,450,000 shares of the
Company's Common Stock, in the form attached hereto as EXHIBIT A (the
"Commitment Warrants").

2. ISSUANCE OF ADDITIONAL WARRANTS. At the earlier of (i) June 19, 2001 or (ii)
the date of the first Put Notice delivered to Investor pursuant to the
Investment Agreement, Investor shall receive additional warrants (the
"Additional Warrants"), to purchase a number of shares of Common Stock, if
necessary, such that the sum of the number of Commitment Warrants and the number
of Additional Warrants issued to Investor shall equal at least 4.5% of the
number of fully diluted shares of Common Stock of the Company that are then
outstanding. If the Company shall at any time effect a recapitalization,
reclassification or other similar transaction of such character that the shares
of Common Stock shall be changed into or become exchangeable for a SMALLER
number of shares (a "Reverse Stock Split"), then on the date of such Reverse
Stock Split, and on each one year anniversary (each, an "Anniversary Date") of
the Reverse Stock Split thereafter throughout the term of the Commitment
Warrants, the Company shall issue to Investor additional warrants (the
"Additional Warrants"), in the form of EXHIBIT A, to purchase a number of shares
of Common Stock, if necessary, such that the sum of the number of Warrants and
the number of Additional Warrants issued to Investor shall equal at least 4.5%
of the number of fully diluted shares of Common Stock of the Company that are
outstanding immediately following the Reverse Stock Split or Anniversary Date,
as applicable. The Additional Warrants shall be exerciseable at the same price
as the Commitment Warrants, shall have the same reset provisions as the
Commitment Warrants, shall have piggyback registration rights and shall have a
5-year term.

3. OPINION OF COUNSEL. Concurrently with the issuance and delivery of the
Commitment Opinion (as defined in the Investment Agreement) to the Investor, or
on the date that is six (6) months after the date of this Agreement, whichever
is sooner, the Company shall deliver to the Investor an Opinion of Counsel
(signed by the Company's independent counsel) covering the issuance of the
Commitment Warrants and the Additional Warrants, and the issuance and resale of
the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and the Additional
Warrants.

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4. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia applicable to agreements made
in and wholly to be performed in that jurisdiction, except for matters arising
under the Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which matters shall be
construed and interpreted in accordance with such laws.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of
this 15th day of August, 2000.

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THEHEALTHCHANNEL.COM                          INVESTOR:
                                              SWARTZ PRIVATE EQUITY, LLC.

By: ________________________________          By: ________________________________
         Donald Shea, CEO                              Eric S. Swartz, Manager

thehealthchannel.com
260 Newport Center Drive                      1080 Holcomb Bridge Road
Suite 250                                     Bldg. 200, Suite 285
Newport Beach, CA  92660                      Roswell, GA  30076
Telephone: (949) 631-8317                     Telephone: (770) 640-8130
Facsimile:  (949) 719-6055                    Facsimile:  (770) 640-7150
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                                  EXHIBIT 10.25

                          INSTRUCTION TO TRANSFER AGENT

                      REGARDING SWARTZ PRIVATE EQUITY, INC.

                              DATED AUGUST 15, 2000
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                                 August 15, 2000

         Attn:    Don Gress
         Continental Stock Transfer And Trust Company
         2 Broadway
         New York, New York 10004
         Telephone: (212) 845-3200 or (212) 509-4000
         Facsimile: (212) 509-5150

Dear Don Gress:

         Reference is made to that certain Investment Agreement (the "Investment
Agreement"), dated on or about August 15, 2000, by and among
thehealthchannel.com, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and the other
signatories thereto (the "Holders") pursuant to which the Company, at times and
amounts chosen by the Company, as further described in the Investment Agreement,
may issue to the Holder up to Thirty Million Dollars ($30,000,000) in aggregate
principal amount of Common Stock of the Company (the "Put Shares"), and warrants
(the "Warrants") to purchase Common Stock (the "Warrant Shares") of the
Company's.

         A. ISSUANCE OF PUT SHARES. This letter shall serve as our irrevocable
authorization and direction to you (provided that you are the transfer agent of
the Company at such time) to issue unlegended Put Shares in the name of the
Holder (or in the name of its nominee, at the Holder's request) from time to
time upon surrender to you of (i) a letter from the Company, instructing you to
issue a specified number of Put Shares to the Holder, (ii) a properly completed
and duly executed Put Notice, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 1, which
has been properly agreed and acknowledged by the Company as indicated by the
signature of a duly authorized officer of the Company thereon, (iii)
Confirmation (as defined below) and (iv) an opinion of counsel ("Put Opinion of
Counsel") in substantially the form of the Put Opinion of Counsel in Composite
Exhibit 2.

         B. ISSUANCE OF WARRANT SHARES. This letter shall serve as our
irrevocable authorization and direction to you (provided that you are the
transfer agent of the Company at such time) to issue unlegended Warrant Shares
in the name of the Holder (or in the name of its nominee, at the Holder's
request) from time to time upon surrender to you of (i) a letter from the
Company, instructing you to issue a specified number of Warrant Shares to the
Holder, (ii) a properly completed and duly executed Warrant Exercise Form, in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit 3, which has been properly agreed and
acknowledged by the Company as indicated by the signature of a duly authorized
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officer of the Company thereon, (iii) Confirmation (as defined below) and (iv)
an opinion of counsel ("Warrant Opinion of Counsel") in substantially the form
of the Commitment Opinion of Counsel (in the case of the Commitment Warrant) or
the Put Opinion of Counsel (in the case of the Purchase Warrant), each in
COMPOSITE EXHIBIT 4.

         C. LEGEND FREE CERTIFICATES. So long as you have previously received
either: (A)(i) written confirmation from counsel to the Company (which counsel
may be in-house legal counsel) that a registration statement covering resales of
the Put Shares and Warrant Shares has been declared effective by the Securities
and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and (ii) a
copy of such registration statement, or (B) written confirmation from counsel to
the Company (which counsel may be in-house legal counsel) that a public sale or
transfer of such Security may be made without registration under the Act, ((A)
or (B) above, as applicable, is referred to as a "Confirmation"), certificates
representing the Put Shares and Warrant Shares shall not bear any legend
restricting transfer of the Put Shares or Warrant Shares and should not be
subject to any stop-transfer restriction.

         If you have not previously received Confirmation, then the Put Shares
shall not be issued, and the certificates representing the Warrant Shares shall
be issued, but shall bear the following legend:

         "THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN
         REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE
         SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES, THE SECURITIES
         REPRESENTED HEREBY MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN
         THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES
         UNDER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS UNLESS OFFERED, SOLD OR TRANSFERRED
         UNDER AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF
         THOSE LAWS."

provided, however, that the Company may from time to time notify you to place
stop-transfer restriction on the certificates for outstanding Put Shares and
Warrant Shares in the event a registration statement covering resales of the Put
Shares and the Warrant Shares is subject to amendment for events then current.

Please be advised that the Holders are relying upon this letter as an inducement
to enter into the Investment Agreement.
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Please execute this letter in the space indicated to acknowledge your agreement
to act in accordance with these instructions. Should you have any questions
concerning this matter, please contact me at (949) 631-8317.

                                                 Very truly yours,

                                                 THEHEALTHCHANNEL.COM

                                                 By:
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                                                     Donald Shea, CEO

Agreed and Acknowledged:
TRANSFER AGENT                                   HOLDER

CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER AND TRUST             SWARTZ PRIVATE EQUITY, LLC
COMPANY

By:                                              By:
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    Don Gress, Vice President                        Eric S. Swartz, Manager

Date: August 15, 2000                                   Date: August 15, 2000

Enclosures
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                             ATTACHED EXHIBITS 1 - 4

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