The PHS Pregnancy Program
provides Molina's care managers with 1) an evidence -based screening
questionnaire to identify women possessing indicators for a high-risk
pregnancy , 2) a system for monitoring women throughout the course of their
pregnancy, and 3) health information to support patient self-care and
monitoring, healthy behaviors, and preparation for childbirth. can be obtained at http://www.

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MMWR 2002; 51(SS02);1-26.

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By issuing this alert, NFID
encourages media reports to include a more complete listing/clarification of
the actual meningococcal disease immunization recommendations, which
specifically target the following age groups:

* Young adolescents at the adolescent visit (11-12 years old)
* Adolescents at high school entry (15 years old)
* College freshmen living in dormitories

ACIP approved the new recommendations to help ensure younger adolescents,
as well as college freshmen living in dormitories, are immunized against
meningococcal disease, commonly known as meningococcal meningitis or
meningococcemia, a potentially fatal bacterial infection.

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More information about the Company and its technology can be
found on its web site at http://www. The program is designed to help reduce the incidence of
premature and low birth weight deliveries and the costly hospitalizations that
result from such deliveries . Molina
Healthcare, Inc.

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(Nasdaq: VLGC) announced today that four presentations related to its
eTag technology will be made at the 96th Annual Meeting of the American
Association for Cancer Research (AACR), taking place April 16-20 in Anaheim,
California.

Details are as follows:

Presentation Time: Monday, April 18, 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Presentation Number: 2309
Cellular Responses to PI3K/AKT and MAPK Pathway Inhibition in Melanoma

Presentation Time: Tuesday, April 19, 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Presentation Number: 3688
Correlation of ErbB Activation Status and Clinical Response to Herceptin
Treated Breast Cancer Patients

Presentation Time: Tuesday, April 19, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Presentation Number: 4567
IC50 Determination for Receptor-Targeted Compounds and Downstream
Signaling

Presentation Time: Wednesday, April 20, 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Presentation Number: 5762
Multiplexed Assay for Assessing ErbB/HER Receptor Pathways in Formalin-
fixed and Paraffin-embedded Cancer Cell Lines

About the eTag System
ViroLogic's eTag assays enable detailed analysis of protein drug targets
and signaling pathways in cancer cells, including samples that are
formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded, which is the standard format in most
pathology labs. Prevalence of Selected
Maternal Behaviors and Experiences, Pregnancy Risk Assessment
Monitoring System (PRAMS), 1999.

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For more information about meningococcal meningitis vaccination, visit the
NFID's Web site at http://www.

Founded in 1973, NFID is a non-profit organization dedicated to public and
professional educational programs about infectious diseases ."
"Together, Pfizer Health Solutions and Molina Healthcare strive to show
that improving access to care for those who need it can benefit the entire
community," said John Sory, vice president of PHS.pfizerhealthsolutions.

(1) Beck, LF, Morrow B, Lipscomb LE et al.
June 2004 .

Field of medicine concerned with the determination of causes, incidence, and characteristic behavior of disease outbreaks affecting human populations.

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g., dormitories; and active or passive smoking.gov . More information about Molina
Healthcare, Inc.molinahealthcare. Telemedicine:
Cost-effective management of high-risk pregnancy.

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ViroLogic Announces Presentations at the 96th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

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Vaccination is the best means of preventing meningococcal disease.nfid. The Company's products
are designed to help doctors optimize treatment regimens for their patients
that lead to better outcomes and reduced costs.

Molina Healthcare Enhances Motherhood Matters(SM) Health Management Program for Expectant Mothers

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Inc.(3)
Motherhood Matters(SM) attempts to increase healthy behaviors such as good
nutrition, smoking and alcohol use cessation, and safe physical activity and
exercise, and to teach women to identify early in their pregnancies the signs
of potential problems.5
times higher than is the case with pregnant women not on Medicaid," said Betsy
Roberts, care manager for Molina Healthcare of California .D.

About Pfizer Health Solutions
Pfizer Health Solutions, the wholly-owned care management subsidiary of
Pfizer, partners with health care and community organizations to implement
patient -centered programs that focus on prevention, disease management and
care coordination to improve patient health and efficiency of healthcare
delivery.

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Pregnant women receiving Medicaid benefits may be more likely to receive
late or no prenatal care, smoke during the last 3 months of pregnancy, or
experience physical abuse during pregnancy -- all of which are factors leading
to preterm birth and low birth weight.
"Studies have shown that smoking among pregnant women on Medicaid is 2 .
"The Motherhood Matters(SM) program establishes a partnership between
members and their physicians to help expectant mothers become more active and
responsible participants in their care," said William Bracciodieta, M.

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crowded living conditions, e.virologic. (NYSE: MOH) today announced the implementation of an enhanced
collaborative version of its program for expectant mothers known as Motherhood
Matters(SM).,
Chief Medical Officer of Molina Healthcare. With the extra level
of guidance and support during the pregnancy, we will see healthier mothers
and, as a result, healthier babies and families as well.

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Health experts approved these recommendations in response to disease
epidemiology data showing an increased risk for disease among adolescents and
young adults, and the availability of a new meningococcal conjugate vaccine
expected to provide longer term protection from the disease. toddlers, adolescents and young adults. Lifestyle factors thought to contribute to the disease include direct
contact with infected persons, e.8 billion, are related
to the 10% of total births which involve preterm infants. is a multi-state managed care organization that
arranges for the delivery of healthcare services to persons eligible for
Medicaid and other programs for low-income families and individuals.

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, This media alert by the National
Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) has been issued due to various news
reports that did not fully specify each of the age groups for which the new
meningococcal immunization recommendations were approved by the Advisory
Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). Although rare,
meningococcal disease is dangerous, because early symptoms resemble influenza,
making it difficult to recognize .

(2) NGA Center for Best Practices, Health Division.

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Meningococcal disease is the most common cause of bacterial meningitis in
U.2 billion spent annually on
newborn care, 57% of these costs, or approximately $5. "By enhancing our program with
PHS' InformaCare(R) platform, we hope to improve pregnancy outcomes and
significantly reduce overall health care costs.
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However, unlike influenza, the disease may
progress rapidly and within hours of symptoms onset, may cause permanent
disability or death.org or CDC's Web site at
http: //www.com. Collaborative partnership with Pfizer Health Solutions
to increase access to prenatal care and reduce overall costs

LONG BEACH, Calif."
Through a partnership with PHS, Molina's dedicated care management staff
will use PHS' integrated care management tools and services to identify women
with high-risk pregnancies as early as possible. Issue Brief.

(3) Morrison J, Beragauer N, Jacquest D, et al.

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The committee
indicated that recommendations may be expanded to include additional
adolescent age groups as vaccine supply increases in the coming years. The assays can provide information on a drug's mechanism of
action, selectivity and potency in a biological setting in pre-clinical
research, and enable enrichment or selection of clinical trial populations
later in a drug's development. "Together we are trying to
complement physician care by helping to locate members with high-risk
pregnancies and providing them with care managers who can give them
information and support to engage in healthy behaviors.

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(1) The hospital charges for babies
with a primary diagnosis of low birth weight and premature delivery average
$75,000 per child, whereas the hospital charges for newborns without
complications average $1,300. currently operates health plans in California, Indiana,
Michigan, New Mexico, Utah, and Washington. To learn more, visit http://www.

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BETHESDA, Md. SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. Motherhood Matters(SM) is designed to do this by
providing early identification of risk factors for potentially low birth
weight infants and by giving expectant mothers early access to consistent
prenatal care. Molina Healthcare is now working in collaboration with Pfizer
Health Solutions (PHS) to enhance the Motherhood Matters (SM) health management
program by using PHS' care management technology, operational support, and
outcomes analytics.

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headache, stiff neck, confusion, nausea, vomiting , exhaustion, and a rash may
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Contact: Jennifer Corrigan 732-382-8898
Heather Carman 212-886-2200

About ViroLogic
ViroLogic is a biotechnology company advancing individualized medicine by
discovering, developing and marketing innovative products to guide and improve
treatment of serious infectious diseases and cancer.

, Molina Healthcare,
Inc.

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Clarification of the Newly Approved Meningococcal Disease Vaccination Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices

In addition, ViroLogic believes these assays
will be used to help physicians better determine whether certain therapies are
more appropriate for individual cancer patients, and whether to combine
therapies with different mechanisms or properties. The Company's technology is
also being used by numerous biopharmaceutical companies to develop new and
improved antiviral therapeutics and vaccines as well as targeted cancer
therapeutics . "Members in this
program have access to support and guidance in between their visits to the
doctor that can help them to make healthy choices for themselves and for their
babies.com.

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About Molina Healthcare
Molina Healthcare, Inc.

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