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EXHIBIT 24.4
CONSENT OF ROGER G. CASTRO
DATED NOVEMBER 20, 2000
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CONSENT OF ROGER G. CASTRO
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
The undersigned independent certified public accountant hereby
consents to the inclusion of its report in the financial statements of
thehealthchannel.com, Inc. for the period since inception on September 4, 1996
to December 31, 1996, years ended December 31, 1997 and 1998, and the period
since inception on September 4, 1996 to December 31, 1998, and to the reference
to it as experts in accounting and auditing relating to the said financial
statements, in the Form SB-2 Registration Statement for thehealthchannel.com,
Inc.
/s/ Roger G. Castro
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Roger G. Castro
Certified Public accountant
Oxnard, California
Dated: November 20, 2000
