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* Ailing Internet health site Drkoop.com got a much-needed boost in the form of a $1.5-million loan and a separate seven-year commitment by namesake and co-founder, former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop. Analysts warned that the relatively small loan may not save the cash-strapped company, which admitted it still needed to secure “significant additional funds to meet its obligations.”