About.com purchases calorie-count.com

About.com, a Web information service owned by The New York Times Company, bought ConsumerSearch.com, a Web site that compiles reviews of consumer products, for $33 million in cash. Within the last 8 months, About.com purchased UCompareHealthCare.com, a Web site that provides access to information about hospitals, nursing homes, clinics and doctors, and Calorie-Count.com, a site that offers weight-loss tools and nutritional information.