POWER OF ATTORNEY


KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Mark B. Adams, do constitute and
appoint Kevin S. Noland and Terry F. Schwartz, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full
power of substitution, for me in any and all capacities, to sign, pursuant to the requirements of
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), any
report on Form 3, Form 4 or Form 5 respecting the securities of A.D.A.M., Inc. (the "Company")
and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), together with all
exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, and to sign on my behalf and in
my stead, in any and all capacities, any amendments to said reports, incorporating such changes
as said attorneys-in-fact deems appropriate, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
The authority of my attorneys-in-fact shall be effective as long as I am required to file
reports under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act.
I acknowledge that I have granted this power of attorney solely to make it more
convenient for me to comply with my reporting responsibilities under Section 16 of the
Exchange Act, that my granting of this power of attorney does not relieve me of any of my
responsibilities to prepare and file on a timely basis all reports that I may be required to file
under said Section 16(a), and that neither the Company nor my attorneys-in-fact has assumed, or
shall be deemed to assume, any of my responsibilities in that regard.
This Power of Attorney revokes all previously filed Powers of Attorney regarding my
filings under said Section 16(a).
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 12th day of April,
2006.
/s/ Mark B. Adams
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Mark B. Adams
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