Correction from source - BELLUS Health

LAVAL, QC, Aug. 12 /CNW Telbec/ - A correction from source is issued with respect to the BELLUS Health Inc. (NASDAQ: BLUS; TSX: BLU) release issued on August 5, 2008, in which a reference was made to the Company's number of shares. The number of shares, basic and fully diluted, was at June 30, 2008, and not as of July 31, 2008. As at July 31, 2008, as a result of the Innodia acquisition, the number of common shares on a basic and fully diluted basis are 50,033,892 and 60,172,320, respectively.

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BELLUS Health is a global health company focused on the development and commercialization of products to provide innovative health solutions to address critical unmet medical needs.

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For additional information on BELLUS Health and its drug development programs, please call the Canada and United States toll-free number 1 877 680-4500 or visit the Web Site at www.bellushealth.com.

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