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What about Vitamin D ?

There is controversy about how much vitamin D we  need to take in to be healthy. A great deal of research has been done recently about this vitamin, which is especially likely to be deficient in people with little sun exposure. Today,with a readily available blood test to measure serum levels of vitamin D, the [...]

We continue to have H1N1 Flu vaccine supplies, but have exhausted ( again) our supply of seasonal flu vaccine.  It’s true that our community has already experienced a wave of H1N1 infection. But for those who have not had this flu ( especially younger patients, pregnant women and older patients with chronic health problems) we [...]

So what is meant by the term “Medical Home”?  See below
http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/new-medical-model-it-could-improve-patient-care-family-practices

Virginia   (and Central Virginia) have not yet experienced a change beginning to occur in primary medical care in some other parts of the country. 
Does the attached article represent the future of primary care? 
Will it work?  
Is restructuring to this model of care possible ? 
http://managedhealthcareexecutive.modernmedicine.com/mhe/Thought+Leadership/Unlocking-Primary-Care-CareOregons-Medical-Home-Mo/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/595822?searchString=unlocking%20primary%20care

Many medications are becoming available in generic form. This means the medication is manufactured by another drug company instead of the original brand name company. Once the Food and Drug Administration allows a medication to be produced in generic form, prices fall sharply after a few months, when multiple companies begin producing the drug.
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