Multivitamin use does not reduce the overall death rate nor the risk of cardiovascular disease nor most common cancers, according to recent results from the Women’s Health Initiative, which studies over 160,000 postmenopausal women.
The OHC weight management group dined tonight at the Atlantic Sea Grill in Acton. Good food, well-focused and productive discussion.
Jim Lehrer reported on the massive problems in primary care in Massachusetts in a piece on the News Hour on Jan 6, 2009.
Quest Laboratory vitamin D levels have apparently been unreliable for the past two years, according to the NY Times.
The flu virus for 2008-09 in the US appears to be unresponsive to Tamiflu (oseltamivir), but appears to remain responsive to Relenza (zanamivir) or amantadine. We have given most OHC patients flu shots.
A year ago, I wrote a letter to my Harvard Medical School alumni magazine, reflecting on the demise of primary care and my consequent transition to Orchard Health Care. I thought the subject might interest you.