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Article: Aurora promotes wider use of vitamin D.(MERCHANDISING)(Aurora Health Care)
- Article from:
- Chain Drug Review
- Article date:
- January 19, 2009
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MILWAUKEE -- Aurora Health Care, a not-for-profit health care provider that operates more than 130 pharmacies in Wisconsin, is ramping up its efforts to promote the use of vitamin D.
The company's care management clinical leadership team has committed to educate all Aurora caregivers about the benefits of vitamin D. The move is in response to growing evidence that higher vitamin D levels may improve outcomes for patients with heart disease, osteoporosis, certain muscle conditions and seasonal depression.
"We are the first integrated health care system to advocate for community-wide use of vitamin D," notes Dr. John Whitcomb, Aurora's medical director for ...