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NEWS ABOUT: electronic prescriptions

electronic prescriptions stories: 2 news summaries

Congress: No More Scribbled Scrips, Doc

Legislation will nudge MDs toward electronic prescription system

Jun 12, 08 4:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Senators from both sides of the aisle are pushing doctors away from their prescription pads and towards electronic prescribing, the Chicago Tribune reports. Politicians and lobbyists hope the new system will cut down on mis-filled prescriptions and harmful, but avoidable, drug interactions. More »

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medicine • drugs • Medicare • legislation • prescription drugs • doctor • electronic prescriptions • pharmacy

Wal-Mart Stores
Going Green

Retail giant lays out energy saving initiative

Jan 24, 08 3:55 AM CST
(Newser) - Retail giant Wal-Mart has launched an ambitious blueprint to go green, with plans to cut energy use of many of its products by 25%, and may even begin to sell hybrid cars and provide sustainable energy to charge them, reports the New York Times. Wal-Mart has already sold 145 million... More »

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H. Lee Scott • hybrid car • suppliers • energy saving • wind power • fluorescent light bulbs • Natural Resources Defense Council • electronic prescriptions • Families USA • Wal-Mart

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