<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><xml><meta><title>plime.com : plime.com : Search Results : prescription : ATOM 0.3</title><link>http://www.plime.com/</link><description>You can use this XML spec to create a desktop widget or other application (i.e. Flash visualization). Please share it with us in our forum and we'll link it here!</description><language>en-us</language></meta><items><entry><title><![CDATA[Swiss back heroin prescription]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/world/l/83195/1/" /><id>83195</id><summary><![CDATA[Swiss back heroin prescription]]></summary><issued>2008-12-01T02:28:03+01:00</issued><modified>2008-12-01T02:28:03+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Swiss voters backed a scheme allowing heroin addicts to obtain the drug under prescription, angering conservatives who believe crime will rise as result.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Where Wal-Mart's $4 Generic Prescription Program Falls Short]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/science/l/59531/1/" /><id>59531</id><summary><![CDATA[Where Wal-Mart's $4 Generic Prescription Program Falls Short]]></summary><issued>2008-04-24T11:06:44+01:00</issued><modified>2008-04-24T11:06:44+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Low Income? Uninsured? Looking for a way to save on your prescription medication costs? Since September 2006 Wal-Mart has been trying to capture patients just like you with their $4 Generic Prescription Program. With such a low price, it's no wonder that Wal-Mart has been able to increase their reach in that specific market, but the program isn't as beneficial as it would seem.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Man went to jail for drug trafficking-his own prescription]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/29233/1/" /><id>29233</id><summary><![CDATA[Man went to jail for drug trafficking-his own prescription]]></summary><issued>2007-07-27T17:08:45+01:00</issued><modified>2007-07-27T17:08:45+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Released this week, Florida man gets new trial. Another trial? Ridiculous.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Pharmacies nationwide restricting the sale of contraceptives]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/science/l/65668/1/" /><id>65668</id><summary><![CDATA[Pharmacies nationwide restricting the sale of contraceptives]]></summary><issued>2008-06-17T09:00:59+01:00</issued><modified>2008-06-17T09:00:59+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[An increasing number of pharmacies, in an effort to impose their personal beliefs, are asserting what they call a &quot;right of conscience&quot; to not stock birth control in any form. This includes all birth control pills, condoms, sponges, and &quot;emergency contraceptives&quot; AKA the morning after pill.<br/><br/>&quot;This allows a pharmacist who does not wish to be involved in stopping a human life in any way to practice in a way that feels comfortable&quot; <br/><br/><br/>***In an interesting and though provoking twist, these pharmacies are still stock prescription medications for erectile dysfunction, Viagra etc.***]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Supermarket chain offers free antibiotics]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/30482/1/" /><id>30482</id><summary><![CDATA[Supermarket chain offers free antibiotics]]></summary><issued>2007-08-06T23:04:00+01:00</issued><modified>2007-08-06T23:04:00+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Most popular drugs are free if you have a prescription. The program &quot;will reinforce our commitment to the total health and wellness of our customers and their families,&quot; Publix spokesman Dwaine Stevens said in a statement.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Albertsons store gives away pill bottles with candy inside]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/48371/1/" /><id>48371</id><summary><![CDATA[Albertsons store gives away pill bottles with candy inside]]></summary><issued>2008-01-25T14:21:05+01:00</issued><modified>2008-01-25T14:21:05+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Parents are outraged after prescription bottles full of candy were given away to children at a California Albertsons.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Boots opens UK's first drive-through pharmacy]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/73014/1/" /><id>73014</id><summary><![CDATA[Boots opens UK's first drive-through pharmacy]]></summary><issued>2008-08-21T01:11:51+01:00</issued><modified>2008-08-21T01:11:51+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Store in Essex allows customers to order a prescription from one window and collect it from another within minutes.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Walgreen Sued by Couple Claiming Wrong Prescription Killed Baby ]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/38779/1/" /><id>38779</id><summary><![CDATA[Walgreen Sued by Couple Claiming Wrong Prescription Killed Baby ]]></summary><issued>2007-10-18T16:21:43+01:00</issued><modified>2007-10-18T16:21:43+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Walgreen Co., the largest U.S. drugstore chain, was sued by a Missouri couple who claimed they lost their baby after a prescription for pre-natal vitamins was filled with a chemotherapy drug carrying a similar brand name.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Women accuses ex-judge of sex for Rx swap]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/4626/1/" /><id>4626</id><summary><![CDATA[Women accuses ex-judge of sex for Rx swap]]></summary><issued>2006-10-27T22:02:39+01:00</issued><modified>2006-10-27T22:02:39+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[A former judge was charged causing a person to practice prostitution and 16 counts of illegal possession of prescription drugs.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Do Prescription Drugs for Children Lead to Drug Abuse?]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/92949/1/" /><id>92949</id><summary><![CDATA[Do Prescription Drugs for Children Lead to Drug Abuse?]]></summary><issued>2009-02-05T12:46:45+01:00</issued><modified>2009-02-05T12:46:45+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Prescription drug abuse is on the rise in this country in people of all ages with a sharp rise in prescription abuse among adolescent children. More than ever before and much more than people in other countries around the world, we have been conditioned to think that the best way to address ailments of any kind is to reach for prescription or non-prescription medication.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Disturbing Side Effects of Long Term Prescription Drug Usage]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/91294/1/" /><id>91294</id><summary><![CDATA[Disturbing Side Effects of Long Term Prescription Drug Usage]]></summary><issued>2009-01-27T11:43:59+01:00</issued><modified>2009-01-27T11:43:59+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Over four billion prescriptions are written in America every year, and that number is growing by about a billion every four years. As America ages, long term drug usage to manage a variety of health conditions is becoming more common. The increasing use of prescription drugs is thought to be one factor that is driving an increase in prescription drug abuse.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[FDA Considering Adding A Behind-the-counter Drug Category]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/42569/1/" /><id>42569</id><summary><![CDATA[FDA Considering Adding A Behind-the-counter Drug Category]]></summary><issued>2007-11-26T20:28:08+01:00</issued><modified>2007-11-26T20:28:08+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[It is a move that would lower the price of drugs and allow people who currently go without obtain needed medication.<br/>People would be able to purchase certain types of routine medicines such as birth-control, migraine treatment, and others by speaking to the pharmacists instead of a doctor. <br/>NPR audio link at this <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16630779" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">page</a>.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[How frequently do doctors misdiagnose patients? Who prescribes antibiotics inappropriately?]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/79524/1/" /><id>79524</id><summary><![CDATA[How frequently do doctors misdiagnose patients? Who prescribes antibiotics inappropriately?]]></summary><issued>2008-10-15T09:49:44+01:00</issued><modified>2008-10-15T09:49:44+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[17 interesting facts about doctors and patients.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Sloppy handwriting kills more than 7,000 people annually.]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/9072/1/" /><id>9072</id><summary><![CDATA[Sloppy handwriting kills more than 7,000 people annually.]]></summary><issued>2007-01-15T12:48:37+01:00</issued><modified>2007-01-15T12:48:37+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[The old joke about doctor's bad handwriting has dire consequences.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Discarded drugs found in blood of sharks]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/22639/1/" /><id>22639</id><summary><![CDATA[Discarded drugs found in blood of sharks]]></summary><issued>2007-06-04T05:28:05+01:00</issued><modified>2007-06-04T05:28:05+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Prescription anti-depressants such as Prozac and Zoloft, cholesterol-reducing drugs like Lipitor, and synthetic estrogen are reportedly the most commonly found drugs in bull sharks in Florida's Caloosahatchee River. Scientists believe the drugs were flushed down toilets and eventually ended up in the bloodstreams of sharks.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Half of U.S. doctors often prescribe placebos]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/world/l/80171/1/" /><id>80171</id><summary><![CDATA[Half of U.S. doctors often prescribe placebos]]></summary><issued>2008-10-24T01:08:50+01:00</issued><modified>2008-10-24T01:08:50+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[What?!<br/><br/>You mean I'm shelling out 100s of dollars sometimes for medication that might be a placebo?!?!]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Oregon man's prescription dog found]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/6227/1/" /><id>6227</id><summary><![CDATA[Oregon man's prescription dog found]]></summary><issued>2006-11-20T21:21:40+01:00</issued><modified>2006-11-20T21:21:40+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Now that's a prescription you can live with!]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Viagra: Not Just for Daddy Anymore]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/science/l/879/1/" /><id>879</id><summary><![CDATA[Viagra: Not Just for Daddy Anymore]]></summary><issued>2006-09-23T13:21:14+01:00</issued><modified>2006-09-23T13:21:14+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Viagra, Pfizer's male impotence drug, is being used to save the lives of some infants with lung defects. Studies are being considered for 1 to 16 year olds. Are we protecting our children through research, or should we be protecting them from research?]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Health insurance now must cover birth control in Oregon]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/45722/1/" /><id>45722</id><summary><![CDATA[Health insurance now must cover birth control in Oregon]]></summary><issued>2008-01-01T20:33:43+01:00</issued><modified>2008-01-01T20:33:43+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[The law, one of several important health-related bills passed by the last Legislature, also requires hospitals to offer emergency contraceptives to women who seek care in a hospital after a sexual assault.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[U.S. to end ban on Canadian prescription drugs]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/politics/l/2106/1/" /><id>2106</id><summary><![CDATA[U.S. to end ban on Canadian prescription drugs]]></summary><issued>2006-10-04T17:08:03+01:00</issued><modified>2006-10-04T17:08:03+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Controversial ban made it difficult for U.S. citizens to buy prescription drugs from cheaper Canadian sources.]]></content></entry></items></xml>