An ocean tanker refitted to be a super oil skimmer has flunked its test in the cleanup effort in the Gulf of Mexico. Coast Guard officials said the Taiwanese ship named “A Whale” collected virtually no oil during a tryout on the waters near the oil rig blowout. The ship’s operators say the spilled oil is too dispersed to be collected by the large vessel that was modified with openings on the sides to take in contaminated water and strip out the oil. Source Link
Millions of owners of the hot new Apple iPhone 4 are in line to get free protective cases as a fix for a problem with antenna interference when the smart phone is held a certain way. Apple CEO Steve Jobs has downplayed the problem but admitted the company isn’t perfect. The free case offer came after critics blasted the company for the design flaw and Consumer Reports declined to recommend the iPhone 4 because of it. Source Link
Does ditching the pen and pad in favor of electronic prescriptions cut down on errors? A study from New York state says "yes." Mistakes declined from nearly half of all prescriptions to less than one in ten when doctors used electronic systems instead of hand-written orders for medicine. Only about 13% of doctors nationwide now offer e-prescriptions, but the changeover is expected to spread under provisions of the health care reform that call for more electronic record keeping. Source Link
Millions of owners of the hot new Apple iPhone 4 are in line to get free protective cases as a fix for a problem with antenna interference when the smart phone is held a certain way. Apple CEO Steve Jobs has downplayed the problem but admitted the company isn’t perfect. The free case offer came after critics blasted the company for the design flaw and Consumer Reports declined to recommend the iPhone 4 because of it. Source Link
Does ditching the pen and pad in favor of electronic prescriptions cut down on errors? A study from New York state says "yes." Mistakes declined from nearly half of all prescriptions to less than one in ten when doctors used electronic systems instead of hand-written orders for medicine. Only about 13% of doctors nationwide now offer e-prescriptions, but the changeover is expected to spread under provisions of the health care reform that call for more electronic record keeping. Source Link
