MedWorm.com provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest items from the 'Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck' source. Tue, 06 Jul 2010 07:33:01 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3597743&cid=s_34484_34_f&fid=34484&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merck.com%2Fresponsibility%2Faccess%2Faccess-feature-bhutan-gardasil.html%3Fsrc%3Drss The tiny Asian country of Bhutan has become the first developing nation in the world to implement a national cervical cancer vaccination program. Merck is partnering with the government of Bhutan and the Australian Cervical Cancer Foundation (ACCF) to initiate a six-year program aimed at reducing incidences of the disease. (Source: Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck) Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3597743 Fri, 07 May 2010 06:00:01 +0100 3597743 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3605792&cid=s_34484_34_f&fid=34484&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merck.com%2Fresponsibility%2Fcommunity%2Fmothers2mothers.html%3Fsrc%3Drss For the mothers2mothers organization, every day is Mother's Day. Each year millions of children in the developing world are born to mothers living with HIV. Without intervention, as many as 40 percent of them will transmit the virus to their newborns, and each year more than a 500,000 children under the age of 15 will die from HIV/AIDS-related illnesses, according to the World Health Organization. (Source: Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck) Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3605792 Thu, 06 May 2010 06:00:02 +0100 3605792 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3597744&cid=s_34484_34_f&fid=34484&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merck.com%2Fresponsibility%2Fmothers2mothers.html%3Fsrc%3Drss For the mothers2mothers organization, every day is Mother's Day. Each year millions of children in the developing world are born to mothers living with HIV. Without intervention, as many as 40 percent of them will transmit the virus to their newborns, and each year more than a 500,000 children under the age of 15 will die from HIV/AIDS-related illnesses, according to the World Health Organization. (Source: Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck) Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3597744 Thu, 06 May 2010 06:00:02 +0100 3597744 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3597745&cid=s_34484_34_f&fid=34484&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merck.com%2Fresponsibility%2Fcommunity%2Fdisaster-relief.html%3Fsrc%3Drss When major disasters have struck, Merck has responded. Over the years, our donations of cash, vaccines, pharmaceutical and over-the-counter products have played an important role in disaster relief efforts worldwide. (Source: Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck) Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3597745 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 06:00:03 +0100 3597745 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3597746&cid=s_34484_34_f&fid=34484&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merck.com%2Fresponsibility%2Fpap-information.html%3Fsrc%3Drss Merck firmly believes no one should go without the medicines or vaccines they need. We support policies to increase access to medicines and vaccines and are committed to assisting underinsured or uninsured people obtain the medicines or vaccines they need to improve their health. We have programs to provide our medicines and adult vaccines for free or at discounts to people who do not have prescription drug or health insurance coverage and who, without our assistance, cannot afford their Merck medicines and vaccines. We are proud of having these programs, and Merck is actively supporting healthcare reform that will ensure affordable healthcare coverage for all Americans. (Source: Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck) Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3597746 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 06:00:04 +0100 3597746 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3597747&cid=s_34484_34_f&fid=34484&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merck.com%2Fresponsibility%2Fcommunity%2Fcommunity-feature-haiti-volunteers.html%3Fsrc%3Drss After news of the devastating earthquake in Haiti, medical personnel from around the world dropped what they were doing and immediately made arrangements to help. Merck employees were in the first wave of volunteers. (Source: Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck) Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3597747 Mon, 29 Mar 2010 06:00:05 +0100 3597747 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3597749&cid=s_34484_34_f&fid=34484&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merck.com%2Fresponsibility%2Fmerck-best-corporate-citizen.html%3Fsrc%3Drss Merck ranks 17th on the 2010 list of the 100 Best Corporate Citizens in "Corporate Responsibility" magazine's 11th annual honors. Scoring is based on publicly available information and the list is considered a leading corporate responsibility ranking. (Source: Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck) Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3597749 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:00:07 +0100 3597749 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3597748&cid=s_34484_34_f&fid=34484&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merck.com%2Fresponsibility%2Fcommunity%2Fcommunity-feature-haiti.html%3Fsrc%3Drss Our thoughts are with the hundreds of thousands of people whose lives have been affected by the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti on Jan. 12. We are deeply saddened by the tremendous destruction and loss of life in that country. (Source: Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck) Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3597748 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:00:06 +0100 3597748 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3597750&cid=s_34484_34_f&fid=34484&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merck.com%2Fresponsibility%2Fcommunity%2Fcommunity-feature-goredwithmerck.html%3Fsrc%3Drss For the American Heart Association (AHA), February is Heart Month, and the organization's Go Red For Women campaign shifts into overdrive to increase awareness of the United States no. 1 killer of women - cardiovascular disease. One in three women die of cardiovascular disease and 90 percent of women have one or more risk factors for developing heart disease in the future, the AHA reports. (Source: Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck) Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3597750 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 06:00:08 +0100 3597750 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3597751&cid=s_34484_34_f&fid=34484&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merck.com%2Fresponsibility%2Fenvironment%2Fenvironment-feature-disaster.html%3Fsrc%3Drss Disaster can strike any time, any place, and when it does, Merck can respond as needed. Over the years, our donations of vaccines and pharmaceutical products have played an important role in disaster relief efforts worldwide. (Source: Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck) Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3597751 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:00:09 +0100 3597751 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2957293&cid=s_34484_34_f&fid=34484&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merck.com%2Fresponsibility%2Fpatient-assistance-program.html%3Fsrc%3Drss (Source: Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck) Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2957293 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2957293 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2957292&cid=s_34484_34_f&fid=34484&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merck.com%2Fresponsibility%2Fachap.html%3Fsrc%3Drss (Source: Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck) Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2957292 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2957292 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2957291&cid=s_34484_34_f&fid=34484&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merck.com%2Fresponsibility%2Fmcan.html%3Fsrc%3Drss (Source: Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck) Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2957291 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2957291 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2957290&cid=s_34484_34_f&fid=34484&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merck.com%2Fresponsibility%2Fcommunity%2Fcommunity-feature-meals.html%3Fsrc%3Drss (Source: Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck) Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2957290 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2957290 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2957289&cid=s_34484_34_f&fid=34484&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merck.com%2Fresponsibility%2Fcommunity%2Fcommunity-feature-diabetes.html%3Fsrc%3Drss (Source: Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck) Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2957289 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2957289 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2957288&cid=s_34484_34_f&fid=34484&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merck.com%2Fresponsibility%2Fenvironment%2Fenvironment-feature-solar.html%3Fsrc%3Drss (Source: Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck) Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2957288 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2957288 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2957287&cid=s_34484_34_f&fid=34484&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merck.com%2Fresponsibility%2Faccess%2Faccess-feature-nicaraguan.html%3Fsrc%3Drss (Source: Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck) Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2957287 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2957287 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2957286&cid=s_34484_34_f&fid=34484&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merck.com%2Fresponsibility%2Faccess%2Faccess-feature-mectizan.html%3Fsrc%3Drss (Source: Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck) Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2957286 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2957286 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1247751&cid=s_34484_34_f&fid=34484&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merck.com%2Fabout%2Ffeature_story%2F02192008_icn.html%3Fsrc%3Drss Many African nations lack a critical tool in the fight against AIDS, malaria and other diseases: nurses. “In our country, we should have more than 22,000 nurses, but there are only 9,000 now,” says Banda Aaron, a teacher at the Lewanika School of Nursing in Mongu, Zambia. This shortage is particularly problematic because nurses are the primary health care providers for the vast majority of Zambians. (Source: Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck) Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1247751 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:00:00 +0100 1247751 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1247752&cid=s_34484_34_f&fid=34484&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merck.com%2Fabout%2Ffeature_story%2F02192008_njpac.html%3Fsrc%3Drss Actor and musician Terrance Kennedy can do something most teachers would never dare: Get a teenage boy to do a plie in front of his friends. “Once you create an environment of mutual respect and trust, they don’t mind the plie," Mr. Kennedy says, referring to the graceful ballet movement that’s often part of the theater and dance classes he teaches at New Jersey schools. (Source: Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck) Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1247752 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:00:00 +0100 1247752 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2494294&cid=s_34484_34_f&fid=34484&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merck.com%2Fabout%2Ffeature_story%2F01092008_ethical_south_africa.html%3Fsrc%3Drss Willem Landman , Ph.D., grew up during apartheid in South Africa, an experience that ignited a passion for justice and helped him become a powerful force for social change in his country. Today, Dr. Landman uses that same directness to build consensus and foster positive change form the inside out as chief executive officer of the Ethics Institute of South Africa (EthicSA), a non-profit organization that promotes and advances ethical practices in health care, business and government (Source: Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck) Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2494294 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:00:00 +0100 2494294 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1145718&cid=s_34484_34_f&fid=34484&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merck.com%2Fabout%2Ffeature_story%2F01092008_ethical_south_africa.html%3Fsrc%3Drss Willem Landman , Ph.D., grew up during apartheid in South Africa, an experience that ignited a passion for justice and helped him become a powerful force for social change in his country. Today, Dr. Landman uses that same directness to build consensus and foster positive change form the inside out as chief executive officer of the Ethics Institute of South Africa (EthicSA), a non-profit organization that promotes and advances ethical practices in health care, business and government (Source: Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck) Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1145718 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:00:00 +0100 1145718 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1145719&cid=s_34484_34_f&fid=34484&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merck.com%2Fabout%2Ffeature_story%2F01092008_fighting_silent_killer.html%3Fsrc%3Drss Steven Lin discovered his calling when his brother-in-law was diagnosed with hepatitis B at just 22. “He was healthy one day and doubled over in pain the next,” Mr. Lin, now himself 22, recalls. “At the hospital, he was told that he would likely have liver cancer by age 40. That shook my world.” (Source: Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck) Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1145719 Tue, 08 Jan 2008 13:00:00 +0100 1145719 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1062544&cid=s_34484_34_f&fid=34484&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merck.com%2Fabout%2Ffeature_story%2F11212007_mvna_press_release.html%3Fsrc%3Drss The Merck Company Foundation announced today a $2.8 million commitment to establish two new immunization training centers in Uganda and Zambia and to expand the Foundation's support of two existing centers in Kenya and Mali as part of the Merck Vaccine Network – Africa (Source: Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck) Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1062544 Wed, 21 Nov 2007 13:00:00 +0100 1062544 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1062545&cid=s_34484_34_f&fid=34484&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merck.com%2Fabout%2Ffeature_story%2F11212007_iaco_press_release.html%3Fsrc%3Drss Public health officials gathering at the 17th Inter-American Conference on Onchocerciasis (IACO) in Quito, Ecuador, today announced that transmission of the tropical disease onchocerciasis (also known as river blindness) has been halted in Colombia, marking the first time that the disease has been eliminated as a public health problem on a country-wide basis. (Source: Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck) Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1062545 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 13:00:00 +0100 1062545 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=404149&cid=s_34484_34_f&fid=34484&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merck.com%2Fabout%2Ffeature_story%2F08172006_doctor_visit.html%3Fsrc%3Drss Merck has published the Guide to Making the Most of Your Annual Doctor’s Visit, a new free information resource designed to help patients more effectively communicate with their doctors. Merck is making the Guide available free-of-charge as part of the Company’s commitment to provide unbiased health information resources to the public, which began in 1899 with the publication of the first Merck Manual (Source: Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck) Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=404149 Thu, 17 Aug 2006 13:00:00 +0100 404149 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=404150&cid=s_34484_34_f&fid=34484&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merck.com%2Fabout%2Ffeature_story%2F04262006_earth_day.html%3Fsrc%3Drss April 22 is Earth Day, a day to pause and reflect on the importance of protecting and preserving the environment and ensuring a sustainable future for everyone. At Merck, we are working hard across the Company to minimize the environmental impact of our day-to-day activities. This includes reducing energy consumption at our facilities and finding innovative ways to make our manufacturing processes “greener” and more energy-efficient. (Source: Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck) Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=404150 Wed, 26 Apr 2006 13:00:00 +0100 404150 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=404151&cid=s_34484_34_f&fid=34484&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merck.com%2Fabout%2Ffeature_story%2F09212005_yhn.html%3Fsrc%3Drss People increasingly want information they can use to take more active roles in their own health care decisions. Now there’s a new, free resource from Merck to help. Your Health Now (Source: Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck) Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=404151 Wed, 21 Sep 2005 13:00:00 +0100 404151 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=404152&cid=s_34484_34_f&fid=34484&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merck.com%2Fabout%2Ffeature_story%2F07152005_china.html%3Fsrc%3Drss Think of the global AIDS epidemic, and many people think first of Africa – particularly southern Africa, where in some countries more than a third of the adult population is infected with the HIV virus. But Africa is not alone in its struggle against HIV/AIDS. (Source: Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck) Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=404152 Fri, 15 Jul 2005 13:00:00 +0100 404152 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=404153&cid=s_34484_34_f&fid=34484&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merck.com%2Fabout%2Ffeature_story%2F08032005_challenge_award.html%3Fsrc%3Drss Merck & Co., Inc. recently received a 2005 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award. Merck was one of six organizations recognized for their significant contributions to advancing pollution prevention and industrial ecology (Source: Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck) Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=404153 Wed, 13 Jul 2005 13:00:00 +0100 404153