MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'bill and melinda gates foundation'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:59:32 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4179323&cid=t_149417_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fbill-gates-at-mhealth-how-mobile-health-can-improve-healthcare%2F2010.11.18 We reported last week from the mHealth Summit in Washington, DC -- a conference covering the integration of mobile technologies with medical research, information, diagnosis, treatment, and care.] One of the highlights of last week’s mHealth Summit was the keynote interview of Bill Gates. While inseparable from his history as founder and leader of Microsoft from 1975 to 2008, his current passion is global health. Through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which has now given 3.8 billion (with a “b”) of targeted philanthropy into global health since 1994, he and his wife Melinda are helping bring about profound change to the lives of millions around the world. In a meeting dedicated to exploring the power of mobile devices to shape health in developed and developing countr... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4179323 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 13:00:56 +0100 4179323 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3924816&cid=t_149417_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F09%2Fdna-pcr-test-tuberculosis-shows-great-promise-speedy-diagnosis-treatment%2F A new testing method to determine if a patient is infected with tuberculosis has been developed by a consortium of research institutions with funding coming from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Drs. Peter Small and Mario Raviglione comment. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3924816 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:32:29 +0100 3924816 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3592213&cid=t_149417_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fmale-birth-control-is-ultrasound-the-key%2F2010.05.23 Finally men everywhere might have a birth control option that won’t rob them of the joys of living. Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill may have discovered a cheap, convenient and noninvasive method of male birth control — ultrasound. The scientists believe that a single treatment can provide up to six months of infertility that is reversible. The team has received a $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for their work. If the project pans out, this could have an incredible impact on global health. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Medgadget* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3592213 Sun, 23 May 2010 12:00:51 +0100 3592213 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1955507&cid=t_149417_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F449466213%2F Nice to you see again, too. A nippy start here on the Pharmalot corporate campus, where the heat seems to be missing in action. Nonetheless, we must persevere as we transport the short people to their schoolhouses. Meanwhile, we have found a few items that may generate some heat of their own… Indiana Woman Sues Pfizer Over PCB Contamination (The Tribune-Star) Celgene Stem Cell Therapy Gets FDA OK For Human Trials (Reuters) Merck/J&J Recall Infant Gas Drops (Bloomberg News) New Zealand Court Tells AstraZeneca To Comply With Inquiry (news3) Glaxo, XenoPort Yank Restless Leg Drug Application (Associated Press) Large Malaria Trial To Begin In Africa (Associated Press) (Source: Pharmalot) Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1955507 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:05:02 +0100 1955507 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=915414&cid=t_149417_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F163271037%2F Finished the chores? Curling up with a cup of coffee? Trying to relax? Then the time has come to catch up on events. Here are a few items to enjoy before you head off to pick some apples or talk a walk in the park… Drugmakers often complain their good deeds go unnoticed, or worse. So Time magazine has run a piece about Merck’s efforts to provide HIV meds in Botswana. The drugmaker wins praise from its partner, the government and Gates Foundation, although the mag doesn’t bother to ask one of the NGOs, or non-governmental organizations, for a quick comment. Novartis ceo Dan Vasella, who has felt the sting of rejected drugs more than once lately, complains that the FDA has become politicized. “The FDA has become subject to politics. If they are assailed like they are ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=915414 Sun, 30 Sep 2007 17:02:19 +0100 915414