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 'cell phones health'. Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:24:13 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3610314&cid=t_347533_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fhealth-care-by-text-in-rwanda-texting-saves-pregnant-women%2F photo: Thinkstock When it comes to pregnancy and childbirth, women in the developed world are notorious for hopping in a car and zipping to the hospital at the first signs of labor, but in in the developing world, it’s not always an option. In Rwanda, where hospital access is scarce, a new Rapid SMS service was introduced in August of 2009 to help give people living in remote regions of the country quick access to healthcare. The system, a joint initiative between three United Nations organizations, is being tested in the Musanze District of Rwanda. Cell phones were given to 432 health workers in the Musanze District who then register pregnant women in their villages through SMS text messages. They can send updates on their conditions to a central server in the capital city of Kigali... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3610314 Fri, 28 May 2010 17:54:51 +0100 3610314 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3449079&cid=t_347533_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fdesign-challenge-and-now-a-word-from-our-sponsor.html Actually, we have Veenu Aulakh to thank for putting the DiabetesMine Design Challenge on the map. She heard me give a keynote speech at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Project HealthDesign event a few years ago, calling for more patient involved in medical device design, and it seems that a light bulb went on: the [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3449079 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 13:00:41 +0100 3449079 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2272387&cid=t_347533_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F6ltnKwzZe58%2F Here’s an interesting issue: If you live in a cell phone-only home, you could be contributing to a new problem that worries the people at the Centers for Disease Control. No, this isn’t a cell phone bashing post, telling you that it will do great damage to your health. Instead, the problem is, the CDC depends on doing large surveys involving health issues and health care across your state. The researchers need this type of information to track illnesses and problems, figure out where certain resources need to be focused, and to see if programs are working. If they can’t get a large enough group across the targeted state, the results will be skewed. Homes  most likely not to have a land line are those with young adults (For example, my 21-year-old son and his room-mate do... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2272387 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 07:00:41 +0100 2272387