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 'data collection'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:37:32 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4921731&cid=t_112853_147_f&fid=39273&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FePharmaSummit%2F%7E3%2FJaHatnEnfUE%2Fpfizer-looks-to-mobile-to-help-with.html Pfizer is one of the first companies to look to mobile tools to help recruit and run a clinical trial that will not need their participants to step foot in a clinic. In the new trial for Detrol, Pfizer will compare the data collection and value to the traditional methods of collecting clinical trail data. According to Mobi Health News, This allows any one in the nation to participate in the trial. Pfizer sees this as one way to potentially cut costs off of the rising price to bring drugs to market. Janet Woodcock, MD, director, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research at FDA recently stated, “Modernization of clinical trials is a key initiative of FDA. We commend Pfizer’s progress on the REMOTE pilot and encourage all manufacturers considering other novel ideas in advancing clinical tr... ePharma Summit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4921731 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 19:16:00 +0100 4921731 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3915001&cid=t_112853_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-twitter-diet%2F2010.08.29 Here is a recent piece in the New York Times by reporter Brian Stelter who decided to lose weight by 1) getting support from fellow Twitterers, and 2) by tweeting everything he eats throughout the day. An excerpt: I knew that I could not diet alone; I needed the help of a cheering section. But rather than write a blog, keep a diary or join Weight Watchers, I decided to use Twitter. I thought it would make me more accountable, because I could record everything I ate instantly. And because Twitter posts are automatically pushed to each person who subscribes to them, an audience — of friends or strangers — can follow along. What’s surprising is that he didn’t start using some kind of data-collecting application. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3915001 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:55 +0100 3915001 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2107674&cid=t_112853_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F01%2Fgoing-public-with-gonorrhoea.html Guido reminds us to pay tribute to the late, great Patrick McGoohan but obviously has not yet noticed a “little bit of news” that almosts slips by in a side column of page 4 of today’s Times:Personal data gathered by one government department will be available to other areas of Whitehall, local government and agencies under proposed legislation published yesterday. This will open the way for the bulk sharing of information across government, and reverses existing policy, in which data can only be used for the purpose for which it was gathered. Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary, defended the proposal, saying that it was intended to improve public services and help to fight crime.Opponents said that it was a further step towards a “Big Brother” state and that the Government had a p... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2107674 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:01:00 +0100 2107674 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1266553&cid=t_112853_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F02%2Fdr-google.html A tip off today points me at a new service offered by those nice people at GOOGLE. All is revealed in Google Health : A first lookGoogle Health aims to solve an urgent need that dovetails with our overall mission of organizing patient information and making it accessible and useful. Through our health offering, our users will be empowered to collect, store, and manage their own medical records online.I love the use of the word "empower" with its Orwellian duplicity. "Empowered" as in the way that London car drivers are "empowered" to appear on Ken Livingstone's congestion CCTV channel.Google Health will protect the privacy of your health information by giving you complete control over your data. We won't sell or share your data without your explicit permission.So they are hoping to sell an... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1266553 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:51:00 +0100 1266553 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1073177&cid=t_112853_87_f&fid=35052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomensbioethics.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F12%2Ffacebook-saving-face.html (Source: Women's Bioethics Blog) Women's Bioethics Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1073177 Thu, 06 Dec 2007 02:21:00 +0100 1073177 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=765738&cid=t_112853_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F07%2F30%2Fny-diabetes-database-raises-privacy-concerns%2F Filed under: Type 1, Type 2, Research, SupportThe New York City diabetes database, created to track the growth of (type 2) diabetes amongst the city's residents, has raised the ire of some who claim it violates their right to privacy. A reporter for the Staten Island Advance quotes resident Melissa: "Every time I go to have my blood sugar checked, my test results are being wired to the (city) Health Department. The idea of your privacy being taken away from you goes across all bounds." Melissa also says she doesn't think the city has justification to track patient records for something like diabetes, which is not contagious like, for example, tuberculosis.My first instinct on reading this: cry me a river, Melissa. Residents should be aware their blood sugar levels are being sent to the hea... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=765738 Mon, 30 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 765738