http://www.mail.com/people/26218-melinda-gates.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/26218-melinda-gates.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2084042-india-announces-low-cost-rotavirus-vaccine.html NEW DELHI (AP) — The Indian government announced Tuesday the development of a new low-cost vaccine proven effective against a diarrhea-causing virus that is one of the leading causes of childhood deaths across the developing world. The Indian manufacturer of the new rotavirus vaccine pledged to sell it for $1 a dose, a significant discount from the cost o... Tue, 14 May 2013 13:23:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2084042-india-announces-low-cost-rotavirus-vaccine.html 2013-05-14T13:23:08Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2073696-drugmakers-health-groups-bring-poor-girls-vaccine.html TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Two multinational drugmakers are teaming up with top global health groups to protect millions of girls in the world's poorest countries from deadly cervical cancer. Starting with pilot programs in eight Asian and African nations, the ambitious project ultimately is intended to inoculate more than 30 million girls in more than 40 count... Thu, 09 May 2013 13:04:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2073696-drugmakers-health-groups-bring-poor-girls-vaccine.html 2013-05-09T13:04:42Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2068706-scientist-cassava-disease-spread-alarming-rate.html JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Scientists say a disease destroying entire crops of cassava has spread out of East Africa into the heart of the continent, is attacking plants as far south as Angola and now threatens to move west into Nigeria, the world's biggest producer of the potato-like root that helps feed 500 million Africans. "The extremely devastating results ... Tue, 07 May 2013 17:59:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2068706-scientist-cassava-disease-spread-alarming-rate.html 2013-05-07T17:59:52Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2068626-clinton-too-focus-hillarys-future.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton says endless speculation about his wife's political future is a waste of time right now and the nation should be more focused on the "grimy details" of fixing its problems. "That is the worst expenditure of our time," Clinton said Tuesday at the 2013 Fiscal Summit, where he appeared with Microsoft co-founder... Tue, 07 May 2013 16:00:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2068626-clinton-too-focus-hillarys-future.html 2013-05-07T16:00:57Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2068228-africa-riskiest-place-to-born-report.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — More than 1 million babies die the day they are born every year, and the 14 countries with the highest rates of first-day deaths are all in Africa, according to a new report released Tuesday. Somalia, Congo, Mali, Sierra Leone and Central African Republic are the five countries with the highest rates of such deaths, according to the ... Tue, 07 May 2013 15:18:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2068228-africa-riskiest-place-to-born-report.html 2013-05-07T15:18:50Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2043868-push-polio-vaccines-somalia.html MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Two dozen babies sat on the laps of their mothers, who dressed in a rainbow of headscarves at the Medina Maternal Child Health Center. They are among Somalia's luckiest — the first to receive a new vaccine that protects against five dangerous diseases. With more regions of Somalia, including the capital Mogadishu, at peace for th... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:47:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2043868-push-polio-vaccines-somalia.html 2013-04-25T15:47:40Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2042296-senate-confirms-white-house-budget-director.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed Sylvia Burwell, President Barack Obama's nominee to run the White House budget office. The vote was 96-0. Obama applauded the bipartisan vote. He said as his new director of the Office of Management and Budget, Burwell will help his administration continue efforts to replace recent across-the-board budget cuts. O... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2042296-senate-confirms-white-house-budget-director.html 2013-04-24T18:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1992608-china-4-rare-bird-flu-cases-steps-taken.html BEIJING (AP) — China reported Tuesday that four more people in one province have been seriously sickened by a bird flu virus new to humans, as cities along the eastern seaboard stepped up public health measures to guard against the disease, which has already caused two deaths. The health bureau of eastern Jiangsu province said three women and a retired ma... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:33:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1992608-china-4-rare-bird-flu-cases-steps-taken.html 2013-04-02T15:33:23Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1944240-correction-sierra-leone-gates-fund-story.html FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — In a story March 10 about Sierra Leone charging 29 people with fraud, The Associated Press erroneously identified the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's vaccine program. The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization, or GAVI, is a recipient of Gates Foundation money, but it also receives ... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:36:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1944240-correction-sierra-leone-gates-fund-story.html 2013-03-12T16:36:08Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1920800-bloomberg-donating-100m-to-help-fight-polio.html SEATTLE (AP) — New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has pledged $100 million to help the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and others to fight polio around the world. The Seattle-based Gates Foundation said Bloomberg was set to announce the donation to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative on Thursday. That organization has a six-year plan to eliminate polio.... Thu, 28 Feb 2013 05:28:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1920800-bloomberg-donating-100m-to-help-fight-polio.html 2013-02-28T05:28:45Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1856338-s-african-billionaire-to-half-money.html JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African billionaire says his family will give away half of its money to charity. The South African Press Association reported that Patrice Motsepe said at a press conference Wednesday that it is important for the successful to help the less fortunate. Forbes Magazine says Motsepe is the fourth-richest man in South Africa and th... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1856338-s-african-billionaire-to-half-money.html 2013-01-30T14:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1853368-germany-gates-108m-anti-hunger-drive.html BERLIN (AP) — The German government says it is collaborating with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and businesses to invest some €80 million ($108 million) in projects to help alleviate hunger. Development Minister Dirk Niebel met Tuesday with Bill Gates and German business representatives. Niebel's ministry said Germany plans to invest €20 million, wi... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 11:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1853368-germany-gates-108m-anti-hunger-drive.html 2013-01-29T11:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1841554-women-caught-up-to-men-lung-cancer-risk.html Smoke like a man, die like a man. U.S. women who smoke today have a much greater risk of dying from lung cancer than they did decades ago, partly because they are starting younger and smoking more — that is, they are lighting up like men, new research shows. Women also have caught up with men in their risk of dying from smoking-related... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1841554-women-caught-up-to-men-lung-cancer-risk.html 2013-01-23T21:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1764620-study-people-worldwide-living-longer-sicker.html LONDON (AP) — Nearly everywhere around the world, people are living longer and fewer children are dying. But increasingly, people are grappling with the diseases and disabilities of modern life, according to the most expansive global look so far at life expectancy and the biggest health threats. The last comprehensive study was in 1990 and the top health ... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 20:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1764620-study-people-worldwide-living-longer-sicker.html 2012-12-13T20:28:00Z