http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/images/gnn_logo_rss.gif http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/ 249 31 News of a better world editor@greatnewsnetwork.org great news network en editor@greatnewsnetwork.org Copyright 2008 2008-05-17T16:00:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/calgary_woman_recovering_after_robotic_arm_removes_brain_tumour/?source=rss A surgical team in Calgary on Friday extolled the virtues of using a robotic arm to perform groundbreaking surgery to remove a woman's brain tumour. Health, Medical Discoveries, Regions, North America, Canada, Alberta, Health Top Stories, Canada Top Stories 2008-05-16T23:01:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/architects_home_and_office_is_less_than_eight_feet_wide/?source=rss So often the space between buildings is just wasted, a source of heat loss and little else. Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Forests, Land, Water, Science, Health, Business, Regions, Europe, Belgium, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Science Top Stories 2008-05-15T11:55:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/game_lets_players_find_scientific_solutions/?source=rss Foldit allows gamers to fold proteins in ways that could help develop an HIV vaccine. Science, Technology, Health, General Health, Special Interest, General Special Interest, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories 2008-05-13T17:00:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/new_law_to_ensure_health_coverage_for_graduates/?source=rss As college seniors approach graduation, their parents often worry how they will keep their child covered by health insurance. Health, Business, Special Interest, Regions, North America, United States, Maryland, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2008-05-04T11:02:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/eu_considers_truck_pollution_charges/?source=rss EU countries would be allowed to charge heavy road users for the costs they incur on society, including congestion, air pollution and noise - something prohibited by EU law up till now - according to an early draft of a Commission proposal to revise its 'Eurovignette Directive'. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Health, General Health, Business, General Business 2008-04-25T10:13:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/brazil_simplifies_malaria_treatment/?source=rss Brazil announced a new malaria treatment Thursday that scientists say offers a potentially cheap and effective way to attack a disease that largely afflicts the world's poor. Health, Medical Discoveries, Regions, South America, Brazil, Top Stories, Health Top Stories 2008-04-24T00:53:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/protein_that_cuts_malignancy_of_breast_cancer_discovered/?source=rss CHICAGO (AFP) - Researchers have discovered a protein which can reduce the malignancy of breast cancer tumors and also predict whether the cancer will metastasize, according to a study published Monday. Health, Medical Discoveries, Regions, North America, United States, Illinois, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2008-04-22T00:01:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/economic_crises_can_have_health_benefits/?source=rss Food and fuel shortages may have made life miserable in the short-term, but they led to long-term improvements in Cubans' health World, General World, Health, General Health, Business, General Business, Regions, Caribbean, Cuba, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, World Top Stories 2008-04-19T15:00:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/cavity_fighting_candy_helped_cut_tooth_decay/?source=rss Most children are told to stay away from chewy candies to keep their teeth cavity-free, but children in Venezuela who ate a special cavity-fighting candy had 62 percent fewer cavities than those who brushed their teeth regularly, researchers said yesterday. Health, Medical Discoveries, Business, Special Interest, Regions, South America, Venezuela, North America, United States, Illinois, New York, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2008-04-09T11:21:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/really_men_who_do_more_housework_have_more_sex/?source=rss American men still don't pull their weight when it comes to housework and child care, but collectively they're not the slackers they used to be. Health, Special Interest, Regions, Middle East, Israel, North America, United States, California, Illinois, Washington D.C., Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2008-03-25T18:14:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/livingstone_bids_to_turn_the_election_battle_green/?source=rss Ken Livingstone sought to turn the mayoral race into a "green election" today as he unveiled his environmental policies for a third term. World, Politics, Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Forests, Land, Water, Wildlife, Health, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Health Top Stories, UK Top Stories, World Top Stories 2008-03-25T18:01:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/somalia_once_again_polio_free_declares_un_health_agency/?source=rss In what is being described as a major victory in the global fight against polio, the United Nations health agency announced today that the disease has been eradicated in strife-torn Somalia thanks to the efforts of some 10,000 volunteers and health workers across the Horn of Africa nation. World, General World, Health, General Health, Regions, Africa, Somalia, United Nations, United Nations related, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, World Top Stories 2008-03-25T16:00:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/wal_mart_move_tipping_point_for_driving_monsantos_bovine_growth_hormone_off/?source=rss Organic food proponents will remember Thursday as the day the ground shifted. Giant food retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced that its store brand milk in the United States will now come exclusively from cows not treated with artificial growth hormones. Environment, Land, Health, General Health, Business, General Business, Business Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Health Top Stories 2008-03-24T15:00:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/immune_system_in_a_jar/?source=rss Vaccines work by stimulating the immune system to produce antibodies against a specific "foreign" trigger called an antigen, for example a virus ... But nobody wants to be first to test a vaccine. Science, Technology, Health, Medical Discoveries, Regions, North America, United States, Maryland, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Science Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2008-03-24T11:23:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/care_home_residents_are_the_super_readers/?source=rss The reading appetite of elderly residents has stunned care home staff. Health, Special Interest, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England, Health Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, UK Top Stories 2008-03-23T12:10:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/australia_to_train_aboriginal_doctors/?source=rss Australia committed $17 million on Thursday to train Aboriginal nurses and doctors, as part of efforts to close a 17-year gap in the life expectancies of indigenous and other Australians. World, Politics, Health, Regions, Oceania, Australia, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, World Top Stories 2008-03-22T12:04:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/nova_scotia_bans_smoking_in_cars_with_children_as_of_april_1/?source=rss On April 1, Nova Scotia will become the first province in Canada to make it illegal to smoke in motor vehicles with anyone under 19 inside. World, Human Rights, Politics, Health, General Health, Regions, North America, Canada, Nova Scotia, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Canada Top Stories, World Top Stories 2008-03-22T11:21:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/gene_targeting_raises_cure_hopes/?source=rss A more efficient way to shut down rogue genes raises hopes of new therapies for conditions like diabetes and HIV. Health, Medical Discoveries, Health Top Stories 2008-03-18T11:00:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/tumour_growth_block_hopes_raised/?source=rss Scientists have discovered a key part of the chemistry which makes cancer cells so dangerous ... They believe it could now be possible to tamper with the mechanism -- and stop tumour growth in its tracks. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Health, Medical Discoveries, Regions, North America, United States, Massachusetts 2008-03-17T11:11:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/david_lynch_donates_1_million_for_meditation_scholarships/?source=rss "Twin Peaks" auteur David Lynch is donating $1 million to the Maharishi University of Management in Des Moines, Iowa -- yes, you read that right -- for scholarships for students of transcendental meditation, the Associated Press reports. Health, Special Interest, Regions, North America, United States, California, Iowa, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2008-03-15T09:50:00-08:00