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 2012 2012-02-07T08:36:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/transplant_jaw_made_by_3d_printer_claimed_as_first/?source=rss A 3D printer-created lower jaw has been fitted to an 83-year-old woman's face in what doctors say is the first operation of its kind. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Science, Technology, Health 2012-02-07T07:36:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/bicycling_and_walking_benchmarking_report_2012_bicycling_is_on_the_rise/?source=rss The Bicycling and Walking in the United States: 2012 Benchmarking Report shows that bicycling is getting more popular as a method of transportation; the number of commuters who bicycle to work increased by 57% from 2000 to 2009. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Health Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Health, Regions, North America, United States 2012-02-05T09:17:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/researchers_identify_key_peptides_that_could_lead_to_a_universal_vaccine_fo/?source=rss Researchers have discovered a series of peptides, found on the internal structures of influenza viruses that could lead to the development of a universal vaccine for influenza, one that gives people immunity against all strains of the disease, including seasonal, avian, and swine flu. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Health, Medical Discoveries 2012-02-02T17:30:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/california_orders_hike_in_number_of_super_clean_cars/?source=rss California, long a national leader in cutting auto pollution, pushed the envelope further Friday as state regulators approved rules to cut greenhouse gas emissions from cars and put significantly more pollution-free vehicles on the road in coming years. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Health Top Stories, USA Top Stories, World Top Stories, Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Health, Regions, North America, United States, California 2012-02-01T20:31:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/gates_donates_750_million_to_fight_aids_tb_and_malaria/?source=rss The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will inject $750 million into the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates announced Thursday at the World Economic Forum. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories, World, Health, Feel Good, Heroic Stories 2012-01-27T08:51:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/stem_cell_retinal_implants_safe/?source=rss Early results from the world's first human trial using embryonic stem cells to treat diseases of the eye suggest the method is safe, say researchers. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Health, Medical Discoveries 2012-01-24T07:21:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/hepatitis_c_vaccine_oxford_researchers_trial_promising/?source=rss An early clinical trial of a hepatitis C vaccine has shown "promising" results, according to researchers at Oxford University. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Health, Medical Discoveries, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England 2012-01-08T16:25:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/times_top_medical_breakthroughs_of_2011/?source=rss Here is Time Magazine's list of the top 10 medical breakthroughs of 2011. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Health, Medical Discoveries 2011-12-31T19:02:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/insecticide_treated_bed_nets_working_in_fight_against_malaria/?source=rss It is one of the world's biggest killers. In parts of Africa a child dies from malaria every minute. Now the World Health Organisation says significant progress is being made against the disease thanks, partly, to a campaign of using insecticide-treated bed-nets. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, World, Health 2011-12-30T17:58:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/new_discovery_could_lead_to_better_artificial_hips/?source=rss For many people who have suffered from an arthritic hip, the replacement of their natural hip bone with a prosthetic implant has meant an end to constant pain, and the restoration of a normal range of movement. Unfortunately, the ball-and-socket joints of the prostheses do wear down over time, so younger patients in need of the implants are typically told to either wait until they are older, or must face the prospect of someday requiring repeat surgery to service their device. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Scientific Discoveries, Health, Medical Discoveries 2011-12-29T20:40:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/new_plasma_brush_may_mean_painless_cavity_filling/?source=rss We've been keeping an eye on efforts to make the dreaded dentist's drill a thing of the past for some time, and now there's more good news on the horizon for the cavity-prone (and pain-phobic). Engineers have successfully lab-tested a plasma "brush" that can painlessly clean and prep cavities so well, there's no need for mechanical abrasion prior to filling. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Scientific Discoveries, Technology, Breakthroughs in technology, Health, Regions, North America, United States, Missouri 2011-12-26T06:00:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/us_rolls_out_historic_mercury_limits_for_power_plants/?source=rss Unveiling a historic rule, the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday announced the first national requirement for the nation's coal-fired power plants to reduce emissions of mercury, arsenic, cyanide and other toxic pollutants. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Environment, Air Quality, Health, Business, Regions, North America, United States, Washington D.C. 2011-12-22T16:29:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/artificial_intestines_near_reality/?source=rss Science has given us working artificial hearts, hips, limbs and bladders, and even a trachea. But no one has successfully created an artificial intestine, until now. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Scientific Discoveries, Technology, Breakthroughs in technology, Health, Medical Discoveries 2011-12-20T04:40:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/yoav_medan_ultrasound_surgery_healing_without_cuts/?source=rss Imagine having a surgery with no knives involved. At TEDMED, Yoav Medan shares a technique that uses MRI to find trouble spots and focused ultrasound to treat such issues as brain lesions, uterine fibroids and several kinds of cancerous growths. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Technology, Health 2011-12-18T04:44:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/vaccine_developed_against_ebola/?source=rss Scientists have developed a vaccine that protects mice against a deadly form of the Ebola virus. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Health, Medical Discoveries 2011-12-12T08:14:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/alzheimers_deep_brain_stimulation_reverses_disease/?source=rss Scientists in Canada have raised a tantalising prospect - reversing Alzheimer's disease. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Health, Medical Discoveries, Regions, North America, Canada, Ontario 2011-11-29T17:30:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/aids_related_deaths_down_21_from_peak_says_unaids/?source=rss Aids-related deaths are at the lowest level since their 2005 peak, down 21%, figures from UNAids suggest. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Health, Regions, United Nations 2011-11-23T05:48:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/malarias_achilles_heel_revealed/?source=rss Researchers have revealed a key discovery in understanding how the most deadly species of malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, invades human red blood cells. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Health, Medical Discoveries 2011-11-17T17:05:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/liver_implant_gives_boy_another_chance_of_life/?source=rss Doctors in London say they have cured a baby boy of a life-threatening disease which was destroying his liver. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Health 2011-11-16T06:50:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/new_parkinsons_therapy_hope/?source=rss A new technique could improve the quality of life for patients with Parkinson's Disease, according to research led by Cardiff University. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Health, Medical Discoveries, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, Wales 2011-11-09T06:59:00-08:00