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New research shows effects of long-term use of opioid therapy

Half of patients on high-dose, long-term opioid therapy had hormonal disturbances or signs of inflammation, while 100 percent reported improved pain control and mental outlook, new research shows.

15 Apr 2013

New index measures political commitment of 45 developing countries to address hunger, malnutrition

The Guardian reports on "a new index measuring political commitment to tackling hunger and undernutrition in 45 developing countries."

12 Apr 2013

Post-2015 must address poverty, food security

Mark Suzman, managing director for international policy, programs and advocacy at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, writes in the foundation's "Impatient Optimists" blog, "Last week saw two key events related to the Millennium Development Goals: the kickoff on April 5 of an ambitious global campaign focused on accelerating progress over the last 1,000 days before the 2015 deadline and a critical meeting on April 4 in Madrid to assess how hunger, food security and nutrition should be tackled in any post-2015 framework."

11 Apr 2013

Neurosurgeons remove hypothalamic hamartoma to combat hyperphagia, unhealthy weight gain

Neurosurgeons at the University of Texas-Houston and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital (Houston, Texas) report on the success they achieved when they removed a hypothalamic hamartoma from a 10-year-old girl to combat hyperphagia (excessive appetite and compulsive overeating) and consequent unhealthy weight gain.

10 Apr 2013

Podcast addresses food security in Ethiopia

In the third Humanosphere podcast, development blogger Tom Paulson interviews Roger Thurow, a former foreign correspondent for the Wall Street Journal and senior fellow on global agriculture and food policy at the Chicago Council of Global Affairs.

9 Apr 2013

Blogs, opinion pieces recognize 1,000 day milestone until end of MDGs

April 5 marked 1,000 days until the end of the Millennium Development Goals, agreed to by the U.N. in 2000 as the world's first development agenda. International discussions are underway to determine the post-2015 development agenda.

9 Apr 2013

Politicians need to address 'increasingly ominous' issue of food security

"A study by the U.K. Institution of Mechanical Engineers found that somewhere between 30 percent and 50 percent of all the food grown in the world never makes it to the plate," and "[u]p to one billion people are malnourished or hungry," a Guardian editorial writes.

9 Apr 2013

New York Times describes opposition to, support of Obama administration plan to reform food aid

"An Obama administration plan to change the way the United States distributes its international food aid has touched off an intense lobbying campaign by a coalition of shipping companies, agribusiness and charitable groups who say the change will harm the nation's economy and hamper efforts to fight global hunger," the New York Times reports.

6 Apr 2013

Drought, flooding in Haiti leading to increase in malnutrition, U.N. report says

"A growing number of people in Haiti do not have enough to eat, according to the United Nations relief wing, mostly as a result of drought and the impact of recent tropical storms," the U.N. News Centre reports (4/3).

6 Apr 2013

NPR examines debate over rumors of changes to U.S. food aid operations

"[R]umors ... that the White House is planning major changes in the way that the U.S. donates food to fight hunger in some of the world's poorest countries" have "set off an emotional debate" in Washington, D.C., NPR's "Morning Edition" reports.

5 Apr 2013

UEA research could offer long-lasting solution to eating disorders

Researchers at the University of East Anglia have made a discovery in neuroscience that could offer a long-lasting solution to eating disorders such as obesity.

5 Apr 2013

UC San Francisco researchers outline cell-based therapeutics as a "third pillar” of medicine

Treating patients with cells may one day become as common as it is now to treat the sick with drugs made from engineered proteins, antibodies or smaller chemicals, according to UC San Francisco researchers.

4 Apr 2013

More flexible food aid plan would allow better use of taxpayer dollars

"When it comes to providing hunger relief to needy people around the world, the United States has been a leader since World War II. And if early reports about the Obama administration's 2014 budget are true, then the U.S. will have a golden opportunity to provide even more food to the hungry while spending less taxpayer dollars in the years ahead," Catherine Bertini and Dan Glickman, co-chairs of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs' Global Agricultural Development Initiative, write in a Politico opinion piece.

4 Apr 2013

Policymakers should help improve food security in urban areas, report says

"Tackling hunger is not only a question of producing more food in rural areas, but requires looking at why poor urban populations struggle to eat enough -- a problem aggravated by climate change, a report from the International Institute for Environment and Development said on Thursday," AlertNet reports.

3 Apr 2013

Global consortium aims to use surplus food to tackle hunger in developing world

"A consortium of donors, NGOs, supermarkets and agro-businesses are working on plans to [send] surplus food, currently wasted in industrialized countries, to the developing world to tackle hunger," Owen Barder, senior fellow and director for Europe at the Center for Global Development, writes in the center's "Global Development: Views from the Center" blog.

3 Apr 2013

WFP director says food security crisis in Sahel is not over

The World Food Programme (WFP) "is helping feed more than 10 million people in eight countries" in the Sahel, but WFP Executive Director Ertharin Cousin "stressed the crisis was not over," AlertNet reports.

30 Mar 2013

Third edition of Mediaplanet's Investing in the Developing World series hit newsstands

The third edition of Mediaplanet's "Investing in the Developing World" series hit newsstands today in select markets of USA Today, setting the stage in Latin America and the Caribbean.

30 Mar 2013

Inflammation and epigenetics: an interview with Dr Belkina and Dr Denis, Boston University School of Medicine

Inflammation can be thought of as taking two major forms: acute or chronic. Acute inflammation, which can be painful, usually arises quickly and resolves quickly. It accompanies bacterial infections, traumatic injury and is useful to fight infections and promote healing.

28 Mar 2013

High-protein breakfast improves diet quality, prevents overeating

Breakfast might be the most important meal of the day, but up to 60 percent of American young people consistently skip it. Now, Heather Leidy, an assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, says eating a breakfast rich in protein significantly improves appetite control and reduces unhealthy snacking on high-fat or high-sugar foods in the evening, which could help improve the diets of more than 25 million overweight or obese young adults in the U.S.

27 Mar 2013

Eating behavior could act as defense mechanism against infections and autoimmune disorders

Neurons that control hunger in the central nervous system also regulate immune cell functions, implicating eating behavior as a defense against infections and autoimmune disease development, Yale School of Medicine researchers have found in a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

26 Mar 2013

Appetite News and Research

New research shows effects of long-term use of opioid therapy

New index measures political commitment of 45 developing countries to address hunger, malnutrition

Post-2015 must address poverty, food security

Neurosurgeons remove hypothalamic hamartoma to combat hyperphagia, unhealthy weight gain

Podcast addresses food security in Ethiopia

Blogs, opinion pieces recognize 1,000 day milestone until end of MDGs

Politicians need to address 'increasingly ominous' issue of food security

New York Times describes opposition to, support of Obama administration plan to reform food aid

Drought, flooding in Haiti leading to increase in malnutrition, U.N. report says

NPR examines debate over rumors of changes to U.S. food aid operations

UEA research could offer long-lasting solution to eating disorders

UC San Francisco researchers outline cell-based therapeutics as a "third pillar” of medicine

More flexible food aid plan would allow better use of taxpayer dollars

Policymakers should help improve food security in urban areas, report says

Global consortium aims to use surplus food to tackle hunger in developing world

WFP director says food security crisis in Sahel is not over

Third edition of Mediaplanet's Investing in the Developing World series hit newsstands

Inflammation and epigenetics: an interview with Dr Belkina and Dr Denis, Boston University School of Medicine

High-protein breakfast improves diet quality, prevents overeating

Eating behavior could act as defense mechanism against infections and autoimmune disorders

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