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Laughter increases production of antibodies and activates body's protective cells

Laughter is a highly complex process. Joyous or mirthful laughter is considered a positive stress (eustress) that involves complicated brain activities leading to a positive effect on health. Norman Cousins first suggested the idea that humor and the associated laughter can benefit a person's health in the 1970s. His ground-breaking work, as a layperson diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, documented his use of laughter in treating himself—with medical approval and oversight—into remission.

27 Apr 2010

World Bank-IMF report tracks impact of global economic downturn on MDGs

Though the global economic crisis has slowed the pace of efforts to reduce poverty in developing countries, the countries remain "on track" to meet the Millennium Development Goal target to halve extreme poverty by 2015, according to a report released Friday by the World Bank and IMF, Agence France-Presse reports (4/26).

27 Apr 2010

97% of new mums have sleep problems, says study

A new sleep research has found what we have suspected for a long time – one fourth of the new mums are sleep deprived. And 97% mothers of less than two year olds have sleep problems.

27 Apr 2010

U.S., other donors commit $880M for new World Bank-hosted Global Food Security fund

The U.S. Treasury Thursday announced $880 million in contributions from the U.S., Canada, Spain, South Korea and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for the new World Bank-hosted Global Agriculture and Food Security Program, Reuters reports (Lawder, 4/22).

24 Apr 2010

CARE applauds U.S. leadership in addressing long-term solutions to global hunger

Today the humanitarian organization CARE applauds the United States' leadership in addressing long-term solutions to global hunger. CARE commends Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) and Ranking Member Richard Lugar (R-IN) for holding this important hearing.

23 Apr 2010

Opinions: New U.S.-backed global food, agriculture program; Foreign aid to Africa; Medicines in Africa

In a Wall Street Journal opinion piece, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner and Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, announce the launch of the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program, a fund "to help the world's poorest farmers grow more food and earn more than they do now so they can lift themselves out of hunger and poverty."

23 Apr 2010

Report recommends increasing investment in small-scale farms run by women to achieve hunger MDG

An ActionAid report released on Wednesday recommends that major aid donors increase their support of small-scale farms run by women in developing countries to maximize the chance of meeting the U.N. Millennium Development Goal of halving hunger by 2015, Reuters reports.

23 Apr 2010

Gelesis presents Attiva data at AACE 19th Annual Meeting & Clinical Congress

Boston-based medical technology firm Gelesis, Inc. unveiled its capsulated device Attiva™, and presented data showing that Attiva™ significantly increased the post-meal feeling of satiety and reduced hunger between meals in obese patients. This data was presented today at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) 19th Annual Meeting & Clinical Congress.

23 Apr 2010

Listening to personal music players can induce hearing loss

Young people who listen to personal music players for several hours a day at high volume could be putting their hearing at risk, warns an expert in an editorial published on bmj.com today.

21 Apr 2010

Reuters examines uneven economic growth, welfare programs in India

Reuters reports on the recent efforts by India's government to expand welfare programs throughout the country: "Since helping the Congress party win re-election last year, welfare has fast become the government's knee-jerk answer to policy dilemmas as it tries to ease food inflation, help growth trickle down to the poor, and win hearts and minds in" the country, the news service writes.

21 Apr 2010

Warning on hearing loss from personal music players

For the generation that cannot imagine living without their iPods here is some bad news. Listening to music at high volume can cause grave damage to your hearing. The risk is even higher for those who use earphones that are inserted into the ear canal as this intensifies the volume. There is growing evidence of young people having poorer hearing when they use such devices on a regular basis.

21 Apr 2010

Certain genetic mutations lead to Type 1 diabetes: The Scripps Research Institute

Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have provided an answer to the 40-year-old mystery of how certain genetic mutations lead to Type 1 diabetes. This new molecular understanding could lead to novel therapies for Type 1 diabetes and other autoimmune diseases.

20 Apr 2010

Opinion: After health reform, U.S. should focus on responding to global health needs

"Now that the Obama administration has delivered on health care in the United States, we should think about families around the globe who suffer from malnutrition and lack access to basic maternal and child health-care services, including family planning," Thomas Lovejoy of Population Action International and Jim Harkness, president of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, write in a MinnPost.com opinion piece that examines the health needs of people living in developing countries and ways Congressional leaders can respond.

17 Apr 2010

News outlets report on food crisis in Sahel region of Africa

A food crisis is developing across the Sahel region - from Mauritania and Guinea to Nigeria and Sudan - where "[m]illions" of people are facing hunger and malnutrition, aid groups say, afrol News reports.

13 Apr 2010

Hormones leptin and insulin work together to affect regulation of blood sugar levels, female fertility

New findings by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers suggest that the hormones leptin and insulin work together in specific neurons in the hypothalamus region of the brain to affect both the regulation of blood sugar levels in the body and, surprisingly, female fertility.

12 Apr 2010

State Department to open new hunger, food security office

The Department of State on Wednesday announced it is opening a "new office on hunger and food security," Politico's Laura Rozen writes on her blog.

9 Apr 2010

Food-grade hydrogel helps reduce desire for food in obese patients

New research indicates that a first-of-its-kind, superabsorbent hydrogel significantly increased the post-meal feeling of satiety and reduced hunger between meals in obese patients. This data will be presented Thursday, April 22, 2010 at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) 19th Annual Meeting & Clinical Congress.

8 Apr 2010

Eating protein-rich eggs for breakfast reduces hunger, decreases calorie consumption throughout the day

A new study demonstrates that eating protein-rich eggs for breakfast reduces hunger and decreases calorie consumption at lunch and throughout the day. The study, published in the February issue of Nutrition Research, found that men who consumed an egg-based breakfast ate significantly fewer calories when offered an unlimited lunch buffet compared to when they ate a carbohydrate-rich bagel breakfast of equal calories.

7 Apr 2010

IPS examines malnutrition, obesity in Latin America

Inter Press Service examines malnutrition and factors contributing to the rising rates of "obesity and obesity-related illness - such as type II diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, some forms of cancer and osteoporosis - in Latin America, and especially among the poorest sectors of the population."

7 Apr 2010

European Commission rolls out new food security policies; Agricultural Research Conference concludes

The European Commission (EC) recently announced that it has adopted two new policy frameworks "to help developing countries address food security in emergency and long-term situations" and has called upon member nations to implement similar policies, IRIN reports.

3 Apr 2010

Appetite News and Research

Laughter increases production of antibodies and activates body's protective cells

World Bank-IMF report tracks impact of global economic downturn on MDGs

97% of new mums have sleep problems, says study

U.S., other donors commit $880M for new World Bank-hosted Global Food Security fund

CARE applauds U.S. leadership in addressing long-term solutions to global hunger

Opinions: New U.S.-backed global food, agriculture program; Foreign aid to Africa; Medicines in Africa

Report recommends increasing investment in small-scale farms run by women to achieve hunger MDG

Gelesis presents Attiva data at AACE 19th Annual Meeting & Clinical Congress

Listening to personal music players can induce hearing loss

Reuters examines uneven economic growth, welfare programs in India

Warning on hearing loss from personal music players

Certain genetic mutations lead to Type 1 diabetes: The Scripps Research Institute

Opinion: After health reform, U.S. should focus on responding to global health needs

News outlets report on food crisis in Sahel region of Africa

Hormones leptin and insulin work together to affect regulation of blood sugar levels, female fertility

State Department to open new hunger, food security office

Food-grade hydrogel helps reduce desire for food in obese patients

Eating protein-rich eggs for breakfast reduces hunger, decreases calorie consumption throughout the day

IPS examines malnutrition, obesity in Latin America

European Commission rolls out new food security policies; Agricultural Research Conference concludes

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