Current News - May 2008

Undernutrition

• "Africa: Child Hunger, Poverty Must Be Eradicated in Africa", BuaNews, May 13, 2008
  President Girma Woldegoirgis of Ethiopia has stressed the need for urgent action towards eradicating child hunger and poverty in Africa.
• "UN Chief Urges Global Leadership to Combat Food Crisis", American Free Press, May 12, 2008
  UN Chief Ban Ki Moon called for global leadership against the global food crisis as a United Nations task force met for the first time to design an action plan to curb soaring prices.
• "Bush Seeks More Food Aid for Poor Countries", New York Times, May 2, 2008
  President Bush on Thursday proposed spending an additional $770 million in emergency food assistance for poor countries, responding to rising food prices that have resulted in social unrest in several nations.

Overnutrition

• "Sleep Habits Linked to Obesity ", Washington Post, May 13, 2008
  A new government study finds that people who sleep fewer than six hours a night —or more than nine—are more likely to be obese. The study also linked light sleepers to higher smoking rates, less physical activity and more alcohol use.
• "Roche Targets Diabetes to Reduce Cancer Drug Sales", Bloomberg, May 7, 2008
  Cancer drugs have propelled Roche Holding's profit by more than 20 percent a year since 2004. To continue the pace, the Swiss company is racing to break into the fast-expanding, $21 billion-a-year diabetes market.
• "Lilly Discovery Could Help Control Hunger Hormone", Indianapolis, May 6, 2008
  Researchers at Eli Lilly say they have made a discovery that may one day could lead to a medicine that reduces appetite and diminish obesity.