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Prader-Willi syndrome: a form of obesity that can be explained
Prader-Willi syndrome, also known as PWS is an uncommon genetic disorder (present at birth) in which seven genes (or subsets) on chromosome 15 are deleted or unexpressed. Patients with PWS may have physical, mental and behavioral problems - the main one being an unrelenting feeling of hunger. Individual with Prader-Willi syndrome have serious problems controlling their body weight, because they spend much longer eating than other people do - there is a very strong food compulsion. PWS is the most common genetic cause of morbid obesity in children. According to the Prader-Willi Association, USA, between 1 in 8,000 and 1 in 25,000 people live with the condition. PWS affects both sexes equally. 

Public Health receives grants to fight obesity, tobacco use
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced today that Public Health - Seattle & King County has been awarded two highly-competitive federal stimulus grants totaling $25.5 million dollars over two years to address obesity and tobacco use, two of the leading contributors to premature illness, death and health care costs in the United States and locally. “It’s a huge credit to our Public Health staff and partners that we were able to get such a competitive grant to improve our community’s health,” said King County Executive Dow Constantine. Over 600 communities applied for approximately 40 grant awards through the federal stimulus initiative. “This funding will support our community partners in accelerating changes that will reduce the human and economic costs of obesity and tobacco use,” said Dr. David Fleming, Director and Health Officer for Public Health – Seattle & King County.

Stimulus money to help build healthier Hub
Boston has received $12.5 million in federal stimulus funding for a sweeping new effort to combat obesity and reduce smoking, Mayor Thomas M. Menino said yesterday. Menino said the money, which would be spent over a two-year period, would be “a significant down payment on making Boston the healthiest city in America.’’ The city has a goal of reducing obesity rates by 20 and 30 percent in adults and children. respectively, over the next five years, and closing the gap between blacks and Latinos and whites.

Omaha Gets Money to Fight Childhood Obesity
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is trying to combat the obesity problem by distributing over 372 million dollars in grants. Some of that money is being sent right here to Douglas County. While a study shows obesity becoming more of a problem across the country, the stats in Douglas Country don’t paint a great picture either. When it comes to the Omaha youth, the numbers become even more disturbing. But thanks to a 5.7 million dollar grant, Omahans will have a better chance to fight this problem head on.

Mediterranean diet tied to fertility treatment success
Women who closely adhere to a Mediterranean-style diet rich in vegetables, vegetable oils and fish may have a higher likelihood of becoming pregnant after infertility treatment, a new study suggests. Researchers in the Netherlands found that among 161 couples undergoing fertility treatment at their center, women whose eating habits most closely matched the traditional Mediterranean diet were 40 percent more likely to become pregnant than those with the least Mediterranean-like diets. The study, reported in the journal Fertility and Sterility, does not prove that the diet itself boosts the success of fertility treatment.