A recent warning from the World Health Organization about what the COVID-19 pandemic will look like in 20 years should have New Yorkers very concerned.
For Beth Boshart and Greg Lowe it has been a long streak of bad luck. Greg is a local artist who specializes in wood carvings. Every sculpture he does is by hand, and in many cases has sentimental value. One latest streak of bad luck came in the form of theft. Three of his carvings were stolen from the front yard of his North Utica home.
On Wednesday, August 19th, 2015 Matteo Benjamin Cross came in to the world a healthy, beautiful baby boy. It was only three short weeks later that he stopped breathing in his mother, Kayla's, arms. After an aggressive fight to save his life, he passed away. It was later learned that he had suffered from congenial heart disease.
Valentine's Day may be over, but that doesn't mean you have to take down all of your heart decorations yet. February is also American Heart Month, so keep gluing glitter to pink construction paper while you educate yourself on all the ways to make sure your future is heart-disease-free.
To get you started, we've answered five big questions about heart health below.
Those of you who work at a desk job all day--you could be at risk of heart disease, diabetes and obesity if you don't get up for a few minutes and move around.