Each year, millions of hopeful American women try to become pregnant, and each year, thousands of those women lose their babies to sickness and disease. Among the most prominent causes of infant mortality are miscarriages. Until recently, miscarriage studies have been limited and, as a result, miscarriage remains a mysterious topic for patients and doctors alike.
The American Heart Association's major fund raising event, the Heart Walk, is taking place in Poughkeepsie on February 26 and Marist will in attendance. The heart walk promotes physical activity and awareness of the number one and number three killers of American people, heart disease and stroke.
THE FAT APPLE In its seventh annual America's Fattest and Fittest Cities report, Men's Fitness magazine has named Houston the fattest city in the United States, and Seattle the fittest. In its report, the magazine said their "panel of experts put every city on a scale of sorts and considered the real-world factors that make all people ... more likely to put on pounds.