[For instance, there is a direct link between infant mortality and premature birth. Clearly the more premature an infant is read more

[For instance, there is a direct link between infant mortality and premature birth. Clearly the more premature an infant is when he is born, the greater likelihood of complications. In fact, according to the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services National Center for Health Statistics, complications stemming from short gestation and low birth weight are the second leading causes of infant mortality in the United States. Ironically, the advanced medical technologies used in the United States tend to increase our infant mortality rate, not decrease it. In the United States, advanced technologies and procedures have made it more practical in recent years for medical professionals to attempt to save severely premature infants. Such attempts do not always succeed, adding to the rate of infant mortality.] Resuscitation is more likely to be attempted on extremely premature babies born in the United States than in many other countries, ... The extremely premature babies on whom resuscitation is unsuccessful are then counted as infant deaths, whereas they are counted as fetal deaths when resuscitation has not been attempted.

Weight loss is not just about behavior and willpower; it's biological. There is a coordinated mechanism in the body — read more

Weight loss is not just about behavior and willpower; it's biological. There is a coordinated mechanism in the body — designed to prevent you from starving to death — that makes weight loss difficult.

[Addressing a conference in Tehran on Wednesday, entitled] The World Without Zionism ... To those who doubt, to those who read more

[Addressing a conference in Tehran on Wednesday, entitled] The World Without Zionism ... To those who doubt, to those who ask is it possible, or those who do not believe, I say accomplishment of a world without America and Israel is both possible and feasible.

It's an environment where it is very difficult to jump in.

It's an environment where it is very difficult to jump in.

They have become the really hot projects. Hogs and sheep are not increasing as dramatically as the rabbits and goats, read more

They have become the really hot projects. Hogs and sheep are not increasing as dramatically as the rabbits and goats, but they are going up too.

Dan drove like a champion today.

Dan drove like a champion today.

It's not stuff you do when you're worrying about an election, ... As he looks at these projects, he doesn't read more

It's not stuff you do when you're worrying about an election, ... As he looks at these projects, he doesn't ever say, 'Let's do less and rest on the record.' The guy continues to lead with his chin.

There's a danger inherent in adopting rules that sound good but have no statistical basis or significance.

There's a danger inherent in adopting rules that sound good but have no statistical basis or significance.

Michelle is a very talented Irish dancer. Chris Foster has the same influences as mine. He's mostly interested in 1960s read more

Michelle is a very talented Irish dancer. Chris Foster has the same influences as mine. He's mostly interested in 1960s rock n' roll. The youngest member of the band is not yet 30 and the oldest is approaching 50, so we have a broad range of musical experience. We all bring those different influences in when we play.