I simply cannot see how denying chemotherapy treatment for Palestinian children increases Israel's security or advances U.S. national interests.

Unfortunately, we are still in an age where individuals may be discriminated against because of health conditions.

And as a nurse, I know very well the importance, for example, of electronic medical records.

The refusal to acknowledge the scientific value of embryonic stem cell research is one more tragic misstep.

Each year thousands of embryos, no bigger than the head of a pin, are created in the process of in vitro fertilization, with the support of Congress, by the way.

As we may know, osteoporosis affects around 10 million Americans, most of whom are over 55, and it is the cause of an estimated 1.5 million fractures annually.

I want to thank the efforts of the American Public Health Association and its 200-plus partners who have organized events around the Nation that serve to raise everyone's awareness of the need to improve public health.