These are mostly elderly people with chronic diseases who were herded into the convention center with no medications, scared out of their minds. I don't know how they survived.

There is no question that the conditions we are seeing at the New Orleans convention center are deplorable. This is one of the worst disasters our nation has ever faced and the challenges to getting people out of harm's way are immeasurable. Some relief efforts, such as those at the convention center, are not moving as quickly or as smoothly as we would like.

That was the foundation. It's like a catalyst, an atom, that you have to start from the center and all things will work from that.

I'm glad to see him back out there pitching, ... I was mostly scared for his health. He is important to their team. You hate to see somebody go down like that.

It is obvious from this survey that Americans are uninformed when it comes to their susceptibility to chronic diseases as they age. Our society is both aging and living longer. Unfortunately, life after age 65 for most people means an increasing risk of developing age-related chronic diseases.

This devastating hurricane creates special hardships for those with disabilities and chronic diseases,