Debilitating Quotes

People in this room must have back problems, I`m sure some of us do, and it is really, really one of the worst pains and debilitating parts of your body that you can actually have because you really can`t do anything in your life when you have it.

Today, only a small percentage of consumers are aware of clinical trials as a health care option, both from a standpoint of receiving a high level of care and in helping develop the latest products to treat debilitating or life-threatening diseases,

They run high fevers, their mouths are sore, they don`t eat well, they lose weight; very debilitating disease.

Mr. Speaker, the scientific evidence is overwhelming that embryonic stem cells have great potential to regenerate specific types of human tissues, offering hope for millions of Americans suffering from debilitating diseases.

Skyrocketing insurance premiums are debilitating our Nation`s health care delivery system and liability insurers are either leaving the market or raising rates to excessive levels.

I think it`s too simple to say that violence equals energy; people have said that along the way. Violence is debilitating as much as anything else.

More important is the fact that embryonic stem cell research could lead to new treatments and cures for the many Americans afflicted with life-threatening and debilitating diseases.

In today`s world, it is shortsighted to think that infectious diseases cannot cross borders. By allowing developing countries access to generic drugs, we not only help improve health in those nations, we also help ourselves control these debilitating and often deadly diseases.

Indecision is debilitating; it feeds upon itself; it is, one might almost say, habit-forming. Not only that, but it is contagious; it transmits itself to others.

In 22 states parents can't take kids fishing and eat the fish if they're lucky enough to catch anything because of mercury. Think about that. In 44% of all river bodies and streams it's not safe to fish or swim. And yet industrial polluters continue to block legislation that would prevent mercury and MTBE from polluting our water supplies and leaving children with debilitating diseases.