1.   Childbirth has been linked to lower rates of breast cancer, and there have been concerns that lesbians get significantly more breast cancer than heterosexual women.

2.   Higher lending rates tend to reduce the appeal of existing fixed-income issues that pay yields linked to lower rates.

3.   If you could somehow link it to lower taxes, our lawmakers would vote to change pi in a wink, and science be hanged.

4.   Low-fat, high-fiber diets are linked to lower rates of cancer and heart disease.

5.   Obesity in women was linked to lower rates of marriage, fewer years of educational attainment, lower household incomes and higher rates of poverty.

6.   Only consumption of lycopene in tomatoes was linked to lower risk of the disease.

7.   There is also speculation that soy is linked to lower cancer rates.

8.   Lead paint has been linked to lower IQ, mental retardation, learning difficulties, behavioral problems, stunted growth and hearing loss.

9.   Lycopene has been linked to lower rates of prostate and other cancers.