I was pretty disturbed when I read through the current issue of the
British Medical Journal today (online, of course).  Take a look at an
exerpt below and tell me if you notice anything missing.

http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/318/7175/8/b
WHO plans to halve child asthma deaths
...
Particular emphasis is being placed on preventive treatment. Professor
Pauwels said:
"Governments and health authorities need to ensure adequate financing
for effective
anti-inflammatory therapies, irrespective of the health care system or
the patient's socioeconomic
status." ...

"We have sound evidence proving the cost benefits of keeping asthma
under control and
outpatients out of the hospital. Despite this, millions of people with
asthma are still not receiving
the treatments they need, particularly in developing countries," warned
Professor Pauwels. [BMJ 1999;318:8 ( 2 January )]

ExCUSE me?  They plan to emphasize prevention by controling
medications?  Not a word about prevention through breastfeeding.  Not a
word.
<sigh>
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Jeanne Mitchell, Austin, TX
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"You can tell the quality of a person by how
they treat people they don't need." My Dad