Hello Pat and all , Pat asked me to provide her with the Times email so she can respond to their assertion that no one knows why asthma is rising. NYTIMES yesterday...Here it is for everyone moved to read and respond to it. From the web I got the address of Bill Dicke, Science and Technology editor I believe. He can be reached at <[log in to unmask]> Sometimes I feel I must be making connections that are not scientifically reasonable because they seem so obvious to me, and so conspicuously absent from the general consciousness, whether medical -minded or not. Nice to come back to Lactnet and feel I'm not alone. I enjoyed the term "breastfeeding evangelist" Chris! Judy Fram, Brooklyn, NY