Yesterday, the March 1996 issue of Sesame Street Parents arrived in my mail.
I reviewed it for health related articles.  This time the article was on
asthma, called "Asthma Alert" by Carl Sherman.

It indicates that there has been a dramatic rise in cases of asthma in
children.  "Between 1982 and 1992, the childhood asthma rate rost 58
percent..."  It also says (in the leader) that "Despite new research and
more sophisticated treatments, medical science has not been able to curtail
the growth of this baffling epidemic."  The article cites heredity and
environmental problems as underlying causes, and nowhere mentions early
exposure to foods other than human milk as a possible cause.  Nor does it
mention the reduction in asthma and its allergenic triggers in breastfed
children.

Most of the article addresses how to "manage" the disease, treatment
programs, removing allergens from the house, and choosing a doctor.

For those who wish to enlighten these folks, letters to the editor can go to:

Sesame Street Parents
One Lincoln Plaza
New York, NY 10023

or email to [log in to unmask]

or fax to 212-875-6105

Margaret K.K. Radcliffe ([log in to unmask])
Mining & Minerals Engr, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA