<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> "Greta C. de Wolf" <[log in to unmask]> said: >>There is a bill in our federal congress (HOUSE BILL HR 2573 and SENATE >>BILL S1897) to establish an office for auto immune diseases in the >>National Institute of Health. .. >> >>(Sample letter)... >> >>...important that Celiac Disease and Dermatitis Herpetiformis be included >>as an autoimmune disease. ... Enclosed is a copy of an >>Newsweek stating that we now believe as many as 1 in 250 Americans >>suffer from these diseases. Put this in real perspective for then by then adding: " That prevalence would match that of juvenile-onset diabetes, prominent among those studied in current autoimmune research programs there." Kemp Randolph Long Island ----------------------------------------------------------- <[log in to unmask]>