LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
the scandalous situation we currently find ourselves in at present. Moreover, I submit that without a national health system to provide medical care to everyone regardless of their personal financial situation, we are unlikely to get sufficient support to tackle the difficult problems which will allow us to prevent disease. Indeed, curative medicine has held sway in our culture since early Greece and it is not likely that we can undo thousands of years of culture easily. Finally, I do not wish to convey a message of hopelessness for I believe that through our efforts and further research greater advances lie ahead. Progress however, does not lie in the
direction of higher unemployment and taxation of those who work for a living. Stephen Redmond, MD, MPH 12 South Randolph Ave. Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Results on Bread Testing Consumer Reports (CR) has published interesting and puzzling findings that some white breads may be superior to whole wheat and other specialty breads (May 1976). We have partially repeated and extended these rat-feeding studies, and reprints of our report
are available (D. R. Davis, E. Malone, and R. J. Williams, J. Int. Acad. Preventive Med. 4:41, 1977). For the six breads we tested we confirm CR's rankings, but contrary to its conclusions, we find the six rankings correlate strongly with the amounts of milk products, egg, and possibly soy used as ingredients. Interestingly, the bottomranked sprouted wheat bread, though markedly inferior to all the others, was improved by supplementation with vitamins, but not with protein. DonaldcR. Davis, PhD
Clayton Foundation Biochemical Institute University of Texas Austin, TX 78712
Postdoctoral Training Program in Mental Health Services Evaluation and Research Applications are now being received by Yale University for a postdoctoral training program designed to develop skills to engage in professional careers as investigators and teachers in the field of mental health program evaluation and research. The program consists of course work and opportunities for interdisciplinary research and can be structured for a period of two years. Applicants must have a doctoral degree in medicine, epidemiology, public health, nursing, social work, or the behavioral or administrative sciences. The program is funded by the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration of HEW, and provides for a limited number of stipends between $10,000 and $13,200. The deadline for applications is April 15, 1978. Notification of admission will be made by May 30, 1978. For information write: Lee D. Brauer, MD, Program Coordinator, Program in Mental Health Services Evaluation and Research, Center for the Study of Health Services, Institution for Social and Policy Studies, Yale University, 77 Prospect St., New Haven, CT 06520.
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the scandalous situation we currently find ourselves in at present. Moreover, I submit that without a national health system to provide medical care to everyone regardless of their personal financial situation, we are unlikely to get sufficient support to tackle the difficult problems which will allow us to prevent disease. Indeed, curative medicine has held sway in our culture since early Greece and it is not likely that we can undo thousands of years of culture easily. Finally, I do not wish to convey a message of hopelessness for I believe that through our efforts and further research greater advances lie ahead. Progress however, does not lie in the
direction of higher unemployment and taxation of those who work for a living. Stephen Redmond, MD, MPH 12 South Randolph Ave. Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Results on Bread Testing Consumer Reports (CR) has published interesting and puzzling findings that some white breads may be superior to whole wheat and other specialty breads (May 1976). We have partially repeated and extended these rat-feeding studies, and reprints of our report
are available (D. R. Davis, E. Malone, and R. J. Williams, J. Int. Acad. Preventive Med. 4:41, 1977). For the six breads we tested we confirm CR's rankings, but contrary to its conclusions, we find the six rankings correlate strongly with the amounts of milk products, egg, and possibly soy used as ingredients. Interestingly, the bottomranked sprouted wheat bread, though markedly inferior to all the others, was improved by supplementation with vitamins, but not with protein. DonaldcR. Davis, PhD
Clayton Foundation Biochemical Institute University of Texas Austin, TX 78712
Postdoctoral Training Program in Mental Health Services Evaluation and Research Applications are now being received by Yale University for a postdoctoral training program designed to develop skills to engage in professional careers as investigators and teachers in the field of mental health program evaluation and research. The program consists of course work and opportunities for interdisciplinary research and can be structured for a period of two years. Applicants must have a doctoral degree in medicine, epidemiology, public health, nursing, social work, or the behavioral or administrative sciences. The program is funded by the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration of HEW, and provides for a limited number of stipends between $10,000 and $13,200. The deadline for applications is April 15, 1978. Notification of admission will be made by May 30, 1978. For information write: Lee D. Brauer, MD, Program Coordinator, Program in Mental Health Services Evaluation and Research, Center for the Study of Health Services, Institution for Social and Policy Studies, Yale University, 77 Prospect St., New Haven, CT 06520.
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