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This is what the letter looks like: ----- Original Message ----- From: "Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology" <[log in to unmask]> To: "Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology" <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, November 11, 2005 8:58 PM Subject: Act Now To Support NIH Funding > Thank you for using Federation of American Societies for Experimental > Biology Mail System > > Message sent to the following recipients: > Representative Franks > Message text follows: > > Rayilyn Brown > 18507 N. Windfall dr. > Surprise , AZ 85374 > > > November 11, 2005 > > [recipient address was inserted here] > > > Dear [recipient name was inserted here], > > As the former teacher of a researcher, Dr. Charleen Chu, a Parkinson's > disease prisoner and your constituent, I strongly urge you to support the > Senate-passed recommendation of $29.4 billion for the National Institutes > of Health (NIH). > > NIH has provided the resources and support for researchers like me to > undertake work aimed at improving human health and decreasing human > suffering. If NIH is forced to operate at a funding level well below the > rate of inflation (such as at the House-passed recommended level of $28.5 > billion, which is only a 0.5 % increase over FY2005), it will hinder our > search for cures and therapies for our nation's most devastating > conditions. > > In 1998, Congress began a campaign to double the budget of the NIH. Five > years later this goal came to fruition and our country has seen incredible > benefits in the form of better health therapies and information. A few > examples of breakthrough research include: > > . Fighting the Flu with Cutting Edge Technologies. NIH funded scientists > have designed short-interfering RNA (siRNA) against influenza virus. These > siRNAs, when given to mice by injection or aerosol, before or after viral > infection, block virus production in the lungs and effectively prevent and > treat influenza infection. These exciting results suggest that this > powerful new approach could be used to prevent and treat influenza in > people > > . Advances in Alzheimer's Research. NIH-funded scientists continue to > attack Alzheimer's disease on multiple fronts. Significant advances > include the development of molecules that inhibit Beta-Amyloid plaque > aggregation and could lead to drugs that slow or prevent the progression > of Alzheimer's, successful behavioral interventions that help patients to > function better with daily tasks, and improved brain imaging techniques > that enable doctors to identify patients at the very early stages of > Alzheimer's when drug intervention might be most effective. > > These two examples are only a brief glimpse of the positive outcomes of > the NIH doubling. I urge you to keep this momentum alive by voting to > provide NIH with $29.4 billion for FY2006, which is a 3.7 % increase over > FY2005, as well as to oppose any across-the-board cut to vital domestic > programs, including biomedical research. Now is not the time to weaken > our nation's commitment to medical research that provides hope for the > improved health and well-being of all Americans. > > > Sincerely, > > > Rayilyn Brown > 623-584-5869 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn