NATIONAL HEALTH EDUCATION COMMITTEE, INC.

135 EAST FORTY-SECOND STREET, NEW YORK 17, NEW YORK * LEXINGTON 2-9391

April 30th, 1957

Dear Dr. Shannon:

With regard to the information furnished to us by the

National Heart Institute covering fiscal 1956 research support granted by the
Institute in the field of arteriosclerosis and cerebral vascular disease, -
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each year by arteriosclerosis, it would be very encouraging to hear of expanded , -
research activities against it.  However, we can only put out such data as we

disease categories and trust that they are giving us accurate statistics.

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With all best wishes,

Yours,

Mrs. Albert D. Lasker
Chairman

Dr. James Shannon, Director
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda 14, Maryland

SPONSORING MEMBERS MRS.ALBEN BARKLEY GENERAL WILLIAM J. DONOVAN SIDNEY FARBER, M.D.
EMERSON FOOTE MRS.ALlCE FORDYCE MAURICE GOLDBLATT - LEONARD GOLDENSON
MIKE GORMAN MRS. JOHN GUNTHER * JOHN GUNTHER o HUDSON HOAGLAND, PH. D.
FREDDY HOMBURGER, M.D. * RUSSEL V. LEE, M.D. * MRS. FLORENCE MAHONEY * HAROLD MANTELL
JESSIE MARMORSTON, M.D. * MRS. EDWARD McSWEENEY GREGORY PINCUS, SC. D.
MRS. SAMUEL ROSENSOHN - HOWARD RUSK, M. D. * FREDRICK J. STARE, M.D. * KARL K. VAN METER

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Chairman. MRS,ALBERT D. LASKER

Execufwe secretary, JANE E. McOONOUGH