Longitudinal studies are a key element of any serious public health program. Asking the same questions and taking the same measurements of the same people periodically over extended times provides a wealth of valuable information for everything from diagnoses to prevention efforts, identifying who’s likely susceptible to what and when, and forming the basis for recommending changes in behavior, vaccination schedules, etc. Unfortunately, it appears that the recent research cuts by Health and Human Services and its constituent agencies as well as other governmental departments, may have ended some of these studies