[poobear]

Are they going to make mandatory BMI for the fat @ss LPN’s and Nurses too? Would seem to me that’s more of a health issue than smoking. How many cigs can you smoke on a 10 hour shift vs. how many donuts can you sneak between meals!

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Remember when Tipper Gore suggested pediatricians talk to their young patients about guns in the house -- as guns might cause children to have mental health issues? Just imagine all the time-bombs that await us in the "health care" bill.

Healthy Children - Powered by pediatricians. Trusted by parents

[Excerpt] Advice to parents

The best way to keep your children safe from injury or death from guns is to NEVER have a gun in the home.

Do not purchase a gun, especially a handgun.
Remove all guns present in the home.
Talk to your children about the dangers of guns, and tell them to stay away from guns.

Find out if there are guns in the homes where your children play. If so, talk to the adults in the house about the dangers of guns to their families.

For those who know of the dangers of guns but still keep a gun in the home. [End Excerpt]

Last Updated 6/10/2010

Source: TIPP-The Injury Prevention Program (Copyright © 1994 American Academy of Pediatrics)

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(TIPP? As in Tipper Gore?)