Cholesterol Drugs For Kids Recommended

Study Strongly Suggests Some Children Receive Medication To Stem Future Heart Problems

(CBS/AP)  For the first time, an influential doctors group is recommending that some children as young as 8 be given cholesterol-fighting drugs to ward off future heart problems.

It is the strongest guidance ever given on the issue by the American Academy of Pediatrics, which released its new guidelines Monday. The academy also recommends low-fat milk for 1-year-olds and wider cholesterol testing.

Dr. Stephen Daniels, of the academy's nutrition committee, says the new advice is based on mounting evidence showing that damage leading to heart disease, the nation's leading killer, begins early in life.

It also stems from recent research showing that cholesterol-fighting drugs are generally safe for children, Daniels said.

Several of these drugs are approved for use in children and data show that increasing numbers are using them.

"If we are more aggressive about this in childhood, I think we can have an impact on what happens later in life ... and avoid some of these heart attacks and strokes in adulthood," Daniels said. He has worked as a consultant to Abbott Laboratories and Merck & Co., but not on matters involving their cholesterol drugs.

Drug treatment would generally be targeted for kids at least 8 years old who have too much LDL, the "bad" cholesterol, along with other risky conditions, including obesity and high blood pressure.

For overweight children with too little HDL, the "good" cholesterol, the first course of action should be weight loss, more physical activity and nutritional counseling, the academy says.

At Children's Hospital in Washington, D.C., pediatric cardiologist Craig Sable is seeing kids as young as 5 and 6 with cholesterol problems, reports CBS News correspondent Nancy Cordes

"I think the sheer number of children that are overweight, are less active, and have significant levels of cholesterol has grown exponentially since I started practicing 13 years ago," Dr. Sable said.

Pediatricians should routinely check the cholesterol of children with a family history of inherited cholesterol disease or with parents or grandparents who developed heart disease at an early age, the recommendations say. Screening also is advised for kids whose family history isn't known and those who are overweight, obese or have other heart disease risk factors.

Screening is recommended sometime after age 2 but no later than age 10, at routine checkups.

The academy's earlier advice said cholesterol drugs should only be considered in children older than 10 after they fail to lose weight. Its previous cholesterol screening recommendations also were less specific and did not include targeted ages for beginning testing.

CBS News medical correspondent Emily Senay says that it is likely there will be some controversy surrounding the safety of using statins and other cholesterol-fighting drugs on such young patients.

"There have been recent studies done on children that suggest they are safe," Senay said on CBS News' The Early Show, "but I imagine a lot of people are going to have a problem with that in that these drugs have not be studied long-term in children."

Dr. John LaRosa, who studies statins, told Cordes that he's surprised by the new guidelines.

"We have very little evidence that it does any good to start lowering cholesterol with drugs in children to prevent something that might not happen for 20 or 30 years down the line," Dr. LaRosa said.

Because obesity is a risk factor for heart disease and often is accompanied by cholesterol problems, the academy recommendations say low-fat milk is appropriate for 1-year-olds "for whom overweight or obesity is a concern."

Daniels, a pediatrician in the Denver area, agreed that could include virtually all children. But he said doctors may choose to offer the new milk advice only to 1-year-olds who are already overweight or have a family history of heart problems.

The academy has long recommended against reduced-fat milk for children up to age 2 because saturated fats are needed for brain development.

"But now we have the obesity epidemic and people are thinking maybe this isn't such a good idea," said Dr. Frank Greer of the University of Wisconsin, co-author of the guidelines report, which appears in the July edition of Pediatrics, the group's medical journal.

Very young children are increasingly getting fats from sources other than milk and Greer said the updated advice is based on recent research showing no harm from reduced-fat milk in these youngsters.

With one-third of U.S. children overweight and about 17 percent obese, the new recommendations are important, said Dr. Jennifer Li, a Duke University children's heart specialist.

"We need to do something to stem the tide of childhood obesity," Li said.

Li said that 15 years ago most of her patients with cholesterol problems had an inherited form of cholesterol disease not connected to obesity.

"But now they're really outnumbered" by overweight kids with cholesterol problems and high blood pressure, she said.

Dr. Elena Fuentes-Afflick, a pediatrics professor at the University of California at San Francisco, also praised the new advice but said some parents think their kids will outgrow obesity and cholesterol problems, and might not take it seriously.

"It's hard for people to really understand" that those problems in childhood can lead to serious health consequences in adulthood, Fuentes-Afflick said.

[sfolos]

This is crazy. Statins drug are not safe for anybody and now the good doctors want to give it to childern? Just as the sales to adults are falling like a rock.

If they are concerned about obesity then have the parents shut off the tv, video games, and computer and have the child run around the block three times a day.

I would have the good doctors who are recomending these poisons diclose what momey and gifts they are taking from the drug companies.

[watcher269-2009]

That''s right - help the drug companies to make bigger profits.

Why not just take all the vending machines out of schools and make the kids EAT RIGHT!

Start making canned food manufacturers stop adding chemicals that no one can pronounce - and take out all the MSG and sodium and sugars from all the products too.

That will take care of all the problems

[estabwary]

Statins decrease CQ10 levels according some research. These are used as a crutch instead of cooking & eating healthy foods. Stop choosing convenience over health.

[displeased]

Hey kids, diet and exercise is too much work. Be like your parents and take this magical candy instead. And don''t worry, if you have any side effects, we''ll simply sell you more varieties!

[zertrat]

Are the drugs safe or not? Who knows.

Beef? That we know.
Unsafe to begin with. Then we "refine" it by increasing saturated fat content (ground beef). Bad for environment. Leading killer of rainforests in Brazil. Bad economically, except for beef moguls. Just say no to beef. Look at the faces of our fat little children chugging down those McBurgers. How about a cyanide soda to go with it? But beef is protected against all logic by the American value system. Apple pie? Not so much.

[lonestartnow]

I''ve posted this before, and I''m sure I''ll post it again, but there''s no substitute for better nutritional choices and increased physical activity. Come on parents. These are your children. Limit TV and computer time. Take away the junk and fast food and cook a nutritions meal. A lifetime of statin drugs is not the answer. Two-thirds of our population is overweight or obese and it''s costing us all, from added fuel consumption to medical bills, to missed time at work. The crazy thing is, the answer to this problem at least, is one that''s in our own control.

When we work with employee groups and organizations, offering the LoneStart Wellness Initiative in the workplace, we encourage participants to take the material home and share it with their families. It''s where it all has to start if we''re ever going to end it this epidemic. And yes, it is an epidemic.

[naucoming4u]

Here''s a switch...

...kids having to take just as many meds as their grandparents!

But then again, that would be a Pharmaceutical company''s wet dream come true!

[talkingham]

The advice is a complete crock of sht. Why not advise these parents to stop filling themselves and their children with corn syrup loaded foods, sodas to the tune of 12-20 spoons of corn syrup per serving, diet sodas with tons of deadly acids and the totally bogus death inducing poly-unsat fats (completely unnatural rancid oils the edible oils industry has loaded the US diet with for 3 decades now).

And all these bestards can do is sell your kids drugs and tell you to drink low fat milk. A complete crock.

People use some common sense. The heart disease epidemic and obesity epidemic is directly related to the over processed, rancid oil, corn syrup diet you eat, not whole milk. The American drug and nutrition industry is totally corrupt. Eat some real food, not this slop that comes in cans and boxes listing 30 or 40 ingredients in a bag of potato chips or cookies and is anything but food.

Of course these experts are only interested in selling drugs instead of pointing out what a load of slop the American diet is, and I''m not talking about whole milk, it''s one of the good things you can get but it would be a lot better if it weren''t heat processed to death.

[andor3]

an influential doctors group is recommending..."

and what are their ties to the pharmaceutical industry? those folks are behind every recommendation that more and more people should be taking something they sell daily.

This is insane advice. Cholesterol is an essential chemical in humans, especially children--it is a building block of the brain and neural tissue and also many hormones ans essential chemicals. That is why the body hangs onto cholesterol--because it is a valuable and vital chemical.

Too much is more likely a sign of a diet too rich in animal fats, not a need for a pill daily. And those statin drugs are hardly safe and benign as they are advertised.

[ponco seno]

"Cholesterol Drugs For Kids Recommended"




ARE WE KIDDING?

[pollroller1]

I can''t believe it. We are all in agreement. LOL I also think that this is just more hype for the drug companies to increase their profits. Nothing beats a healthy diet and exercise.

[colonieny]

I Agree with TAlkingham:
CORN SYRUP is in everything we eat. EVEN the LOX has corn syrup put into it.

In addition, some young teens develop polycystic ovary syndrome. These kids are obese because of elevated insulin and testosterone levels. IT is difficult to overcome, but it can be, with exercise, and a very restricted but healthy diet. The more muscle mass, the better the insulin works.

[credibility2]

Another example of the nanny state we''re becoming. Whatever happened to parents who were really being parental? News flash for parents: read the labels and stop giving artery clogging food to your kids. Don''t appease your kids or reward them with junk food. Get active with them and pressure your kid''s school to reinstate physical education and recess. Get proactive instead of sitting back and letting others do the thinking for you.

[coppertales]

Yep, perscribe meds that will blow out kidneys and damage heart muscle. 8 year old kids would not know if they are having any side effects or not. Remember, doctors will LIE TO YOU to get you to take statin meds. Those dangerous side effects are not all that rare..

[colonieny]

Two reasons: 1. Corn Syrup.
2. The break up of the traditional American family, whre the wife planned a healthy dinner at night for everyone. With feminism and "doing your own thing" there is only chaos for dinner. So the rushed DAD or MOM making the food, after a hard days work, stressed out, gets take out, or off the shelf box. ///The divorce rate directly mirrors the childhood obesity rate. /// More Obese kids come from single parent homes, and for obvious reasons.

Again, thank you feminism for all the good you have done. You go girl.

[dmyers110808]

Here''s a thought PLAYING outside and HOME cooked meals. Not Fast Food Play areas and Big Macs... Gosh, and to think we trust some of these dr.''s for medical advice.

[walkshe]

Recently read an article titled "The Oiling of America" that tells how the food industry and the government worked together to con us into believing that vegetable oils are good for us, red meat, lard, butter, etc. are bad. It also confronts the cholesterol issue and how we''ve been duped by the government, pharmacies and doctors into believing that "high" cholesterol is a major culprit in causing heart/artery issues - NOT SO! It''s our diet or fast food and prepared food (containing hydrogenated oils) that''s killing us.

[walkshe]

I had two great-grandmothers who lived to be 100+ and grew up on beef, port (home-raised), garden veggies, whole milk, butter, lard, etc. But they also got plenty of excercise. Our cells can''t process the *** we''re getting from processed foods. We''re literally poisoning our own bodies.

[clew37]

To colonieNY:

Glad to see you can still blame all the worlds problems on women. Eve wasn''t enough for you? 95% of all crimes, rape,robbery,murder,extortion,slave-trading,gun-running, drug-dealing, etc. are done by males. "I''m bad because mommy didn''t love me enough": just doesn''t cut it anymore. Grow up, accept responsibility, quit passing the blame. Just because you don''t see yourself as bad, don''t think you are any better than anyone else. You just don''t choose to to good.

[colonieny]

Clew37: Name calling does not change the fact that the rushed harried poorly organized one parent home, where the mom OR dad is trying to fullfill both roles, is a MAJOR cause of poor diets for American children. No Dad to organized a ball game or shoot hoops before a good healthy dinner that the MOM has been planning all day, and has gone to the market for fresh food.
When the nuclear family was killed , so was the healthy meals that a good Mom thought out and planned. Now she is way too busy. So get the MAc and Cheese, and take a nap.
Feminism to blame ? Sure. Take it like a man.

[john-in-ct]

Don''t trust doctors. Working with drug companies, they want everyone on drugs. Bottom line: $$$

[liberalme]

I am so happy to read most are against this.

Big business is at it again, this time at the cost of our children--have they no conscience? They''ll kill anyone for a buck.

I''ll bet a lot of "good" doctors won''t agree with medicating our children for this, they will recommend diets and exercise.

Another point--don''t go to doctors who are on a hospital payroll--they''ll sell you every test coming down the pike!

This corporate greed needs to stop or Americans need to get a whole lot smarter.

[naucoming4u]

Don''''t trust doctors. Working with drug companies, they want everyone on drugs. Bottom line: $$$

Posted by John-in-CT at 12:54 PM : Jul 07, 2008
..........

Yep!... And I vividly remember the words from my doctor regarding prescription anti-anxiety meds he wanted me to take...

...i took them for the first month. I said they "seemed" to work. He said "Good, then lets have you remain on those (xyz meds) for the long term until further notice."

I stopped taking them almost immediately after he said that... and I have have little to no anxiety attacks since.

[hypnotoad72]

Here''''s a thought PLAYING outside and HOME cooked meals. Not Fast Food Play areas and Big Macs... Gosh, and to think we trust some of these dr.''''s for medical advice.

Posted by dmyers110808
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Who has time for that? McFood and McTelevisionNanny are more convenient...

[mediamomma]

if parents stopped taking their kids to mcdonalds or burger king at such a young age that would be a huge step. rewards for good behavior should not be fast food joints. the kids get addicted. if you are in the checkout line at the grocery store, go to the aisle that doesn''t have a candy rack. my daughter learned at an early age that fruits & veggies were better than candy. she preferred natural over junk which was great. stop stocking your fridge w/soda. we don''t have any in our house. occasionally she will grab a soda if we go on a road trip, but for the most part all we drink is water (w/the exception of milk @ mealtime). she would rather eat salads then chicken nuggets. parents should watch their kids closely because if diabetes or thyroid plays any part in your family history (mom or dad side), that plays a huge part in the obesity problem as well. my daughter had a symptom of diabetes so i had her sugar level checked. come to find out her sugar was good but her thyroid was bad & it was caught early enough that she never started the weight gain. look up the warning signs for diabetes & have your kid checked for both that & thyroid if they exhibit any symptoms. but most important, eating healthy is the way to go. not drugs.

[meinnv]

I am against this idea as well. There is no reason for doctors to peddle their drugs to kids.

But, here is the problem with fast foods...

When the kids are in school, they are given 20-30 minutes tops to literally throw their food down.

They sometimes don''t have the option of getting something healthy since most schools, at least here in Nevada peddle fast foods prepared at the schools--burgers, tacos, pizza. Those are faster and cheaper for the schools to make.

The kids wait in the lunch lines for upwards to 10-15 minutes to get something that is fast and easy; then they only have about 15-20 minutes to eat it, wash it down then it''s off to another class.

How about giving school kids a longer lunch period and encourage parents to bring their child a healthier lunch from home, and offer salads & healthier alternatives from school?

And, also consider the price of healthier foods. A Double cheeseburger at some places is 99 cents, while a salad is $4.99. Remember we are also in economic straits. A better solution would be to go to home schooling and force the government to give us a tax break to afford healthier foods.

I know, what a nice wish :)

[meinnv]

McDonalds isn''t to blame in most cases and neither are the parents who are forced to work 80 some hours per week just to provide for their kids and do not have the time to cook. It is sad, perhaps instead of wanting so much 24-7 services, we should go back to the traditional 9a-5p, with the exception of essential services--fire, police & medical. We as a society are creating a stressful & demanding work field for these parents who have to support their children.

Growing up my mother worked 3p-11p, 5 nights a week. It was just me and her. So if I wanted a home cooked meal I waited until midnight or I popped something into the microwave. Not the best choice, but then again it was either wait all night or starve.

Then again, let''s not forget sometimes the healthier foods were too expensive. Is sad when you have to choose between a roof over your head and your health. When you''ve only got so much for groceries--you get what you can afford, even if that means tuna helper or hamburger helper.

As I said, if I only have $2 to eat on, I can afford the cheap cheeseburger, but not the $5 salad. I can only do so much--I can''t turn $2 into $5.

[meinnv]

A little FYI:

Thin or fat, you can still suffer from high blood pressure. If it runs in your family, you are very likely to suffer from it.

Just as in my family--my mother, her mother (my grandmother) & my grandmother''s mother had it. Also, four of my grandmother''s sisters had it. They grew up in the depression and were relatively skinny for most of their lives.

My great-grandmother (who was born in the late 1800''s) passed at the age of 84, my grandmother at 85 (born in 1917). My great-grandmother was overweight, my grandmother was skinny. Both had high blood pressure.

[colonieny]

To media momma : YOu are so right !
And the rushed single family mom trying to do it all , alone, cuts corners, and heads for easy meals, like MC D.

In the old day of MOM and DAD at home, this did not happen.

These women are not lazy, they are over stretched, over stressed, and thanks to the Feminist Movement in America, the kids have suffered greatly, in so many ways.

[foreducation]

This is absolutely my 1st time leaving comments at CBSNews. Emphatically, I don''t agree with the recommendations. Everything we do as adults can be traced back to childhood habits. So do we need to stuff the kids with pills and capsules from day one?! Look beyond the "drug solutions," just like you do with the gas crisis--TVs, game consoles, computers, foods, exercise, sleep. Life is an interesting complex system as it should be. We need to solve the problems HOLISTICALLY.

What kids (and adults too) need is a sweet dose of education plus exercise. Run ...

[mediamomma]

COLONIEny, glad you agree w/me but i don''t w/u. i''m one of those single moms. i have to work 40 plus hrs/wk just to scrape by, but i also don''t go out & buy junk food. for cereal it''s whole grain or nothing. no additives, no preservatives. shop for local produce if we can afford it. free lunch @ her school helps because they offer salad as alternative to whatever fastfood slop they serve. meinnv, u r dead on when u say the schools should offer salad. i''m thankful my daughter''s school offers that & other healthy alternatives (fruit, etc). u just gotta read the labels on the stuff u buy. no extra sugars, etc. but, also meinnv, mcd''s & other fast food places are a good portion of the blame. it''s because of 80 hr work wks that parents say ok it''s drive thru time. wendy''s is the best for fast food because not only do they have salad, they have baked potatos that you can get w/just sour cream. no cheese, no bacon. it''s a matter of where u go.

[foreducation]

Another thought: do you all remember that a few months ago they found that a few drops of honey works better to curb kid''s coughs than those nice-looking, chemical-loaded "syrups"?

[grammawhamma]

Soon kids will need those weekly pill box organizers the elderly use. I can picture them now...Dora and cinderella ones for girls...and scooby doo and spiderman ones for boys.

How sad this society has become!

[flreason]

OMG, this should be an option of last resort. There are foods easily available that help to naturally lower cholesterol. Add quinoa and other whole grains to your diet. Try iced green tea instead of sodas. Avoid commercial TV dinners; instead use fresh vegetables and meats. Cook meals ahead for the work week and freeze them to avoid daily prep times or fast food. Avoid anything that has high fructose corn syrup as an ingredient. Avoid sugar substitutes. Avoid pre-sweetened cereals; replace sugar on cereal with naturally sweet fruits like strawberries and bananas. Limit salt. If you have to use salt, use sea salt.

Healthy food doesn''t have to be expensive. Frozen vegetables and fruits are generally cheaper than fresh and just as good for you. I put frozen fruit on my cereal. It''s faster, since I don''t have to clean or stem fruit. I get bulk quinoa for $2.29/lb. at the health food store. A pound will make enough for at least two meals for three people. Use it the same way you would rice; it''s healthier (and tastier). You can buy it on-line if your local stores don''t carry it.

My family has a history of cholesterol problems, and I had one myself. Cholesterol medications prescribed after my heart attack caused awful leg cramps. Changing my diet has solved the problem, and my cholesterol is now "ideal," according to the doctors.

[drinuk]

The AAP is yet another corrupt mouthpiece for Big Pharma. Before they recommend any more junk for our children we should take stock of the damage already done. Let us have honest independent research into MMR and Autism. Let us cease immediately the very serious harm being caused to young females Forced to take Gardasil and finally ask ourselves WHY children under five are forced to have as many as 40 (Forty) vaccinations.

Finally, BAN Aspartame, Corn Syrup and Genetically Modified Foods.

AND Mothers ! start cooking natural wholesome foods and quit the Junk.

[godofredo29]

If it''s statins we''re talking about here, there are going to be loads of boys running into problems with rhabdomyolisis (that so-called "rare but serious side effect"). What then? Are we going to ask them to curb their physical activity so this doesn''t happen? Maybe put them on ritalin?

[li3ecca]

I think all kids should take cholesterol drugs, even if theyre whavberter

[ejcspau]

how about parents monitoring what their kids eat. Oh wait, that would mean they would have to pay attention to their kids. What am I thinking. That would be sort of like work! It''s easier to blame your kid being overweight on someone other than yourself. If kids are fat, blame the parents. Don''t let your kid sit in front of a tv and eat *** all afternoon after getting home from school where they sat at a desk all day. Do something with your kids!

[colonieny]

meDIA mOMMA: You are the exception to the rule. Kudos.
The fact remains, that the break up of the traditioal family has had many negative effects on kids, one of which is the traditional sit down meal with mom and dad, well prepared and nutrisious.

[Syndicate]

Exercise should have been recommended before any drugs. Besides when these kids need new hearts we will grow them in a lab. What a waste of money and credibility.

[sistatee-2009]

Here, Billy, this shot will get your gut and -ss off your shoes.

[aerodog]

Ok, this is getting f-----g ridiculous. If parents would feed the kids healthy food, they wouldn''t be turning into porkers. Fruits & vegetables is the way to go Mom and Dad - not fast food junk. What a lazy world we live in.

[flreason]

COLONIEny:

Feminism isn''t responsible for the poor eating habits of American children. Employers who don''t pay a living wage that may require both parents working to make ends meet are a part of the problem. Men involved in multiple marriages who don''t want to support their children are part of the problem. Lack of taxpayer support for schools, and the cost-cutting on meals and PE that have resulted, are part of the problem. Our consumer economy, where Americans are encouraged to spend as a "patriotic" duty (as in the recent tax rebates), and luxuries are billed as necessities, are also part of the problem.

So before you point your misogynistic finger at feminists, you might do well to remember those other folded fingers pointing back at you.

[drinuk]

The more one considers this loony recommendation the more crooked it appears. We should as a Nation be discouraging children from drug dependency, instead Big Pharma are spending more and more on lobbying for greater use. The FDA and the politicians who are taking money from Big Pharma to push these policies are not only Raving Mad but downright immoral and crooked. They are the Real Terrorists seriously affecting the lives of ordinary Americans.

[alphaa10-2009]

Feedlot Nation Predictably Obese-- 2

The are multiple contributing factors to obesity, but the national epidemic can be explained to a great extent by use of high-fructose corn syrup, corn sweeteners and other "empty" carbohydrates by the food industry. Corn by-products are used by ADM to fatten cattle in feedlots, too, and with probably the same metabolic disaster as observed in humans. The feedlot cattle are only months away from disease and death by the time they are slaughtered-- their metabolisms were designed for grass and free ranging, not force-feeding.

Consumers should complain to the FDA (as has Dr. Sanjay Gupta, neurologist) about its guidelines on proper nutrition. A note / email to the US congress might help.

The new FDA nutritional guidelines are better than nothing, but not nearly as scientifically informed as they should be. Predictably, FDA bent over backwards to avoid discomfiting the food industry-- even if that meant poorer health for the rest of us.

[alphaa10-2009]

FEEDLOT NATION PREDICTABLY OBESE

CBS reports "Study Strongly Suggests Some Children Receive Medication To Stem Future Heart Problems..."
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In some imstances, medical intervention with drugs to reduce LDL and other CV markers is indicated. But in the great majority of cases, kids benefit from more parental control over what they eat, and how much.

Recreational eating too often is passed as a habit by parents to their children, who often are given a high-carbohydrate munchie snack from the grocery to keep them quiet until dinnertime. No emphasis whatever on playing outside for even one hour-- just sit down in front of the TV and be quiet. Or play on your computer. Or talk on your phone. But no activity, please.

This story is the predictable media fascination with "new medical study" stories which need a great deal of context to be understood properly for what they are. Unfortunately, enough, CBS joins the rush to cover the press release with a few interviews, and then drops the matter without covering countervailing medical opinion. Drug interventions are not nearly always the answer.

(see Feedlot Nation Predictably Obese-- 2)

[jetlizhan]

I AGREE WITH YOU AERODOG!!! in fact, buying fruits and vegys are a lot cheaper than fast food places. so parents, listen up - hit the farmers markets this week and forego the easy and quick way out. you''re killing the kids.

[panhandlpete]

When the national health care program arrives, the Drs will have laid the groundwork for ALL the population to be on some kind of medication......and if you don''t take it, they won''t want to be your physician.

What are we? Zombies........

Let''s educate kids, and parents, too, on eating foods you prepare yourself.....grow it if you can. Eat less and EXERCISE more should be the motto of the day. Take no prescription medicine without doing your own research on the side effects.

Back in the days past, kids got so much more physical activity at school and at home, so get them out and active for their health''s sake.

[denn034]

As if those kids haven''t been vaccinated enough already. Sheesh!!!!

[drinuk]

It really has become apparent that Big Pharma have become far too powerful, their corruption knows no bounds and it is time they were stopped in their tracks. Time to Chop Off Their Heads.