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From: LindyBill	8/1/2007 1:51:16 PM
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The Nanny State By George Borjas New York City hospitals are giving a whole new dimension to what it means to live in the "Nanny State": "First they moved against smoking, and then trans fats. Now, city health officials are taking on the bottle -- as in a baby's bottle...Baby bottles beware. City hospitals don't want you around. Instead, they want infants to eat at Mom's instead. ...The push toward breastfeeding means a ban on freebie formula when you leave the hospital. "It was just the diaper bag and formula information and formula and we don't do that here anymore," Nelson said. You won't see any posters or promotional materials for formula. They've been banned at this hospital and 10 other New York City hospitals.... About a quarter of women who deliver at city hospitals choose to breastfeed. City officials want that number to triple by 2010. wcbstv.com One could probably make a ton of money by figuring out which is the next industry that will be targeted.

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