Assuming a hypodermic needle could be used as a weapon, I wonder how hard it would be for a terrorist to obtain a phony prescription? I used to have a supply of IV needles for my cat - so prescription needles are easy to get. I am at least glad the FAA is not going to put people's lives at risk by restricting medical needles. It really makes no sense to restrict something like a sowing needle, but let other needles on. Just one more example of a "show" of security.

Curious - Say a you are flying into Washington National, and the aircraft is in the final 30-min approach. During the final 30-min, all pax are required to remain seated (have heard of the Air marshals using physical force to prevent a person from moving). Now, say you are very sick or have an upset stomach and absolutely must go to the lav. What happens? Once when I was 10, during the entire landing, I got motion sickness and was in the lav with an airsick bag.

Should the day come when a person has an accident because they were forced to stay seated, I can just imagine the degrading humilation that a person would have to go through.

If it happened to me, I would explain my circumstances in route to the lav, but I would attemp to get to the lav unless someone physically held me back.