Pharmacy Daily | Dispensary Corner 10 May 10

THIS could save some of your customers’ marriages. A new carbon-infused blanket is being marketed in the USA as the perfect answer for couples in which one of the partners has a flatulence problem. The so-called ‘Better Marriage Blanket’ is claimed to offer a “real solution to a very real problem” with activated charcoal claimed to completely absorb bad smells. The blanket’s website claims it contains the same type of fabric used by the US military to protect against chemical weapons. It’s the brainchild of science teacher Francis Bibbois, who said that although he came up with the idea more than 15 years ago, the world is only now starting to get wind of it. A FOOTBALL referee in Europe is feeling just a little bit guilty after handing out a yellow card to a player who had actually dropped dead of a heart attack. The umpire had reportedly before the game sternly warned both teams in a match between Mladost and Hrvatski Sokola in Croatia that he wouldn’t put up with any nonsense. So when 32-year-old Goran Tunjic fell to the ground after being tackled in the 35th minute the ref strode across to the prone player waving a yellow card. However he quickly realised the player was in medical trouble and called for help - but unfortunately Tunjic died later in a nearby hospital after suffering a major myocardial infarction. NEW high-tech socks unveiled by the Swiss defence ministry are claimed to permanently solve the problem of foot odour and blisters. The sweat-absorbing socks are a hybrid of wool and synthetics and were exaustively tested by a group of recruits who reported on their performance after a series of “merciless” daily marches. “The prototype socks made with different fibers reduce rubbing on the heels and toes, absorb sweat and are particularly pleasant to wear,” the Ministry reported.

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