Dispensary Corner 12 Aug 14
August 12, 2014
ASTRONIGHTY night.
Look out for customers tanned
by solar winds and wearing a
bulky white suit stocking up on
sleeping pills.
A Lancet Neurology report on a
study billed as the “largest ever
look at astronaut sleep habits”
found that space shuttle pilots
slept just under six hours a night.
Three out of four astronauts
took sleeping pills, with the
majority using zolpidem (Stilnox).
The results could indicate
some concerns for the safety
of space travellers, because “In
ground-based studies we know
that sleeping less than six hours
is associated with performance
detriments,” said lead author
Laura Barger from Harvard.
HERE’S a quick way to lose a lot
of excess weight.
A 78 year old Florida woman has
shed about 10 kg in a flash after
customs authorities found she
had $41,000 in cash sewn into her
undergarments.
According to court documents
filed in the US District Court,
the woman was trying to fly
from Detroit to the Philippines
when suspicious border officials
conducted a search.
After they found $13,000 in her
carry-on baggage, she confessed
to also having $5,000 sewn into
her bra and $21,000 in her girdle.
She said she had recently sold
her house and thought it was
safer to carry the money in cash
than transfer it electronically,
apparently.
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