Dispensary Corner 14 Aug 14
August 14, 2014
A GROUP of British MPs has
urged the addition of “cigarettestyle
warnings” to wine, to alert
drinkers to health risks and the
calories the drink contains.
According to a new ‘alcohol
manifesto’ issued by the crossbench
committee on alcohol
misuse, suggested labels could
advise that alcohol causes at least
15,000 deaths annually across the
UK, and also causes cancer.
“After smoking, alcohol is the
second biggest preventable killer,”
said Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe,
vice chairman of the group.
THE famous Ig Nobel prizes,
which award improbable research
findings each year, have spawned
a new book which contains some
fascinating scientific conversation
starters.
‘This is Improbable Too:
Synchronised Cows, Speedy
Brain Extractors and More WTF
Research’ by Marc Abrams
highlights some of the 9,000 odd
entries he receives each year.
For example, a study of drunken
handwriting found that in most
cases it’s worse than when sober -
but some is actually better.
An intriguing study found that
13% of children in Greece have
dimples on at least one cheek.
When it comes to bodily
functions, mothers rate their own
babies’ nappies as significantly
less stinky than other infants’ -
while another fascinating fact is
that old men have longer ears
than their female counterparts.
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