DISPENSARY CORNER 16 Oct 15
October 16, 2015
HYGIENE officers in Auckland,
New Zealand are searching for a
serial diaper dumper.
According to the Dominion Post,
both adult and infant nappies are
being randomly dropped in the
city streets at night by a serial
offender.
The nappies are apparently
stuffed into plastic bags, and
appear to be flung out of a vehicle
as it drives out of town in an area
called Green Bay.
Although only two official
complaints have been made
to the local council, residents
discussing the crisis on social
media believe it’s been happening
at random intervals for some years.
“This isn’t nice to see,” said
one local, adding “Green Bay is
becoming Brown Bay”.
TALL people are more likely to
get cancer, according to a new
study conducted by scientists at
Sweden’s Karolinska Institute.
The researchers found the risk
of women developing cancer of
any kind was a hefty 18% higher
for every extra 10cm of height.
The news isn’t quite as bad for
tall men, who increased their risk
by 11% for each 10cm boost.
The study analysed data on
more than five million people
born between 1938 and 1991, with
heights from 100cm to 225cm.
Skin cancer was the most likely
sort of cancer to develop, rising
30% for every 10cm in height,
while taller women were 20%
more likely to get breast cancer.
Reasons suggested for the
height-related cancer link included
taller people having more cells in
their body that could potentially
become cancerous.
Taller people could possibly
also have a higher energy intake,
which has previously been linked
to the development of cancer.
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