Dispensary Corner 26 May 10
May 26, 2010
A WOMAN in Minnesota, USA
has given birth to a baby boy while
she was driving herself to hospital.
The baby’s father was in the
passenger seat and steered the
vehicle from there - not driving
the car because he had a history
of seizures.
29-year-old Amanda McBride
felt labour pains at work and
drove to pick up her partner
before heading to the hospital.
Local newspaper The Pioneer
reported that suddenly her water
broke and the baby “just slid out”.
Staff at the North County
Regional Hospital in Bemidji said
they were “stunned” to learn that
the heavily pregnant mother was
driving the vehicle.
THE president-elect of the
Philippines says he would like to
quit smoking, but isn’t ready
because he’s worried it could
affect his decision-making.
Senator Benigno Aquino
smokes at least one pack of
cigarettes a day, and says that
there are more pressing
economic, political and social
issues to be addressed than his
filthy habit.
“When I ran, people knew that I
smoked. I will stop smoking at the
appropriate time,” he said.
Aquino is under pressure to quit
because new laws requiring larger
warnings on cigarette packets
have just come into effect across
the Philippines.
AND just in time to help combat
those cigarette cravings during
long flights, the US Transportation
Security Administration has
announced that travellers can
pass through airport security with
electronic cigarettes.
The battery-powered gadgets
provide inhaled doses of nicotine -
but it’s not exactly part of an antismoking
crusade, with the
department also clarifying that
cigar cutters and “non-torch
lighters” are also now allowed.
The TSA said passengers should
still consult with individual airlines
to see whether they can use the
electronic cigarettes on a flight.
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