Dispensary Corner 29 Oct 10
October 29, 2010
UNFIT runners?
A new study in the US has
found that running a marathon,
rather than making you healthier,
may in fact damage your heart.
According to the researchers,
whilst running a marathon,
segments in the runners heart
decreased in functioning, with the
strain picked up by other sectors
of the muscle.
This strain, according to the
study, could still be seen in some
subjects up to three months after
the completion of the run.
Runners with higher levels of
fitness however, were found to
have less heart function problems,
and recovered quicker than their
less fit counterparts.
“We aren’t suggesting
marathons are dangerous or that
people shouldn’t run,” said Dr.
Eric Larose, of the Quebec
Foundation for Health Research.
“The one thing that is obvious
is the more trained you are, the
easier it is going to be on you,”
he added.
BUTT out.
Local Government officers in
China’s Zianyang City have
implemented a new program which it
hopes will help to cut down on the
amount of old cigarette butts left
discarded on its streets.
The scheme gives residents five
fen for every used cigarette butt
they pick off the street, and has
already resulted in payments of
adding up to 100,000 yuan for
the collection of around 2m ciggies.
MY what a big mouth you have.
A 20-year old Angolan man,
Francisco Domingo, has been
officially recognised by the
powers-that-be at the Guinness
Book of Records, as having the
world’s widest mouth.
The illustrious title, was
awarded to Domingo after he
proved he could stretch his mouth
over 16.5cm lengthwise.
Unlike most record hopefuls,
Guinness actually spent two years
tracking Domingo down after
staffers saw a clip of him
cramming a whole can of soft
drink into his mouth on YouTube.
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