Dispensary Corner 22 Jul 11
July 22, 2011
BEING tall may have its
drawbacks.
A study published this week in
The Lancet has found that people
of above average height face
higher risks of getting cancer.
The researchers from Oxford
University collated data about the
medical history of more than 1.3
million British women between
1996 and 2001, finding a
correlation between height and
cancer rates.
They speculated that increases
in height over the last 100 years,
due to better food and lifestyles,
could help to explain the higher
incidence of cancer across the
global community.
HEALTH warning.
Several US states are in the
process of drawing up rules which
would outlaw wexting (walking
while texting), in the interests of
public health.
Already officials in Idaho have
begun to issue US$50 fines for
people caught wexting across
streets, whilst unsuspecting
wexters in Pennsylvania are
staring down the barrel of a
similar fate.
Pennsylvania officials were first
alerted to the health dangers of
wayward wexters after a YouTube
video of a woman falling into a
fountain whilst busily wexting
became an overnight sensation.
Rather than rushing into issuing
wext fines, Pennsylvania is first
trying a softer approach,
reminding residents to be aware
of their surroundings via a Give
Respect, Get Respect campaign.
Meanwhile for wayward wexters
all over the world, iPhone has an
app which allows users to switch
to their forward-facing camera as
a background whilst texting, so
they see where they are going.
The app does however come
with the following disclaimer: “We
can’t take any responsibility for
your stupidity, so please don’t go
walking into traffic, off cliffs, or
into the middle of gunfights while
emailing”.
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