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Monday, July 14, 2014

Ridiculous Study of the Day Says Smelling Farts Might Prevent Cancer

It has been a weird week in health news. First doctors said that Justin Bieber might save young boys’ lives (the “hip” bowl cut is actually a form of sun protection — skin cancer be gone!), and now scientists out of the University of Exeterinsist that smelling farts couldactually prevent cancer,among other diseases. Uh, okay.

“Although hydrogen sulfide gas”—produced when bacteria breaks down food—”is well known as a pungent, foul-smelling gas in rotten eggs and flatulence, it is naturally produced in the body and could in fact be a healthcare hero with significant implications for future therapies for a variety of diseases,” Dr. Mark Wood said in a university release.

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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

thank god... i'm always getting a whiff of my wife's ...

Anonymous said...


Took a smart feller to do the research!

Anonymous said...

I have had a lot of influence on people myself.

Anonymous said...

You mean a fart smeller!