Morning News Run
December 8, 2006 by Liz Lewis
Filed under Humor, Morning News, Sex, Smoking, Technology, Treatment
12 Year-Old Survives Decapitation – BBC
“An injury where all the ligaments attaching the head on to the neck were ruptured, historically, was a coroner’s injury – they were non-survivable. It’s incredible he made it.”
Only 16 other cases in children have been recorded. Eleven died, one is a quadraplegic and three left partially-paralysed. Just one recovered fully.
Now two months after the crash in Alton, Hants, he is walking, swimming and cycling again – and desperate to get back behind the wheel of a car.
Risk Takers Follow In Parents Footsteps – MSNBC
Would you choose a guaranteed $100 or a 20 percent chance of $1000? What if the odds went up to 40 percent? Whatever your answer, your mother would likely agree. New research shows parents and children have similar attitudes toward risk-taking in matters of finance, careers, health and even driving.
Tasty Birth Control – CNN
The first chewable birth-control method, a tiny, spearmint-flavored tablet that also can be swallowed without chewing, has hit pharmacy shelves.
Half of All Britons Do No Exercise At All – Guardian Unlimited
The English may be obsessed with sport – but for half of the population that does not go beyond picking up the remote control. A study of nearly 364,000 people in every corner of the country, commissioned by Sport England, reveals half of the population are doing no exercise at all.
Phillip Morris: Please Talk To Your Cooler Children About Cigarettes – The Onion
“If your child is idolized by other kids, always gets the girls, and has no patience or respect for authority figures, please talk to him immediately about cigarettes,” said the ad’s narrator over a montage of Hollywood stars apparently smoking after intercourse.
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