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UK. Aphthous Fever. Bah.

The bloody brits... What will they chain-letter next :) ---snip--- D epartment of Health Minister for Health Victoria Quay Walsgrave Hospital Coventry COVENTRY, July 23, 2008 IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PHYSICIANS AND NURSES CONFIDENTIAL Subject : New contamination possible in most Towns Recent studies conducted on "aphthous fever" (for which we have just received conclusive results) indicate that in certain cases this can be transmitted to humans. We foresee a possible contamination in most Health Board areas. Cases have been reported in Norwich, Stevenage, York, Birmingham, Barrow-in-Furness, and more recently in Leicester, Durham and Nottingham. It was observed that the subjects examined were regular consumers of wine and spirits. Most (97.6%) of the subjects would encounter serious problems with their vision when having gone without alcohol for 1 to 2 days on average. Extended periods without alcohol would seriously affect the individuals reading capabilities. The subjects woul...

He drank so much - his liver split in half!

Spotted on Digg recently... A young father who drank up to 15 bottles of wine a day died of cirrhosis so bad his liver had split in half, his family revealed yesterday. Steven Massey, described as a 'Jack the lad', would drink his favourite Cassini sparkling perry 'just like he was drinking pop'. The 21-year-old's death has devastated his parents and four older siblings, who hope his story will send out a shocking message about the perils of boozing. I CANNOT believe that a 21-year-old could drink themselves to death!? Where the hell were the parents? Don't you think it's disgusting that you get first world countries where people are dying from social diseases. Then I read a little further on, and this kiddie, Steven Massey, already has THREE CHILDREN! I ask again, where were the parents with the sex education (or at least a fuckin condom!). Bloody hell. Split in half is fairly melo-dramatic. I guess it was so fragile, it just kinda fell apart. Lovely. SA D...