Probiotic, prebiotic, antibiotic. It’s confusing. Now, a European team of experts has dismissed claims for probiotic drinks and yogurts. In the future, manufacturers will have to be more specific about the culture strain so scientists can easily examine any claimed benefits such as the ability to outrun a bear and/or to poop on command (there may be a connection).
Spies Didn’t Bug PM
Former British Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson always believed he was being bugged by the British spy agency MI5. In fact, MI5, which turns 100 this year, had a file on him but no bugs. It’s probably more accurate to say that the late prime minister bugged them because of his socialist policies and his incessant pipe smoking.
Church Squeamish About Sex Change
A transgendered substitute teacher fired by a Roman Catholic public school board near Edmonton, Alberta, has complained to the human rights commission. Jan Buterman, who is changing from a woman to a man, said his medical condition shouldn’t result in his dismissal. The Catholic Church says the change would just confuse Catholic students who are confused enough, what with everything that’s been going on with the clergy lately.
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