Hint to Air Travelers

Says the latest Journal of Aviation Medicine:

P:People who get airsick may be able to avoid it by taking in advance a small dose of the drug hyoscine, also known as scopolamine, the so-called "truth" drug, often used as a sedative. In a Navy test of cadets so dosed, only 1/2 of 1% got sick even in bumpy air (normal: 7 1/2%). P:Eating foods with lots of carbohydrates improves resistance to "blackouts" caused by lack of oxygen at high altitudes. Reason: it reduces the body's oxygen requirements. Moral: high flyers should stoke up on bread and potatoes rather than ham & eggs.

This file is automatically generated by a robot program, so reader's discretion is required.