American researchers working with mice have discovered that hydrogen sulphide, technically known as 'fart gas', relaxes blood vessels and lowers blood pressure.
The gas is one of the principle noxious ingredients in particularly rancid flatulence.
For many people it will come as no great shock that six pints of Auld Shitey Arse followed by a lentil and bean curry have such a relaxant effect.
While news of the health benefits of a night in the pub have been warmly welcomed by half the population the other half want the right to sleep in a separate airtight chamber.
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