Sagging economy? War in Iraq? Sarah Palin's $150,000 wardrobe? "Psah," the news media says. "We shall tell you about your odiferous butthole." Breaking news on this fine Thursday evening is this new study from the big brains at John Hopkins neuroscience division detailing how releasing gas, especially the really smelly ones produced by such things as your Taco Bell Fourth Meal and a bucket full of baked beans, may help to relax blood vessels and increase the amount of blood flowing through your body. So, um, next time your wife cringes at your nasty, wet-sounding thunder from down under, you just tell her your doctor recommended it, or just be this guy: