Sulfa allergy is a term used to describe adverse drug reactions to sulfonamides, a group of drugs that includes those with and without antibiotic characteristics. Antibiotic sulfonamides were the first antibiotics used to treat infections, although today are used much less frequently given their common side effects.
City Hall offices may need new furniture when Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio takes over from Mayor Bloomberg, who stands 10 inches shorter than him. De Blasio, at 6 feet 5 inches, will be New York City's tallest mayor in recent memory. Ed Koch was said to be taller than 6 feet, Rudy Giuliani and David Dinkins were of average height, and Bloomberg once referred to himself as 5-foot-7. Bloomberg infamously listed his height as 5-foot-10 on his drivers license, but he was not the shortest mayor by far.
Putin's shorter than he looks, Obama towers over Tony Abbott - while Canada's PM stands above the rest at the G20. 1  The G20 leaders will descend on Brisbane this weekend to flex their political muscles. 2  The tallest of them all is Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, at 6ft 2in. He towers above the likes of South Africa's President Jacob Zuma, who is just 5ft 6in. According to a 2011 US study by Dr Gregg Murray, at Texas Tech University, voters see tall politicians as the best people for the top jobs.