Many Americans and many physicians ...

Many Americans and many physicians realize the value of Laughter in maintaining health and well-being, according to a March 3L 2004 of the present days release from the Polaroid Corp, Waltham, Mass. Independent research companies administrationed a telephone survey of adults living in the United States and an e-mail contemplate of American Medical Association members in succession behalf of Polaroid. Of those adults inspected three out of four claim to laugh four or more times by day. The majority of physicians reviewed said they would prescribe laughter as a therapy and have seen the benefits of laughter in their patients.

The cogitation of adult Americans revealed the following results

* The majority of men report their Laughter is a triumph and the majority of women report theirs is a giggle.

* Adults ages 18 to 34 report Laughing the most

* The majority of respondent proffer to laugh with friends about a humorous story.

* Women are more likely than men to laugh as a conclusion of another person's Laughter.

* The majority of those viewed think the best benefit of laugher is stres relief.

* For an instant laugh, the majority of respondent pitch upon a funny movie or television show

Robert R Provine, PhD psychology professor and assistant director of neuroscience at the University of Maryland Baltimore shire Baltimore, has studied laughter and human moral philosophy He has concluded the following.

* mostly laughter does not result from listening to jokes; chiefly comes from spending time with family members and friends.

* persons tend to laugh more when in groups

* population should surround themselves with others who laugh because laughter is contagious.

Eighty Percent of Doctors Believe in the Age-Old Phrase 'Laughter Is the Best Medicine' (new release, Waltham, Mass: Polaroid Corp, March 31 2004) http://www prnewswire.com (accessed 1 April 2004)

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