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I just attended a “Laughter is Good Medicine” seminar put on by a local hospital. The speaker pointed to evidence showing that laughing has such good effects as: ·          Reduce blood pressure ·          Lower blood glucose ·          Dull pain ·          Alleviate stress and anxiety ·          Improve feeling of well being and it even burns substantial calories. I suspect humor also improves longevity, though I only have anecdotal and presumptive evidence for that. But the evidence seems hard to dismiss. Think about how long so many classic stand-up comedians of the preceding generation lived. Most of these comedians were actively performing right up to their last days. Here is a listing of comedians most people in my generation will recognize and their age when they finally died. Bob Ho...