Laughter?  Truly the best medicine?

Rahman Mohamed

Should all hospitals hire clowns or at least mandate an hour of a doctor’s working day should truly be just to make jokes and make patients laugh?  Research has actually found that humour has an effect on not just the respiratory system (the organs that work together to ensure you can “ha”, but has an effect on the nervous system (the neurol chord that connect the body to the brain), the cardiovascular system (the tubes that carry blood around the body, from and to the heart), and the immune system (the part of your body that goes into high gear when you’re sick).