Health Warning Issued about... laughing?

[Lara Mills]

Health warning: laughter could leave you in stitches

A review of the benefits of laughter in patients by Oxford University has found that far from being the best medicine, it can lead to heart ruptures, asthma attacks and incontinence

Honestly, I'm not sure what to think of this. I can't help but give a bit of a giggle at the idea of people trying to stop others laughing because it might kill them, but it's all a bit doom and gloom isn't it?

It is said laughter is the best medicine, but research has shown a sudden fit of the giggles could be bad for health, leaving some people literally in stitches.
A study of the reported benefits and damage of laughter in patients from 1946 to the present day found a loud guffaw can causing heart rupture, torn gullets and incontinence.
Researchers from Birmingham and Oxford universities concluded laughter can have serious health implications.
One woman with racing heart syndrome collapsed and died after a period of intense laughter and laughing 'fit to burst' was found to cause possible heart rupture or a torn gullet.
A quick intake of breath during laughing was also discovered to often cause inhalation of foreign bodies and can also provoke asthma attacks.
Bursts of laughter were also proven to cause incontinence and trigger hernias.

The Telegraph don't seem to be taking it too seriously and even added some very poor jokes to the end of this article about how laughing can kill you... Hmm.

1. What does Miley Cyrus have at Christmas?
Twerky

2. Why did no one bid for Rudolph and Blitzen on eBay?
Because they were two deer

3. Mary and Joseph – now they had a stable relationship

4. What does the Queen call her Christmas Broadcast?
The One Show

5. What did Father Christmas do when he went speed dating?
He pulled a cracker

6. Why don't you ever see Father Christmas in hospital?
Because he has private elf care

7. How did Mary and Joseph know that Jesus was 7lb 6oz when he was born?
They had a weigh in a manger.

8. Why is it getting harder to buy Advent calendars?
Because their days are numbered

9. How do you know if Santa's been in your garden shed?
You've got three extra hoes

10. Why was the Brussels sprout sent to prison?
Because it was a repeat offender

You can read the full article here.

[Yamser]

carefull everyone , they will tax this soon too

[Deven]

Another statistic is 100% of people who are alive will die, I mean come on these people really should be doing better stuff with their time like creating better crops for areas struck by famine or ways to reduces pollution then these silly things.

[funlover12]

I have a feeling the junk 'scientists' have got the meaning of causation and correlation mixed up

[Lara Mills]

Another statistic is 100% of people who are alive will die, I mean come on these people really should be doing better stuff with their time like creating better crops for areas struck by famine or ways to reduces pollution then these silly things.

Really? I did not know that

Yeah, they could do better things with their time. As Frankie Boyle once pointed out: "Should we cure cancer?" "No, I'm going to see how many fruit pastilles it takes to choke a kestrel".

[johnb59]

my days are numbered as i laugh everday reading some of the posts,who the fuck comes up with this shite ? i bet there on 100,000 a week + add ons from the laughter society