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Laughter good medicine for dementia patients | ||
| Updated at: 1133 PST, Thursday, September 29, 2011 | ||
SYDNEY: Laughter may be good medicine for elderly dementia patients — and best of all, it doesn’t have side effects. Australian humour therapist Jean-Paul Bell was originally a clown doctor working with sick children, but now he makes the elderly laugh through a programme called Play-Up. Bell was also the key humour therapist in a Sydney-based study into the impact of humour therapy on mood, agitation, behavioural disturbances and social engagement in dementia patients, a study that showed those who took part seemed “The whole idea behind the Play-Up programme and what we’re doing at the Arts Health Institute is encouraging them to play more because we believe that they’ve got potential to keep playing right until you take your last breath,” Bell said. He set up the Arts Health Institute to train aged-care staff in fostering playful relationships with their patients, particularly those with dementia. The study, called the SMILE study, took place over three years, involving 36 nursing homes and 400 residents. (Reuters) Comment: So its rightly said: “Laughter is the Best Medicine.” | ||
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SYDNEY: Laughter may be good medicine for elderly dementia patients — and best of all, it doesn’t have side effects.
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has convened the All Parties Conference Thursday to discuss with political leaders the serious challenges to the national security and to forge a united stance.

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ISLAMABAD: American journalist Mark Siegel has become prosecution’s witness in the former prime minister and PPP leader Benazir Bhutto’s (BB) murder case, Geo News reported Saturday. Rawalpindi anti-terrorism court (ATC) is hearing Bhutto’s murder case today.
KARACHI: The hearing of the suo moto Karachi violence case was adjourned on Friday till September 13, Geo News reported.
WASHINGTON: The mission to kill Osama bin Laden was almost called off at the last minute due to a lack of certainty over whether the terrorist leader was living in a Pakistani compound, a new documentary has revealed.
NAWABSHAH: President Asif Ali Zardari has advised PML-N chief, Nawaz Sharif to be wise as critical times are ahead, Geo News reported Thursday.

KARACHI: The Supreme Court Karachi Registry adjourned hearing of the Karachi suo moto case till Thursday, Geo News reported Wednesday.
LAHORE: The number of patients suffering from Dengue is increasing rapidly here, Geo News reported. According to the health department, 1,729 Dengue cases have been reported across Punjab with 1,555 cases being reported in Lahore alone.
ISLAMABAD: The situation has become worse in several districts, including Badin, Mirpurkhas and Khairpur, after heavy rains and the number of affected people keeps increasing. Sindh Irrigation Drainage Authority (SIDA) issued letters to DCOs of red alert warning for Badin, Mirpurkhas and Tharparkar.





Comment: So its rightly said: “Laughter is the Best Medicine.”