Can you reduce the risk of bad health by laughing with others?

As one study claims the act of laughing can lower the risk of poor health, Olivia Petter investigates whether this is really the case

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They say that laughter is the best medicine, but just how far does that old adage really go?

According to new research conducted in Japan, it could go quite far indeed.

A new study, published in the journal Preventive Medicine, looked at more than 12,500 Japanese people who were 65 or older.