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April 2005
Humor Research:
Lighten Up with Humor, Play, and Pleasure
©© John W Travis M.D., M.P.H., Founder of first Wellness Center in the United States (1975); author Wellness Workbook and Wellness for Health Professionals; presently developing Infant Wellness=Planet Wellness
http://healthy.net
Top Ten Humor And Mental Health Websites
Guidance Channel E-Zine March 2005
http://www.guidancechannel.com
Rx Laughter Research Findings: healthy children to withstand painful medical procedures longer and with less anxiety as they watch funny comedy programs...
http://www.rxlaughter.org/news.htm
"Politeness, Humor and Gender in the Workplace: Negotiating Norms and Identifying Contestation." Holmes, Janet, and Stephanie Schnurr. Journal of Politeness Research: Language, Behaviour and Culture 1.1 (2005): 121-149.
"If We Didn't Use Humor, We'd Cry": Humorous Coping Communication in Health Care Settings
Authors: WANZER MELISSA 1; BOOTH-BUTTERFIELD MELANIE 2; BOOTH-BUTTERFIELD STEVE 3
Source: Journal of Health Communication, March 2005, vol. 10, no. 2, pp.
105-125(21) Publisher: Taylor and Francis Ltd
Review: Laughing at Nothing. Humor as a Response to Nihilism
Author: Alena Dvorakova Source: British Journal of Aesthetics, January 2005, vol. 45, no. 1, pp. 106-108(3) Publisher: Oxford University Press
"Where Was King Kong When We Needed Him?" Public Discourse, Digital Disaster Jokes, and the Functions of Laughter after 9/11
Author: Kuipers Giselinde 1
Source: Journal of American & Comparative Cultures, March 2005, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 70-84(15)
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing
The Serious Matter of Humor in Science
Author: Wilson, K. G.
Source: Behavior Therapist, 2005 , vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 17
 AATH in the News
WHAT'S so funny? Life should be
Newark Star Ledger - Newark,NJ,USA
... Past president of the National (sic) Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, Sultanoff compiles a list of the year's best -- or worst, depending on how you ...
http://www.nj.com
"Cancer surviving num makes it her mission to bring patients holistic happiness"
AATH member Sr. Sue Tracy had an article about her in The Grand Rapids Press, Sunday March 26, 2005 (Religion section pgs D1, D3). There was a large picture of her, wearing a red clown nose, interacting with a patient who is wearing Groucho Glasses.
"Laugh away, after all, March is Mirth Month"
AATH was mentioned in the Ann Arbor News, Ann Arbor, MI
on March 21, 2005. (This was a condensed version of the article which
ran in the Waco, TX, newspaper last month.)
HUMOR in the NEWS:
Laughter is the best medicine
By Terri Jo Ryan Tribune-Herald staff writer, Waco Tribune, March 20, 2005.
http://www.wacotrib.com
Ha, ho, hee: Laughs lighten life's load, jollytologist says
The Ryan article from the Waco, TX, newspaper was reprinted 03/22/05
in the Arizona Republic with a different title: http://www.azcentral.com
Clown Doc Says Laughter Can Heal Tsunami Wounds
By Arjuna Wickramasinghe, Reuters, March 23, 2005
http://www.reuters.com
Laughter makes you healthier
By Dorothy Colby, Thunder Bay Chronicle Journal - Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, 15 March, 2005
http://www.chroniclejournal.com
We have fun here
By PEGGY O'NEILL - Independent Record Health Editor, 8 Feb 2005
http://www.helenair.com
Author infuses humor into moral lessons
By Debbie Barr, Orlando Sentinel March 31, 2005 - Bob Reed likes to poke fun at the `pious posturing' of some Christians.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com
The Cartoon Bank Launches 'Humor In Business' Awards
Conducts National Search for Companies and Individuals Who Use Humor in Business for Fun and Profit
By Bob Mankoff and The Cartoon Bank, a division of The New Yorker Magazine, March 29, 2005
http://www.primezone.com
CPR with a toilet plunger Plenty of funny medical stories are featured in "The Humor of Healing: An Amusing History of American Medicine," a new book by Dr. Donald A. Johnson.
http://www.24-7pressrelease.com
Laughter is the best medicine
By Shaun Worth, ic Berkshire.co.uk - Reading,England,UK, March 30, 2005
http://icberkshire.icnetwork.co.uk
No Joke: Animals Laugh, Too
By Robert Roy Britt, LiveScience Senior Writer, 31 March 2005
http://www.livescience.com
 The World of HUMOR
HUMOR IN THE NEWS: RELATED ARTICLES
Positive thinking 'extends life'
Monday, 29 July, 2002, 09:55 GMT 10:55 UK http://news.bbc.co.uk
Play time: Laughter potion from Pakistan
Meenakshi Kumar, New Delhi, March 23, 2005|18:34 IST
Indo-Pak bonhomie, a bit of cultural diplomacy
http://www.hindustantimes.com
Happiness Makes Spouses Happy
POSTED: 10:10 am EST March 23, 2005
Research says your happiness makes your partner happy but only if you are
married, according to a news release from the University of Warwick.
http://www.local6.com
Riis researches health, happiness
By Viola Huang, Princetonian Staff Writer
http://www.dailyprincetonian.com
CPR with a toilet plunger
Press Release from Marv Balousek at Badger Books Inc., Oregon, WI
http://www.24-7pressrelease.com
Happiness - finding the 'missing link'
The Home Forum,Today's Article on Christian Science from the March 31, 2005 edition
http://www.csmonitor.com
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