Dispensary Corner 17 May 2012
May 17, 2012
DOCTORS should be able to
“prescribe” holidays for patients
suffering stress related illnesses,
according to a study published
this week in the USA.
The Las Vegas Convention and
Visitors Authority commissioned a
survey and produced a report
titled ‘The Takeaways from
Getaways’, which claims that 90%
of Americans feel happier after
taking a holiday while 77% believe
it improved their overall health.
A US man is recovering in hospital
after asking a friend to shoot him
in the leg because he wanted to
know what it felt like.
And his friend, 25-year-old
shooter Shawn Mossow, is also
feeling the pain because he’s
been charged with reckless
endangerment after giving in to
his pal’s relentless requests and
shooting him once in the right leg
with a .22 calibre rifle.
HERE’S an example of extremely
healthy ageing.
A 95-year old Gold Coast man is
being described as “the world’s
oldest backpacker,” after planning
a two month jaunt through Spain,
Paris, Germany, Austria and the
UK later this year.
Keith Wright didn’t start his
overseas travels until he turned
85 but has now well and truly
been bitten by the bug.
In fact over the last decade he’s
been to 23 countries, flying in
economy class and often sharing
youth hostel dormitories with the
Contiki 18-35 demographic.
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