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Lefties have it pretty bad. Stick shifts, pencil sharpeners, advanced-fighter jets: everything is set up for righties. Now it turns out you lefties have another problem—increased health risks.
Now, researchers can’t figure out why this is and the information is tenuous, but it’s clear that lefties seem to have more health issues than those smug righties. This came to light via a Dutch study that looked at over 12,000 Dutch middle-aged women tracked for nearly 13 years.
Statistically speaking, the lefties appeared to have higher fatality rates across the board. First off, they were 40% more likely to die from any cause during the study period. Specifically, they had a 70% greater chance of dying from cancer and a 30% chance or premature death from diseases of the circulatory system. There were other statistical anomilies as well; you can find more details right here.
The whole concept of what makes a left-hander is still not understood. Perhaps it is genetic, environmental, or even from a prenatal injury. Still, it’s not time to stop shopping at Ned Flander’s "Leftorium". Many doctors remain skeptical of the implication of this study; one coolly doubted that his left hand was "prematurely pulling me toward my grave."
So keep a level head (and a steady left hand) on this. Make sure you keep up with your health-care visits. A pound of prevention weighs the same, regardless of the hand it’s in.
Sign over a gynecologist's office: "Dr. Jones, at your cervix."
Door to endoscopy:
"To expedite your visit, please back in"
Door of a plastic surgeon's office:
"Hello. Can we pick your nose?"
In a hospital:
"If we see smoke, we will assume you are on fire and take appropriate action."
On a maternity room door:
"Push. Push. Push."
At an optometrist's office:
"If you don't see what you're looking for, you've come to the right place."
In a podiatrist's office:
"Time wounds all heels."
A new medical facility with several different specialists opened in a trendy part of the city last month.
Wanting to be different and creative, the administration decided that each doctor's office f would, in some way, be representative of his practice.
So, when construction was complete, the eye doctor's door had a peep hole, the orthopedist's door had a broken hinge, the psychiatrist's door was painted all kinds of crazy colors, and the proctologist's door was left open - just a crack.
"We have the results back from your test and... I'm sorry, you have an extremely contagious deadly disease known as G.A.S.H."
"G.A.S.H?" replies the man. "What the heck is that?"
"It's a combination of gonorrhea, AIDS, SARS and herpes," explains the doctor.
"My gosh, Doc!" screams the man in a panic, "what are we going to do?"
"Well, we're going to put you on a strict diet of pizza and pancakes," says the doctor matter-of-factly.
"Will that cure me?"
"No," says the doctor, "but it's the only food that will fit under the door."
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