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Life in These
United States
36
Laughter, the Best
Medicine
45
Laugh Lines
94
All in a Day’s Work
101
Humor in
UniformThe Genius
Section
108 2 Weeks to a
Younger Brain
by gary small, md,
from the guardian
118 Brain Games
120 Word Power
124 Photo Finish46
the food
on your plate
33 I Am Milk
by kate lowenstein
and daniel gritzernews from the
world of medicine
42 Hidden Benefits
of Vaccines,
and More13 things
46 Big Apple Facts,
and Small Ones
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50 The Multiplying
Dollar
by sean kirst from
the buffalo newsyour true stories
53 Unexpected
Guests and
Fast Friends108