LAUGHTER CAN WEAKEN SOMEONE, EXPERTS SAY.(LIFE & LEISURE)

Byline: Los Angeles Times

The Sept. 4 issue of the Lancet reports that a scientific team from the Netherlands has put that common phrase ``weak with laughter'' under the scalpel.

What do we mean ``weak with laughter''?

Do we really get weak when we laugh? Up to 15.5 percent of us report that we do, according to surveys -- plus the phrase has its counterpart in many languages. …