television

So, the soccer fever has been going on for a few weeks now. The fever that keeps people glued to the television sets minute after minute, hour after hour, day after day. Which brings me to an interesting point; the soccer fever is so contagious that apparently it keeps people healthy. I work at a clinic that deals with urgent diseases and conditions, and even if there can be scores of people looking for medical attention, once a soccer match starts, that number dwindle down to nothingness. And to be fair to soccer, the above phenomena isn't just happening only when a soccer match is on. Whenever something worth watching for the general pulic, like a public event, a royal wedding, a good TV show or whatnot, it seems to me that the general public gets a big boost in their healthstatus..  and it's an interesting and curious phenomena indeed. Perhaps the television can be used to cure ailments? Perhaps the medical community should start prescribing x number of hours of television watching every day to prevent diseases? It appears that the television set have a healing effect. But before..  and after.. that interesting show is on, people still rush after medical attention.