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Researchers have suggested that just two hours of altruistic endeavour a week keeps the doctor away. People who regularly volunteer to help others are less likely to die early and more likely to have a positive outlook on life than those who do not. [Editor: May be linked to release of oxytocin in the brain. Known as “the “cuddle hormone”]