Hospital clowns boost sick kids' spirits
(AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061225/ap_on_re_us/hospital_clowns"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061220/capt.jrl15112201808.mideast_israel_palestinians_olmert_jrl151.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=m_sngW9Cl6Md9rtrPorSfQ--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, left, shakes hands with a man dressed as a clown during an event with children suffering from cancer on the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah at his Jerusalem office Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2006. Olmert on Wednesday said he hopes a cease-fire between warring Palestinian factions will stick, making his first public comments on the crisis in the Gaza Strip. 'We are not happy about the developments in the Palestinian Authority,' Olmert told a news conference. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)" border="0" /></a>AP - Stephen Ringold is a clown facing a tough audience — a sick child in a hospital room who needs holiday cheer.</p><br clear="all"/>