Cost Cutting Measures For Medical Care Got the blues? Russian scientist say they've got a way to beat it out of you -- literally. The Russian newspaper Izvestia reported that researchers at the Novosibirsk Institute of Medicine say a good whack on the behind releases the necessary endorphins to overcome everything from depression to alcoholism. The scientists behind the recent study on the benefits of caning concluded that 30 sessions involving 60 whacks each is a more effective treatment than taking painkillers and antidepressants, which can have side effects and lead to dependence. U.S. News & World Report, April 11, 2005 What say ye?