Get out the mistletoe, stat!

New research has found that kissing is good for your health -- and it has nothing to do with the fact it gets your heart racing with excitement.

It turns out French kissing transfers about eight times more bacteria than was initially believed and, while that sounds bad, it's actually quite good because it could lead to more resistance of organisms that cause disease.

So, pucker up, people.

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