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Cold Turkey

Trying to Quit Smoking? Don’t Got It Alone We live in an era of self-empowerment. But when it comes to quitting smoking, going it alone isn’t the best approach. That is because smoking isn’t just a bad habit ― it is an addiction. “Smokers develop a physiological

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Better Than Meat?

Is ‘Impossible’ Meat Too Good to Be True? It sizzles on the grill. But does it fizzle in terms of nutrition? That is the question when it comes to the new plant-based burgers that are flying off grocery store shelves and restaurant tables. Consumer choices include the

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Risk Outweighs Benefit

A Daily Aspirin Doesn’t Prolong Life: Study An aspirin a day may not keep the doctor away, according to a trio of studies published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Sept. 16. Instead, the Aspirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly (ASPREE) studies of nearly 20,000

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