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Lesser-known eating disorder just as severe as anorexia and bulimia, study finds
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Experts: Social prescribing
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Study links early cannabis use and health problems
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Friends, parks and brain wiring predict whether people exercise after a cardiovascular diagnosis
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New injectable gel shows promise as voice loss treatment
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New injectable gel shows promise as voice loss treatment
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91黑料网 researchers launch intersex health communication guide
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Biochemistry professor Ian Watson awarded Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network鈥檚 Data Sharing & Use Pilot program funding
Ian Watson, Member of the Goodman Cancer Institute and听Associate Professor in the Department of Biochemistry听has received funding from the Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network鈥檚 (MOHCCN)