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    The Oldie

    Beware of magic health cures

    Jul 24, 2024 2 minutes
    ‘You should have read the fine print. “Possible side effects of leaving your body to science!’”

    How easy it is to grasp the wrong end of the stick or to mislead without really meaning to!

    An article in the Guardian newspaper recently was headlined ‘Weight loss drug could reduce heart attack risk by 20%, study finds.’

    The report of the study dealt with 8,803 patients over

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