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Standing in the kitchen of her Hudson, New Hampshire, home, Marguerite Thibeau carefully assembles all of the ingredients to make ice cream from scratch.Cooking is one of her joys in life, but in the last few years it s a joy that s been taken away from her, after being diagnosed with an incredibly rare disease called Myasthenia gravis, or MG. I ve always loved to bake, [ I can t ] do that much anymore, Thibeau said.Myasthenia gravisis a rare neurological disease that only impa
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NORFOLK, Va. 鈥?As cases of the more contagious COVID-19 variants continue to multiply across the country, smokers may be more encouraged than ever to kick the habit.Dr. William Smith said smokers are at increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19. People with severe lung disease, which is one of the side effects of smoking, are at more risk for COVID, he said.Fewer than one in 10 adult smokers successfully quit each year.A new pill under research could help more people put down cigarettes for good. The naturally derived drug is called cytisinicline. It builds up levels and has had a chance to have some effect on saturating the nicotine receptors, so they dont have as much urge to smoke, Smith said.A
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