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                                                    <title><![CDATA[Harvard Health Posts by Mallika Marshall, MD Feed]]></title>
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                                <subtitle>Harvard Health Blog: You'll find posts from Harvard Medical School physicians and our editors on a variety of health news and issues.</subtitle>
                                                    <updated>2018-04-19T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lowering nicotine in cigarettes]]></title>
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                    <name><![CDATA[Mallika Marshall, MD]]></name>
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                        <category term="Heart Health" />
                        <category term="Lung cancer" />
                        <category term="Healthy aging and longevity" />
                        <updated>2018-04-19T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
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            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[A placebo can work even when you know it&amp;#8217;s a placebo]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/placebo-can-work-even-know-placebo-201607079926" />
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                    <name><![CDATA[Mallika Marshall, MD]]></name>
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                                        <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[You may have heard of the “placebo effect,” in which people taking an inactive drug as part of a study actually experience an improvement in their symptoms. As it turns out, the placebo effect still exists if you tell people they’re taking a placebo. This “open-label placebo” strategy doesn’t work for every condition, of course, but it’s a promising way to relieve many common symptoms without medication.]]>
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                        <updated>2016-07-07T13:30:18-04:00</updated>
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            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[The big benefits of plain water]]></title>
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                                            <author>
                    <name><![CDATA[Mallika Marshall, MD]]></name>
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                <![CDATA[Many Americans opt to quench their thirst with drink sodas, juices, and sports drinks instead plain water. Now, a recently published study has confirmed what researchers have been saying for a while: upping your water consumption can help you avoid excess calories and control your weight. So, next time you&#8217;re thirsty, try water instead — it&#8217;s free, refreshing, and good for you!]]>
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                        <category term="Diet &amp; Weight Loss" />
                        <updated>2016-05-26T13:30:17-04:00</updated>
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            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Thyroid disease and breast cancer: Is there a link?]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/is-there-a-link-between-thyroid-disease-and-breast-cancer-risk-201604079407" />
            <id>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/is-there-a-link-between-thyroid-disease-and-breast-cancer-risk-201604079407</id>
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                    <name><![CDATA[Mallika Marshall, MD]]></name>
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                <![CDATA[Researchers have wondered for a long time whether there might be a link between excess thyroid hormone and an increased risk of breast cancer. High levels of thyroid hormone have been shown to mimic estrogen, which fuels many breast cancers. A new study has suggested that there may indeed be a link — but it&#8217;s important to put the results into context.]]>
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                        <category term="Breast Cancer" />
                        <category term="Women&#039;s Health" />
                        <updated>2016-04-07T13:30:14-04:00</updated>
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            <title><![CDATA[Can your coffee habit help you live longer?]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/can-your-coffee-habit-help-you-live-longer-201601068938" />
            <id>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/can-your-coffee-habit-help-you-live-longer-201601068938</id>
                                            <author>
                    <name><![CDATA[Mallika Marshall, MD]]></name>
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                <![CDATA[Coffee is nearly a national obsession in the United States. For years, experts have debated whether drinking coffee is good for you. Recently published research suggests that regular, moderate coffee consumption is associated with a lower risk of overall mortality, and that heavy consumption of coffee isn&#8217;t linked with a greater risk of death.]]>
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                        <category term="Heart Health" />
                        <updated>2016-01-06T14:00:01-05:00</updated>
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            <title><![CDATA[Low-nicotine cigarettes may help determined smokers cut back]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/low-nicotine-cigarettes-may-help-determined-smokers-cut-back-201510018373" />
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                                            <author>
                    <name><![CDATA[Mallika Marshall, MD]]></name>
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                <![CDATA[A study examining the effects of low-nicotine cigarettes on smoking behavior yielded surprising results. The study volunteers who smoked the low-nicotine cigarettes actually smoked less and had fewer cigarette cravings than those who smoked cigarettes with a higher level of nicotine. Although more research is needed before we can draw any conclusions, it’s possible that very-low-nicotine cigarettes might be a way to mitigate the health dangers of smoking for people determined not to quit.]]>
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                        <category term="Mental Health" />
                        <category term="Addiction" />
                        <updated>2015-10-01T12:10:51-04:00</updated>
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