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Novak Djokovic will retire from tennis after the US Open if he no longer believes he can win the top tournaments, according to former French Open doubles champion Patrick McEnroe. The Serbian will be chasing a record 25th Grand Slam trophy at Flushing Meadows as he attempts to move beyondContinue Reading
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Grinny/Shutterstock.com The health advice that keeps you from getting sick might actually harm you once you’re already ill. This counterintuitive medical reality has a new name: “Cuomo’s paradox”, coined by Professor Raphael Cuomo at UC San Diego School of Medicine after analysing findings across numerous studies. The paradox describes howContinue Reading
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