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MLA Full: "The ONE Disease That Smoking Can Help Treat." YouTube, uploaded by SciShow, 30 April 2026, www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBJ3dCIsnqA.
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https://youtube.com/watch?v=cBJ3dCIsnqA.
Smoking is bad. We know this. But... there's one disease that seems to like it. As in, smokers are way less likely to get it. Here's the weird story about why smoking can keep ulcerative colitis at bay, and how we're using that knowledge to make a smoke-free treatment plan for UC.



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