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Sarah Smedley has 20 years of experience in communications for the medical, pharmaceutical, biotech, consumer health, fitness, philanthropy, and nutrition industries. She is now a freelance writer and frequent contributor to The BROADSHEET, a daily online and bi-weekly print newspaper.
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