11.   As for the why, the literature says that the warmth relaxes muscles and soothes minor aches, improves blood circulation and exfoliates the skin.

12.   Because it relaxes the muscle that focuses the eye, children who take atropine eyedrops have to wear reading glasses for close work.

13.   A late afternoon swim helped to relax tense muscles and prepare us for dinners that were replete with vegetables complemented by chicken or seafood and hearty bread.

14.   Across the room, four boys are writing the alphabet on miniature blackboards while soaking their feet in hot sage water that helps to relax their muscles.

15.   Bronchodilators open the bronchial tubes by relaxing the muscles of the airways.

16.   Curare, the deadly South American poison, has become an essential tool to relax muscles and reduce the amount of anesthetic agents needed during surgery.

17.   Drinking alcohol causes snoring by relaxing the muscles in the throat, which restricts the size of the airway.

18.   Glaxo Wellcome Inc. received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to sell Nimbex, a drug that relaxes muscles during surgery.

19.   He encourages his clients who weight-train to do some stretching, to release tension and relax muscles.

20.   He received a shot before the game, trying to relax the muscle that was in spasm.