21. If the forces are going up, common sense would tell you that the potential for injury is increasing unless you decrease the risk for whatever reason. 22. In theory, higher interest rates slow demand by making it more costly for consumers and businesses to borrow and spend, decreasing the risk of inflation. 23. Klatsky said that even small amounts of alcohol decreased the risk of cardiovascular deaths. 24. Modest amounts of alcohol are known to decrease heart disease risk and may lengthen life. 25. On the positive side, the decrease in male hormones could retard balding, cause cholesterol levels to drop and decrease the risk of prostate cancer. 26. Reflective sunglasses help prevent fine wrinkles around the eyes and decrease the risk of cataract formation later in life. 27. Progestin decreases the risk of endometrial cancer and stops cyclic bleeding, intolerable to many women who celebrated the end of their periods. 28. Researchers are evaluating a drug that could decrease the risks of kidney stones and bone loss during weightlessness in space. 29. So our best defense against the flu is using preventive medicine, which involves measures that can help decrease your risk of getting this illness in the first place. 30. Some doctors have long believed it decreases the risk of infections, sexually transmitted diseases and the risk of penile cancer. |