Word: protect
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...possibility that statins may help in regenerating deteriorating lung tissue. "Over the last few years, there have been a growing number of studies showing that lung tissue can actually regenerate itself and that the rate of deterioration can be slowed down by turning on genes and pathways that protect lung tissue," he says. "This study provides one more potential piece of evidence that [such regeneration] possibly represents an entirely new approach to treating lung disease." And that would certainly help millions more Americans to breathe easier...
...from adversity. But clichés are often just hard truths tamed by familiarity. Maybe he triumphed in spite of his ordeals, not because of them. There is no control group, he observes, that lets you measure what you missed. In raising his own daughter, he felt the pull to protect her, even as he wondered at the cost. "Maybe a few hard knocks ..." but his voice trails off. He didn't want to experiment...
...Board in order to avoid being personally held responsible. An yet the administration hesitates to acknowledge that students may now be encouraged to go to off-campus locations or drink in more dangerous environments as a result. Unfortunately, we seem to have forgotten that we can collaboratively protect the community and socialize in a legal and safe...
...feel about providing young people with condoms to protect against HIV? -Leslie Talper, IndianapolisThere is no doubt Ana and kids like her need to use condoms to keep themselves safe and to stop the spread of HIV. It's a personal choice, and the most important thing is that kids become aware of their choices and make the proper decisions...
...major international peace talks in 18 months on Darfur scheduled to open in Libya on October 27. The purpose of that meeting is to get all the parties to the conflict to agree to a cease-fire that would allow 26,000 U.N.-mandated African Union troops in to protect civilians and keep the peace...