By using olive oil, you can decrease your total-cholesterol levels while maintaining your HDL levels, thus decreasing your risk for heart disease.

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And don't forget to stay physically and mentally active which is also important for maintaining brain function and decreasing your risk of dementia.

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If effective, the medicine, torcetrapib, will produce enough good cholesterol to actually remove plaque from arteries, significantly decreasing the risk of heart attack and stroke.

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The drive contains no moving parts, decreasing the risk of data loss due to shock and vibration, and its mean time between failure (MTBF)4 greatly exceeds that of hard disk drives, giving users peace of mind that it will retain their files for the long term.

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The practice is at risk of extinction because of the decreasing number of master potters, low prices for finished goods and the increasing use of mass-produced containers.

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Officials from the World Bank family say political risk around investing in Myanmar is decreasing, though serious issues remain with the fledgling economy's capacity to manage sweeping changes.

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National vacancy rates soared throughout 2009 and much of 2010, and apartment owners responded by offering greater concessions, decreasing rents and taking on more credit risk.

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The intention is to reduce the risk of overdoses and other drug-related deaths, as well as decreasing the amount of drug-taking on the streets of Brighton.

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