Short term inflammation is necessary for us to heal after a cut or an infection, but if the inflammation persists in the long-term it can contribute towards cardiovascular disease and cancer.

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The money is meant to support the school district's behavioral and academic recovery efforts, which include "counseling, wellness activities, and training programs designed to assist families and school staff heal after the trauma, " according to a press release.

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Notes: Nationals OF Jayson Werth, on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right hamstring, is expected to need at least two more weeks to heal after a second MRI showed he "has some problems in there, " Johnson said.

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The majority of participants in the Kitco News Gold Survey expect to see higher prices next week, but those who see weaker or prices unchanged were equally divided, as the gold market continues to try and heal after the recent sharp break in prices.

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Photographer Me Ra Koh found that photography helped heal her pain after a miscarriage.

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"We agreed to meet early next week in Washington, and we agreed to do our best to heal our country after this hard-fought contest, " Bush said in soft, measured tones.

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Tonics made from the animals are claimed to heal wounds and broken bones, and help women regain strength after childbirth.

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As Norm Ornstein of the American Enterprise Institute points out, this line of argument may also prove effective after the war, if the diplomatic wounds do not rapidly heal.

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Midfielder Jamie Vermiglio could be out for the rest of the season after X-rays revealed his broken toe was taking longer to heal than was hoped.

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Risk associated with breast reconstruction after cancer treatment is much higher as radiotherapy and chemotherapy mean wounds do not heal as well.

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After a divisive election in November and the refusal of political and ideological wounds to heal, and a continued sense of economic uncertainty afoot in the U.S., there probably would be little true appetite for any kind of sermonizing by Chrysler this time, even if its viewpoint were filtered through some sort of brand appeal.

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