Protective effects of carotenoids from saffron on neuronal injury in vitro and in vivo.

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Enhanced cardiovascular protective effects of valsartan in high-risk hypertensive patients with left ventricular hypertrophy: Sub-analysis of the KYOTO HEART study.

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We already know that people at high risk of heart disease and stroke are often recommended to take aspirin for its protective effects.

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The paper suggested that a diet rich in fruit and vegetables may be helpful because of the protective effects of antioxidants and vitamin C.

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Merck argued that what was being seen were not the heart-damaging effects of Vioxx, but the heart-protective effects of the drug it was being compared to, Naproxen.

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"The role of physical inactivity continues to be undervalued despite robust evidence of its protective effects, " wrote Harold Kohl, a researcher at the University of Texas School of Public Health and lead author of this study.

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He and his colleagues are busy trying to rejig the hormone's molecule in ways that will strip it of its feminising effects, but still retain its protective activity.

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At its heart, the election offers a choice between two well-qualified, if not outstanding, candidates, and between two contrasting philosophies, one rooted in the protective power of the government, the other in the liberating effects of the market.

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The waterproofing has had some effects on the physical design, with all ports (including the headphone socket) now covered with protective flaps.

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