Not only might that reduce the frequency of criminal acts, goes the argument, but it may also cut the number of accidental deaths and suicides.

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In his blog, Mr Fallows has also sought views on whether the council should reduce the frequency of street cleaning and grass cutting to save money, or if such action would be damaging in terms of tourism.

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Settling this debate once and for all will require large human trials to prove that lowering inflammation with a drug will reduce the frequency of heart attacks beyond what can be accomplished with existing classes of drugs (see: " Inflammation Is Key In Heart Attacks").

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