Sentences with phrase «thereby decreasing the risk»

In one procedure called a coronary angioplasty, a surgeon inserts and inflates a tiny balloon inside a blocked or narrow artery to widen it and allow blood to flow through to the heart thereby decreasing the risk of a heart attack or stroke.

In addition, planks will improve your posture and overall balance and create strong support for the entire back, thereby decreasing your risk of back injury.

At the same time, it prevents the buildup of cellular waste and protects fragile endothelial cells in the arteries, thereby decreasing the risk of atherosclerosis.

For example, some patients can take medication to lower the level of uric acid in their blood and thereby decrease their risk for gout.

Edit 2017: Recently, after learning about new research and working with even more women, I'm finding that plant - based phytoestrogens may promote ER beta activity, which can lower estrogenic potency in the body as a whole, thereby decreasing the risk for certain cancers (this is not true of synthetic estrogen, like that in hormonal birth control or estrogen replacement therapy).

However, a reduction in visceral fat tends to reduce these complications thereby decreasing the risk for coronary heart disease (23).

Not exact matches

A mutation in BRCA1 / BRCA2 genes decreases the body's ability to suppress breast tumors, thereby increasing the risk for breast cancer.

The presence if these EFAs also ensure that the intraocular fluid is drained from your eye, thereby decreasing glaucoma risk and the risk of high eye pressure.

Isoflavones can compete with estrogen for the same receptor sites thereby decreasing the health risks of excess estrogen.

It is my opinion that the higher cancer incidence found in those with increased serum vitamin D levels was due in part to confounding by health oriented behavior that was no accounted for in adjustments for relative risk, including (1) decreased intake of vitamin K2 due to avoidance of saturated fat and particularly to avoidance of cheese (2) increased intake of N - 6 fats in accordance with USDA recommendations thereby increasing risk of prostate cancer (see PMID 20693267) and (3) increased intake of supplements such as folic acid which increases prostate cancer risk (PMID 19276452)

By switching from traditional wood fires to clean biogas for cooking, indoor air pollution can be drastically reduced, thereby the risk of respiratory disease decreases.

This direct connection allows law firms to automate yet another error - prone step in the calendaring process, thereby further decreasing risk of a malpractice suit due to missing a court deadline.