The cyclists could also drink large amounts of water, or inject themselves with saline solution, in order to accelerate the fading of the glow.

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The scam involves billing the government for the expensive drugs, then administering only saline solution or nothing at all to AIDS and HIV patients.

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The saline solution in the neti pot both soothes and cleans the nose, said Dr. John DelGaudio, chief of rhinology and sinus surgery at Emory University School of Medicine.

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They divided their animals into two groups, and treated the noses of one with Pam2Cys and those of the other with a saline solution, to act as a control.

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Green says that "moderate hypothermia" the process of running a cold saline solution through a patient's veins is almost like putting an ice pack on a bruised arm or leg.

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Minutes after Everett was tackled, the Bills' team doctor ran an ice-cold saline solution through the player's body, putting him in a hypothermic state while he was on the way to the hospital.

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In their study, the US researchers found that animals worked harder to get doses of Nocaine than to receive a saline solution, but less hard than they did to obtain doses of cocaine.

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Also consider long-acting decongestant sprays or tablets, which help keep blocked nasal passages open when cabin pressure changes during take-off and landing. (Decongestant can be overly drying in airplane cabin air so consider saline solution, too).

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Although doctors have long known that a saline solution can help unclog sinuses, the practice has gotten a newfound popularity with the "neti pot, " a teapot-shaped container that flushes a saline solution through the nose --in one nostril and out the other, taking with it mucus and rinsing away irritants.

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The light source provides eight hours of electricity per dose of saline water, and the lantern comes with a dedicated water bag for mixing the solution.

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