By blocking its action, we hope to reduce inflammation, decrease pain and protect the joint, so the joint remains functional.

I did do acupuncture, which helped me a lot to reduce the internal inflammation.

If the worm allowed too much inflammation it might kill the host, so the worm has evolved to reduce inflammation to protect the host.

We have to keep blocking and [reduce] the penalties, ... We have to play our best game.

The pain passes, but the beauty remains.

Its better for it to be a joint venture the Legislature can take credit for along with the governor than to be blamed for being the people who stopped it from being put on the ballot.