Partygoers were asked to avoid crowds.
People were asked to avoid large crowds.
Runners were asked to avoid taking bags to the race.
They were asked to avoid any analgesic or muscle relaxant 24 h prior to examination.
Subjects were asked to avoid any use of pain or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) during the race.
To avoid blood in saliva collections, participants were asked to avoid brushing teeth for 45 min and obtaining dental work for 48 h prior to giving saliva samples.
Each day was separated by a minimum of 48 h, and all subjects were asked to avoid physical activity for 48 h prior to each session.
The women were asked to avoid tube wells located next to their houses and to select ones located at the next cluster of houses (bari in Bengali).
Additionally, subjects were asked to avoid use of pain medications or NSAIDs, compression garments, massage, electrical stimulation, and thermal modalities in the 10 days following the race.
The patients were asked to avoid tryptophan-rich food (e.g. eggs, milk, chicken, turkey, tomato, banana, pineapple, and chocolate) for 24 h before the examination to exclude any risk of interference with the analysis of 5-HT.
Blood samples were drawn from the vein of the antecubital region following a 12-h fasting, and participants were asked to avoid intense physical exercise 72 h before sampling.
