There are 60,000 miles of blood vessels in every adult human.
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As many as 28% of hospitalized patients requiring mechanical ventilators to help them breathe (for more than 48 hours) will develop ventilator-associated pneumonia. Current therapy involves intravenous antibiotics, but new antibiotics that can be inhaled (and more directly treat the infection) are being developed.
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When blood is exposed to air, it clots. Heparin allows the blood to come in direct contact with air without clotting.
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Many supplement containers do not even contain what their labels say. There are many documented reports of products containing much less, or more, that what is listed on their labels. They may also contain undisclosed prescription drugs and even contaminants.
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The longest a person has survived after a heart transplant is 24 years.
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