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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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Always store hazardous household chemicals in their original containers out of reach of children. These include bleach, paint, strippers and products containing turpentine, garden chemicals, oven cleaners, fondue fuels, nail polish, and nail polish remover.
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About 80% of major fungal systemic infections are due to Candida albicans. Another form, Candida peritonitis, occurs most often in postoperative patients. A rare disease, Candida meningitis, may follow leukemia, kidney transplant, other immunosuppressed factors, or when suffering from Candida septicemia.
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There can actually be a 25-hour time difference between certain locations in the world. The International Date Line passes between the islands of Samoa and American Samoa. It is not a straight line, but "zig-zags" around various island chains. Therefore, Samoa and nearby islands have one date, while American Samoa and nearby islands are one day behind. Daylight saving time is used in some islands, but not in others—further shifting the hours out of sync with natural time.
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Although puberty usually occurs in the early teenage years, the world's youngest parents were two Chinese children who had their first baby when they were 8 and 9 years of age.
Cyanobacteria of the (a) genus Synechococcus form (b) mats that line hot springs around the world.
Why are some of the letters above the red line and some letters below?
Gram Stain of a person's Gum line
An upward-sloping spark line usually indicates a mechanical engine problem or a lean air–fuel ...
Two wells are filled with the same antigen, and when they diffuse to the antibody, they make a line ...
Nuchal Line