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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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There are actually 60 minerals, 16 vitamins, 12 essential amino acids, and three essential fatty acids that your body needs every day.
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All patients with hyperparathyroidism will develop osteoporosis. The parathyroid glands maintain blood calcium within the normal range. All patients with this disease will continue to lose calcium from their bones every day, and there is no way to prevent the development of osteoporosis as a result.
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Nearly 31 million adults in America have a total cholesterol level that is more than 240 mg per dL.
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The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.