It is widely believed that giving a daily oral dose of aspirin to heart attack patients improves their chances of survival because the aspirin blocks the formation of new blood clots.
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Historic treatments for rheumatoid arthritis have included gold salts, acupuncture, a diet consisting of apples or rhubarb, nutmeg, nettles, bee venom, bracelets made of copper, prayer, rest, tooth extractions, fasting, honey, vitamins, insulin, snow collected on Christmas, magnets, and electric convulsion therapy.
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Bacteria have been found alive in a lake buried one half mile under ice in Antarctica.
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This year, an estimated 1.4 million Americans will have a new or recurrent heart attack.
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The ratio of hydrogen atoms to oxygen in water (H2O) is 2:1.