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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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Most strokes are caused when blood clots move to a blood vessel in the brain and block blood flow to that area. Thrombolytic therapy can be used to dissolve the clot quickly. If given within 3 hours of the first stroke symptoms, this therapy can help limit stroke damage and disability.
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Russia has the highest death rate from cardiovascular disease followed by the Ukraine, Romania, Hungary, and Poland.
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Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.
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According to the FDA, adverse drug events harmed or killed approximately 1,200,000 people in the United States in the year 2015.