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Aspirin is the most widely used drug in the world. It has even been recognized as such by the Guinness Book of World Records.
When blood is exposed to air, it clots. Heparin allows the blood to come in direct contact with air without clotting.
The average person is easily confused by the terms pharmaceutics and pharmacology, thinking they are one and the same. Whereas pharmaceutics is the science of preparing and dispensing drugs (otherwise known as the science of pharmacy), pharmacology is the study of medications.
To combat osteoporosis, changes in lifestyle and diet are recommended. At-risk patients should include 1,200 to 1,500 mg of calcium daily either via dietary means or with supplements.
Everyone has one nostril that is larger than the other.