On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
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Lower drug doses for elderly patients should be used first, with titrations of the dose as tolerated to prevent unwanted drug-related pharmacodynamic effects.
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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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Looking at the sun may not only cause headache and distort your vision temporarily, but it can also cause permanent eye damage. Any exposure to sunlight adds to the cumulative effects of ultraviolet (UV) radiation on your eyes. UV exposure has been linked to eye disorders such as macular degeneration, solar retinitis, and corneal dystrophies.
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Everyone has one nostril that is larger than the other.
