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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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If all the neurons in the human body were lined up, they would stretch more than 600 miles.
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Calcitonin is a naturally occurring hormone. In women who are at least 5 years beyond menopause, it slows bone loss and increases spinal bone density.
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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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Nitroglycerin is used to alleviate various heart-related conditions, and it is also the chief component of dynamite (but mixed in a solid clay base to stabilize it).