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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There are 60,000 miles of blood vessels in every adult human.
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Earwax has antimicrobial properties that reduce the viability of bacteria and fungus in the human ear.
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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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Anti-aging claims should not ever be believed. There is no supplement, medication, or any other substance that has been proven to slow or stop the aging process.
The correct statement about hormones-insulin and glucagon
In this cartoon, Boss Tweed welcomes cholera—a skeletal figure of death carrying a handbag from “Asi
A recruiting poster for the “True Sons of Freedom” encouraged African Americans to enlist. In fact,