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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.
Medication errors are more common among seriously ill patients than with those with minor conditions.
Drugs are in development that may cure asthma and hay fever once and for all. They target leukotrienes, which are known to cause tightening of the air passages in the lungs and increase mucus productions in nasal passages.
Cutaneous mucormycosis is a rare fungal infection that has been fatal in at least 29% of cases, and in as many as 83% of cases, depending on the patient's health prior to infection. It has occurred often after natural disasters such as tornados, and early treatment is essential.
Between 1999 and 2012, American adults with high total cholesterol decreased from 18.3% to 12.9%