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There are approximately 3 million unintended pregnancies in the United States each year.
When blood is exposed to air, it clots. Heparin allows the blood to come in direct contact with air without clotting.
This year, an estimated 1.4 million Americans will have a new or recurrent heart attack.
In the ancient and medieval periods, dysentery killed about ? of all babies before they reach 12 months of age. The disease was transferred through contaminated drinking water, because there was no way to adequately dispose of sewage, which contaminated the water.
About 60% of newborn infants in the United States are jaundiced; that is, they look yellow. Kernicterus is a form of brain damage caused by excessive jaundice. When babies begin to be affected by excessive jaundice and begin to have brain damage, they become excessively lethargic.