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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.
The term pharmacology is derived from the Greek words pharmakon("claim, medicine, poison, or remedy") and logos ("study").
In the United States, there is a birth every 8 seconds, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Population Clock.
Atropine was named after the Greek goddess Atropos, the oldest and ugliest of the three sisters known as the Fates, who controlled the destiny of men.
The ratio of hydrogen atoms to oxygen in water (H2O) is 2:1.
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