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Children with strabismus (crossed eyes) can be treated. They are not able to outgrow this condition on their own, but with help, it can be more easily corrected at a younger age. It is important for infants to have eye examinations as early as possible in their development and then another at age 2 years.
When blood is exposed to air, it clots. Heparin allows the blood to come in direct contact with air without clotting.
After a vasectomy, it takes about 12 ejaculations to clear out sperm that were already beyond the blocked area.
The longest a person has survived after a heart transplant is 24 years.
All patients with hyperparathyroidism will develop osteoporosis. The parathyroid glands maintain blood calcium within the normal range. All patients with this disease will continue to lose calcium from their bones every day, and there is no way to prevent the development of osteoporosis as a result.