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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.
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Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.
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More than 150,000 Americans killed by cardiovascular disease are younger than the age of 65 years.
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The top five reasons that children stay home from school are as follows: colds, stomach flu (gastroenteritis), ear infection (otitis media), pink eye (conjunctivitis), and sore throat.
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Vampire bats have a natural anticoagulant in their saliva that permits continuous bleeding after they painlessly open a wound with their incisors. This capillary blood does not cause any significant blood loss to their victims.