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Most strokes are caused when blood clots move to a blood vessel in the brain and block blood flow to that area. Thrombolytic therapy can be used to dissolve the clot quickly. If given within 3 hours of the first stroke symptoms, this therapy can help limit stroke damage and disability.
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Atropine, along with scopolamine and hyoscyamine, is found in the Datura stramonium plant, which gives hallucinogenic effects and is also known as locoweed.
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Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion every year.
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The human body produces and destroys 15 million blood cells every second.
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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.