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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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Coca-Cola originally used coca leaves and caffeine from the African kola nut. It was advertised as a therapeutic agent and "pickerupper." Eventually, its formulation was changed, and the coca leaves were removed because of the effects of regulation on cocaine-related products.
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The longest a person has survived after a heart transplant is 24 years.
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In 2010, opiate painkllers, such as morphine, OxyContin®, and Vicodin®, were tied to almost 60% of drug overdose deaths.
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Vaccines prevent between 2.5 and 4 million deaths every year.