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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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The familiar sounds of your heart are made by the heart's valves as they open and close.
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The first war in which wide-scale use of anesthetics occurred was the Civil War, and 80% of all wounds were in the extremities.
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More than 20 million Americans cite use of marijuana within the past 30 days, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). More than 8 million admit to using it almost every day.
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There are over 65,000 known species of protozoa. About 10,000 species are parasitic.