In the United States, an estimated 50 million unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed for viral respiratory infections.
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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 human body's pharmacokinetics are quite varied. Our hair holds onto drugs longer than our urine, blood, or saliva. For example, alcohol can be detected in the hair for up to 90 days after it was consumed. The same is true for marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy, heroin, methamphetamine, and nicotine.
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Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion every year.
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Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.
A Splash of Color in a Frozen World of White
Color-enhanced X-ray of the colon taken during a barium enema.
