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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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To prove that stomach ulcers were caused by bacteria and not by stress, a researcher consumed an entire laboratory beaker full of bacterial culture. After this, he did indeed develop stomach ulcers, and won the Nobel Prize for his discovery.
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This year, an estimated 1.4 million Americans will have a new or recurrent heart attack.
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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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Every 10 seconds, a person in the United States goes to the emergency room complaining of head pain. About 1.2 million visits are for acute migraine attacks.