Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.
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Warfarin was developed as a consequence of the study of a strange bleeding disorder that suddenly occurred in cattle on the northern prairies of the United States in the early 1900s.
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When blood is deoxygenated and flowing back to the heart through the veins, it is dark reddish-blue in color. Blood in the arteries that is oxygenated and flowing out to the body is bright red. Whereas arterial blood comes out in spurts, venous blood flows.
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In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.
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Women are 50% to 75% more likely than men to experience an adverse drug reaction.
