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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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Cyanide works by making the human body unable to use oxygen.
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Long-term mental and physical effects from substance abuse include: paranoia, psychosis, immune deficiencies, and organ damage.
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Many people have small pouches in their colons that bulge outward through weak spots. Each pouch is called a diverticulum. About 10% of Americans older than age 40 years have diverticulosis, which, when the pouches become infected or inflamed, is called diverticulitis. The main cause of diverticular disease is a low-fiber diet.
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The first oral chemotherapy drug for colon cancer was approved by FDA in 2001.