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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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Cytomegalovirus affects nearly the same amount of newborns every year as Down syndrome.
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Fungal nail infections account for up to 30% of all skin infections. They affect 5% of the general population—mostly people over the age of 70.
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Vampire bats have a natural anticoagulant in their saliva that permits continuous bleeding after they painlessly open a wound with their incisors. This capillary blood does not cause any significant blood loss to their victims.
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Persons who overdose with cardiac glycosides have a better chance of overall survival if they can survive the first 24 hours after the overdose.