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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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Women are two-thirds more likely than men to develop irritable bowel syndrome. This may be attributable to hormonal changes related to their menstrual cycles.
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ACTH levels are normally highest in the early morning (between 6 and 8 A.M.) and lowest in the evening (between 6 and 11 P.M.). Therefore, a doctor who suspects abnormal levels looks for low ACTH in the morning and high ACTH in the evening.
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Approximately 500,000 babies are born each year in the United States to teenage mothers.
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Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion every year.