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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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Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.
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There are 20 feet of blood vessels in each square inch of human skin.
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Cocaine was isolated in 1860 and first used as a local anesthetic in 1884. Its first clinical use was by Sigmund Freud to wean a patient from morphine addiction. The fictional character Sherlock Holmes was supposed to be addicted to cocaine by injection.
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In 2012, nearly 24 milliion Americans, aged 12 and older, had abused an illicit drug, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).