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Patients who cannot swallow may receive nutrition via a parenteral route—usually, a catheter is inserted through the chest into a large vein going into the heart.
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Your heart beats over 36 million times a year.
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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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Thyroid conditions cause a higher risk of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.
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According to the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, lung disease is the third leading killer in the United States, responsible for one in seven deaths. It is the leading cause of death among infants under the age of one year.

