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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.
Fatal fungal infections may be able to resist newer antifungal drugs. Globally, fungal infections are often fatal due to the lack of access to multiple antifungals, which may be required to be utilized in combination. Single antifungals may not be enough to stop a fungal infection from causing the death of a patient.
In the United States, an estimated 50 million unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed for viral respiratory infections.
Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion every year.
Studies show that systolic blood pressure can be significantly lowered by taking statins. In fact, the higher the patient's baseline blood pressure, the greater the effect of statins on his or her blood pressure.