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The human body produces and destroys 15 million blood cells every second.
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Walt Disney helped combat malaria by making an animated film in 1943 called The Winged Scourge. This short film starred the seven dwarfs and taught children that mosquitos transmit malaria, which is a very bad disease. It advocated the killing of mosquitos to stop the disease.
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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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According to the CDC, approximately 31.7% of the U.S. population has high low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or "bad cholesterol" levels.
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Approximately 25% of all reported medication errors result from some kind of name confusion.