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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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Eat fiber! A diet high in fiber can help lower cholesterol levels by as much as 10%.
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Approximately 500,000 babies are born each year in the United States to teenage mothers.
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Hyperthyroidism leads to an increased rate of metabolism and affects about 1% of women but only 0.1% of men. For most people, this increased metabolic rate causes the thyroid gland to become enlarged (known as a goiter).
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About 3% of all pregnant women will give birth to twins, which is an increase in rate of nearly 60% since the early 1980s.