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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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It is believed that humans initially contracted crabs from gorillas about 3 million years ago from either sleeping in gorilla nests or eating the apes.
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More than nineteen million Americans carry the factor V gene that causes blood clots, pulmonary embolism, and heart disease.
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The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.
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Approximately 15–25% of recognized pregnancies end in miscarriage. However, many miscarriages often occur before a woman even knows she is pregnant.