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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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Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion every year.
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All patients with hyperparathyroidism will develop osteoporosis. The parathyroid glands maintain blood calcium within the normal range. All patients with this disease will continue to lose calcium from their bones every day, and there is no way to prevent the development of osteoporosis as a result.
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There are 20 feet of blood vessels in each square inch of human skin.
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Between 1999 and 2012, American adults with high total cholesterol decreased from 18.3% to 12.9%