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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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Congestive heart failure is a serious disorder that carries a reduced life expectancy. Heart failure is usually a chronic illness, and it may worsen with infection or other physical stressors.
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Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.
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Addicts to opiates often avoid treatment because they are afraid of withdrawal. Though unpleasant, with proper management, withdrawal is rarely fatal and passes relatively quickly.
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In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.