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Prostaglandins were first isolated from human semen in Sweden in the 1930s. They were so named because the researcher thought that they came from the prostate gland. In fact, prostaglandins exist and are synthesized in almost every cell of the body.
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The human body produces and destroys 15 million blood cells every second.
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Throughout history, plants containing cardiac steroids have been used as heart drugs and as poisons (e.g., in arrows used in combat), emetics, and diuretics.
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Medication errors are more common among seriously ill patients than with those with minor conditions.
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More than nineteen million Americans carry the factor V gene that causes blood clots, pulmonary embolism, and heart disease.