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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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For about 100 years, scientists thought that peptic ulcers were caused by stress, spicy food, and alcohol. Later, researchers added stomach acid to the list of causes and began treating ulcers with antacids. Now it is known that peptic ulcers are predominantly caused by Helicobacter pylori, a spiral-shaped bacterium that normally exist in the stomach.
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If you could remove all of your skin, it would weigh up to 5 pounds.
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Bacteria have been found alive in a lake buried one half mile under ice in Antarctica.
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More than nineteen million Americans carry the factor V gene that causes blood clots, pulmonary embolism, and heart disease.