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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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Alzheimer's disease affects only about 10% of people older than 65 years of age. Most forms of decreased mental function and dementia are caused by disuse (letting the mind get lazy).
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Elderly adults are at greatest risk of stroke and myocardial infarction and have the most to gain from prophylaxis. Patients ages 60 to 80 years with blood pressures above 160/90 mm Hg should benefit from antihypertensive treatment.
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More than 4.4billion prescriptions were dispensed within the United States in 2016.
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Your heart beats over 36 million times a year.