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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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Asthma-like symptoms were first recorded about 3,500 years ago in Egypt. The first manuscript specifically written about asthma was in the year 1190, describing a condition characterized by sudden breathlessness. The treatments listed in this manuscript include chicken soup, herbs, and sexual abstinence.
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Bacteria have flourished on the earth for over three billion years. They were the first life forms on the planet.
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Sperm cells are so tiny that 400 to 500 million (400,000,000–500,000,000) of them fit onto 1 tsp.
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This year, an estimated 1.4 million Americans will have a new or recurrent heart attack.