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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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Hip fractures are the most serious consequences of osteoporosis. The incidence of hip fractures increases with each decade among patients in their 60s to patients in their 90s for both women and men of all populations. Men and women older than 80 years of age show the highest incidence of hip fractures.
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Multiple sclerosis is a condition wherein the body's nervous system is weakened by an autoimmune reaction that attacks the myelin sheaths of neurons.
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Thyroid conditions may make getting pregnant impossible.
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The longest a person has survived after a heart transplant is 24 years.