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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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Egg cells are about the size of a grain of sand. They are formed inside of a female's ovaries before she is even born.
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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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Many of the drugs used by neuroscientists are derived from toxic plants and venomous animals (such as snakes, spiders, snails, and puffer fish).
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Medication errors are three times higher among children and infants than with adults.