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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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The senior population grows every year. Seniors older than 65 years of age now comprise more than 13% of the total population. However, women outlive men. In the 85-and-over age group, there are only 45 men to every 100 women.

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As of mid-2016, 18.2 million people were receiving advanced retroviral therapy (ART) worldwide. This represents between 43–50% of the 34–39.8 million people living with HIV.

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The highest suicide rate in the United States is among people ages 65 years and older. Almost 15% of people in this age group commit suicide every year.

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More than 30% of American adults, and about 12% of children utilize health care approaches that were developed outside of conventional medicine.

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