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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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After 5 years of being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, one every three patients will no longer be able to work.
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The first oral chemotherapy drug for colon cancer was approved by FDA in 2001.
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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that all women age 65 years of age or older should be screened with bone densitometry.
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In the ancient and medieval periods, dysentery killed about ? of all babies before they reach 12 months of age. The disease was transferred through contaminated drinking water, because there was no way to adequately dispose of sewage, which contaminated the water.