It is widely believed that giving a daily oral dose of aspirin to heart attack patients improves their chances of survival because the aspirin blocks the formation of new blood clots.
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Autoimmune diseases occur when the immune system destroys its own healthy tissues. When this occurs, white blood cells cannot distinguish between pathogens and normal cells.
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The average office desk has 400 times more bacteria on it than a toilet.
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Studies show that systolic blood pressure can be significantly lowered by taking statins. In fact, the higher the patient's baseline blood pressure, the greater the effect of statins on his or her blood pressure.
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The term pharmacology is derived from the Greek words pharmakon("claim, medicine, poison, or remedy") and logos ("study").
An electrocardiogram (EKG) wave, a record of the electrical signal as it moves through the conductio
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The heart: (b) chambers and valves.
Cylinder 1 slit signals the computer the piston position for cylinder 1. The 1-degree slits provide ...