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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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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 Romans did not use numerals to indicate fractions but instead used words to indicate parts of a whole.
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or MRSA was discovered in 1961 in the United Kingdom. It if often referred to as a superbug. MRSA infections cause more deaths in the United States every year than AIDS.
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There are more sensory neurons in the tongue than in any other part of the body.