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Is there a cancer vaccine?
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Over the next several years, cancer vaccines have the potential to completely change the treatment of cancer. Learn how these vaccines will work!
What Is the Rarest Blood Type in the World?
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There are eight major blood types and some are more common than others. But what's the rarest of them all?
Do Animals Have Different Blood Types Too?
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Can non-human animals have blood transfusions? Learn about animal blood types in this HowStuffWorks article.
How Blood Works
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Blood is the most commonly tested part of the body, and it is truly the river of life. Learn about red and white blood cells, lymphocytes, blood tests, blood types and blood donation.
How Does an Oral HIV Test Work?
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A recently FDA-approved rapid HIV test (one that doesn't have to be sent to a laboratory for processing) can use blood, serum or oral fluids with equal accuracy.
Allergies and Immune System
Allergies and the immune system can affect one another. Learn all about allergies and the immune system from Discovery Health.
Why would circumcision decrease a man's risk of contracting AIDS?
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The results of three recent studies show that an uncircumcised man is twice as likely to contract AIDS from an infected woman as is a circumcised one.
Why Is It So Hard to Make a Universal Flu Vaccine?
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Every year, a version of the flu vaccine must be developed, to compensate for the changes in the flu virus the year before. Will that ever end?
The Lymph System
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The lymph system is the body's drainage system. It is composed of a network of vessels and small structures called lymph nodes. Explore the lymph system.
How Allergies Work
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If you've got allergies, you know the drill. Learn allergy symptoms, reactions and the immune-system mix-up we call an "allergy."