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The types of cancer that alpha interferons are used to treat include hairy cell leukemia, melanoma, follicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma.
IgA antibodies protect body surfaces exposed to outside foreign substances. IgG antibodies are found in all body fluids. IgM antibodies are the first type of antibody made in response to an infection. IgE antibody levels are often high in people with allergies. IgD antibodies are found in tissues lining the abdomen and chest.
There are 20 feet of blood vessels in each square inch of human skin.
Nearly 31 million adults in America have a total cholesterol level that is more than 240 mg per dL.
Cytomegalovirus affects nearly the same amount of newborns every year as Down syndrome.