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Blood-Inspired Perfume Piques Vampire Curiosity

A new blood-inspired perfume may soon have an ideal group of early adopters: vampires. Last week, a pair of Italian entrepreneurs, Antonio Zuddas and Giovanni Castelli, debuted Blood Concept, a provocative fragrance line based on the four major human blood types: A, B, AB and O. While the line forgoes incorporating...

Lesson From Ivory Coast: How to Give Birth During a War

Two weeks ago, Julie Esse, about nine months pregnant, looked as if she could become another tragic footnote in Ivory Coast's bloody conflict. Instead, her story -- with its twist ending -- turned out to be something O. Henry might have written, with a title about two bags of Type O negative blood and details about scary...

The Week in Weird (Bleeding Candy Edition)

With the new year, there's a whole new batch of weird stories already hitting the wires. Now that we're at the end of the week, it's time to look back on some of the strangest stories you might have missed. If you think you're really smart, you can jump ahead and take the Fark Weird News Quiz without this little recap. If...

Stem Cell Transplant 'Cures' Leukemia Patient of AIDS

(Dec. 15) -- Doctors in Germany report they have cured an HIV-positive American of the AIDS virus after performing a stem cell transplant to treat his leukemia. But experts caution that while the man's outcome seems promising, the risky procedure might not work on otherwise healthy people with HIV and probably won't yield...

'Psycho Nurse' Calendar Gets Pulses Racing

(Nov. 1) -- At one weird doughnut shop in San Jose, Calif., it's not just the sweets that drive customers crazy -- the waitresses give patrons a rush, too. Psycho Donuts is a campy, kooky shop with two locations in the Bay Area specializing in offbeat -- and downright insane -- pastries. Instead of your standard powdered...

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05/31/12 Alumni groups to collect blood for Copeland Source: Times-Georgian - Carrollton GA The alumni groups of two major universities are teaming up in an effort to get graduates and fans of the schools to give blood for the University of West Georgia student battling a flesh-eating disease.
05/30/12 Focus on Faith: Praying for Ava Source: ABC - WAAY 31 News - Huntsville AL "Ava Brooke was diagnosed on November 17, 2011 at 21 months old with a very high risk Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Her type of Leukemia has a genetic mutation which causes it to be more resistant to chemo and easier to relapse. She has been going through chemo treatments at Children's Hospital in Birmingham now for six months, and with her high risk protocol, she has two and a half more years of chemotherapy.
05/30/12 Mum gets life-saver after birth of son Source: Highland News - Inverness - UK A NEW Inverness mum who received life-saving transfusions after her son's birth is appealing for "fresh blood" over fears of shortages this summer.
05/30/12 New 'True Blood' Season 5 Trailer Seduces With Blood,... Source: CafeMom Another day, another True Blood trailer to get us pumped for the season premiere June 10, and this latest one is seriously thrill-inducing, teasing us with all the action we can expect in Season 5.
05/30/12 Bone Marrow Drive For 14-Year-Old Oakland Teen This... Source: SFist - San Francisco CA Cynthia Rodriguez (AKA "C-Rod") is, according to the Oakland Tribune , athletic and enjoys playing softball, soccer and basketball.

Background on blood

Blood is a specialized bodily fluid in animals that delivers necessary substances such as nutrients and oxygen to the cells and transports metabolic waste products away from those same cells.

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