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  Butternut squash is a variety of winter squash and is loaded with vitamins, minerals, and fiber. It is usually grown during the summer season and harvested in the fall. It can be stored for several months since it has a very thick exterior with a firm flesh.In Australia and New Zealand, butternut...

• What This New Therapeutic Drug Trial Means for Cystic Fibrosis

  If you have cystic fibrosis, chances are that at some point you have had difficulty breathing due to mucus build-up in your lungs. That thick mucus can make it more than just hard to breathe, as it can cause inflammation and increase your chance of injury. Clear airways may be just around the corner...

• Make-A-Wish Makes a Movie Star

  Through their fundraising, on average in the United States and its territories, Make-A-Wish is able to grant the wish of a child every 34 minutes.How was it started?The Make-A-Wish Foundation started with the wish of one 7-year-old boy’s wish in 1980. Chris Grecius, who had leukemia, wanted to be...

• Kidney Stones: What is Urinary Retention Medication?

  Kidney stones come about from an infection that leads to formation of stone-like structures in the kidney. Kidney stones are made up of different materials, mostly being acidic salts and minerals filtered from the blood by the kidney. These minerals, once filtered from the blood, fail to dissolve...

• What Causes Fibromyalgia?

  Fibromyalgia is a musculoskeletal condition characterized by chronic pain, fatigue, and difficulty sleeping. This condition is often misdiagnosed and millions of people in the country develop this condition. Fibromyalgia is common in women between the ages of 25-years-old to 60-years-old. Experts...

• Langerhans cells

  These are dendritic skin cells and contain Birbeck granules which is an organelle. In almost all the layers of the epidermis, langerhans cells are found. In the stratum spinosum they are the most prominent. Also, in the papillary dermis they occur. They are also found in the mucosa of the vaginal...