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Volunteer Opportunities in Huntington Beach, California

Huntington Beach is a beautiful seaside community in California packed full of volunteer opportunities. What could be better then volunteering in such a beautiful area? It can be hard to narrow down which organization you volunteer at so this article will go over five choices to make it a little easier for you to narrow ...

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Corpse Flower in Bloom at the Huntington

One of the most spectacular and rare events in botany, the blooming of a corpse flower, occurred on the afternoon of Friday, June 5, 2010 at the Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California. At around 2 P.M., the staff at the Huntington’s Rose Hills Foundation Conservatory for Botanical Science noticed ...

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Five Easy Day Trips Around Pasadena California

Pasadena California is probably best known as being the city that hosts the Tournament of Roses Parade every New Year’s Day. But California itself is an exciting state with a lot of different activities to offer both to residents and to tourists. If you’re a tourist who has come to Southern California for a little ...

Huntington’s Disease: Facts and Information

Huntington’s disease or also known as Huntington’s chorea is a neurodegenerative disease that causes degeneration of nerve cells in the brain. The disease is genetic in nature as it is caused by inheriting a faulty gene. Because of the death of nerve cells, a patient with Huntington’s disease may experience involuntary movements called chorea, cognitive ...

The History of Huntington’s Disease

Huntington’s Disease, HD, or Huntington’s Chorea as it is sometimes known, is a genetic disorder whose symptoms usually appear in patients between the ages of 30 and 45. The onset is characterized by jerky, uncoordinated body movements and a decline in some mental abilities. Death usually occurs around 15 to 20 years after diagnosis. The ...