Pumpkin seeds, also called pepitas, are commonly roasted and salted for a snack or garnish. They are also used as a crust for fish or chicken. Pumpkin seeds, whether roasted at home or purchased hulled, make a nutritious snack.
The appendix -- an organ barely 4 inches long -- causes much debate among medical professionals. In fact, doctors have trouble deciding if the appendix has any use to the body at all. While everyone agrees that the appendix can be removed without causing any adverse health consequences to the patient, some physicians and researchers believe that the appendix does serve a function as part of the immune system.
the appendix is in the right lower portion of the abdomen, just above your groin area. An inflammed appendix can cause referred pain anywhere in the body. But there will always be a fever, and a high one at that. No fever? Not the appendix that hurts.