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Clove: A Valuable Spice That's Been Used for Centuries

Clove is a pungent spice used worldwide in a variety of foods and beverages. Its uses extend to other areas as well, particularly due to its well-known analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and antioxidant properties. Let’s take a closer look at these dried aromatic flower buds that have the appearance of small nails. While you may enjoy… Read More: Clove: A Valuable Spice That's Been Used for Centuries »

To Eat or Not to Eat: Decorative Products on Foods Can Be Unsafe

[embedded content] Español  Subscribe: FDA Consumer Health Information Your soon-to-be 6-year-old wants you to bake an elaborate birthday cake in the shape of a fairy-tale castle, complete with rainbows, unicorns, and a princess for her party.  You’ve found a cake-decoration video online, but it uses ingredients that make you wonder if they are safe to… Read More: To Eat or Not to Eat: Decorative Products on Foods… »

U.S. FDA approves Alexion Pharma's blood disorder drug

(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc’s blood disorder drug Ultomiris, the pharma regulator’s website showed on Friday. The drug aims to treat paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), a rare, acquired, life-threatening disorder in which red blood cells divide prematurely. Reporting by Manas Mishra in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila… Read More: U.S. FDA approves Alexion Pharma's blood disorder drug »