Simon Bolivar (1783-1830) was the greatest leader of Latin America's independence movement from Spain. A superb general and a charismatic politician, he not only drove the Spanish from northern South America but also was instrumental in the early formative years of the republics that sprang up once the Spanish had gone.
FDA Approves Zarxio. Zarxio is the first biosimilar to be approved in the United States. The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Zarxio (filgrastim-sndz), a leukocyte growth factor biosimilar to the reference product Neupogen. It is indicated for the treatment of neutropenia associated with chemotherapy and all other indications included in the reference product's label.
Za'atar is a generic name for a family of related Middle Eastern herbs from the genera Origanum, Calamintha, Thymus, and Satureja. The name za'atar alone most properly applies to Origanum syriacum, considered in biblical scholarship to be the hyssop of the Hebrew Bible. It is also the name for a condiment made from dried hyssop leaves, mixed with sesame seeds, dried sumac, and often salt, as well as other spices. Used in Levantine cuisine, both the herb and spice mixture are popular throughout t