Managing Unintended Weight Loss. Currently there are no FDA-approved medications for appetite stimulation in the elderly.1 Most studies have failed to demonstrate that the medications commonly used off label to stimulate appetite also decrease morbidity and mortality or improve function or quality of life.
Cassis Wine. Cassis is a small wine-producing area in Provence, south-eastern France. Created in May 1936, the title covers the red, white and rosÃ© wines produced from just under 495 acres (200ha) of land in the coastal village of Cassis.
Creme de cassis is a French blackcurrant liqueur. Cassis is the French name for the berries known as blackcurrants. Creme de cassis originated in 16th century France, where blackcurrants were used as a snakebite cure. The blackcurrant fruit gives this liqueur a red color and a sweet taste.