Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. John Kevin A medical examiner report revealed this week that Empire actress Lindsey Pearlman died by suicide in February from ...

Among patients who had an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, intravenous sodium nitrite given by paramedics during resuscitation did not significantly improve their chances of being admitted to or ...

Very high levels of sodium nitrite have been detected in samples of meat sent for analysis as part of investigations into the death of one person in Poland. The National Veterinary Research Institute ...

Colorado lawmakers heard powerful testimony Tuesday about a bill aimed at saving lives. The measure would regulate a food preservative that is lethal in its concentrated form. The preservative, sodium ...

Greater daily exposure to nitrites in food and water may increase the risk for type 2 diabetes, French researchers reported. Compared with those in the lowest tertile of total nitrite exposure (mean 3 ...

DENVER — Young people are increasingly turning to sodium nitrite and nitrate as a method of suicide after buying the products online, according to research presented during the 2025 American Academy ...

New legislation in Albany would ban retailers like Amazon from selling sodium nitrite, a common meat preservative linked to youth suicides across the country. “It’s basically like the suicide poison ...

A Colorado father, driven by grief, is pushing to make Colorado among the first states in the country to regulate the sale of sodium nitrite. The preservative, used to cure meat, is deadly in its ...

Medically reviewed by Elizabeth Barnes, RDNMedically reviewed by Elizabeth Barnes, RDN Sodium nitrate is a compound found in the body, water, and certain foods. It's also a food preservative commonly ...