Sodium valproate can cause serious problems in a developing baby. The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued regulations on the way it is prescribed to both men and ...

Most people are familiar with sodium chloride (commonly known as salt) as a kitchen ingredient, but it also has important medical uses. Sodium chloride (NaCl), also known as salt, is an essential ...

To form the final product, the team heated up a mixture of a precursor material and sodium hydroxide to as high as 600°C, maintained it at that temperature for a select period, then cooled it to ...

Later, Brown learned the horrifying truth: It wasn't a supplement. It was sodium nitrite − a hazardous chemical compound Bennett ordered to use for ending his own life. Shortly after using the ...

The hacker briefly increased the amount of sodium hydroxide (lye) in Oldsmar's water treatment system, but a worker spotted it and reversed the action. Lye is used in small amounts to control ...