After a cozy night by the fireplace, most people scoop out the ash and toss it without a second thought. But did you know ...

Two suspects in an “anti-capitalist, anti-government” extremist group have both been charged with one count of conspiracy to ...

In the coastal town of Loviisa, Finland, home to Fortum’s nuclear power plant and key industrial sites, Fortum has pulled off ...

An urgent recall has been issued for a mislabeled medication used to treat a blood condition which could lead to fatal overdoses. Potassium chloride (KCl) injection is primarily used to treat and ...

Background: Near-patient testing allows rapid availability of results to enable prompt decision-making. Potassium abnormalities are common in acutely ill patients and can be associated with ...

Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day, and potassium helps keep every single one of those beats in rhythm. But when this mineral drops below healthy levels, the heart and blood pressure take the ...

People being monitored for chronic kidney disease or heart failure often have high levels of potassium in their blood (hyperkalemia) due to impaired renal potassium excretion caused by kidney damage ...