Millions of Americans take a daily vitamin, assuming it is doing something. That assumption is not always correct. The gap ...

In a remote village, an aid worker pricks a sickly toddler’s fingertip, and like most of the other children’s blood samples, this one turns a test strip yellow. That’s how an experimental malnutrition ...

The Journal-World published an article on Jan. 5 about the possibility of requiring future solar projects to test for zinc contamination of groundwater. That article noted that planner Mary Miller’s ...

While a zinc deficiency is rare in the U.S. and other developed countries, it can still happen and is extremely important to take note of. As one of the most vital nutrients, zinc is needed for our ...

Zinc is a mineral your body needs for many things, including cell division, immune function, wound healing, and more. Your body doesn’t make zinc, so you’ll need to get it from your diet or from ...