ED patients with positive leukocyte esterase and negative nitrite results on urinalysis are sevenfold more likely to have ...

Poppers are a group of chemicals that people breathe in (inhale) to get high. These "party drugs" are typically made with amyl nitrite or a similar substance. People sniff nitrite vapors to get a ...

“Sodium nitrite is a legal and widely available product offered by retailers to preserve foods, such as meats and fish, and for use in laboratories as a reagent," An Amazon spokesperson told Ars.

Dad whose son killed himself with sodium nitrite pushes for regulation in Colorado 03:24. A Colorado father, driven by grief, is pushing to make Colorado among the first states in the country to ...

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Colorado legislators back ban on poison used in suicides: “This bill will save lives” Legislative committee advances bill banning sale of high-potency sodium nitrite to Coloradans ...

Meanwhile, those in the middle tertile for total nitrite exposure -- a mean 5.1 mg/day -- did not have a significantly higher type 2 diabetes risk, they wrote in PLOS Medicine.. Essentially the ...

Present in most charcuterie products, nitrites have been on the radar of public health experts for several years. Used as preservatives, these additives are now causing concern because of their ...

Backyard cooks looking to grill this summer have another option: hot dogs without "added nitrites." Are they any healthier? Oscar Mayer is touting its new hot dog recipe that uses nitrite derived ...

Field tests of bait laced with sodium nitrite — usually used to cure bacon and sausage — are scheduled to begin early this year in West Texas and during the summer in parts of Alabama.