Silver nitrate is a generic prescription drug used to help prevent bacterial skin infection. Silver nitrate’s cost may depend on factors such as your treatment plan, your insurance coverage, and the ...

Purchases you make through our links may earn us and our publishing partners a commission. Silvia Moreno-Garcia, the bestselling author of the new horror novel "Silver Nitrate" (Del Rey. 336 pp., out ...

A new method of treating tooth decay using silver nitrate may make the pain, and expense, of traditional treatments obsolete. Special correspondent Cat Wise has the story. But first, there's long been ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. A few days ago I went into the doctor to get a skin tag cut off (it was blocking my ...

The alchemy of film isn’t just a metaphor in Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s enticing new horror novel, “Silver Nitrate,” which draws on Mexico City’s movie industry for its macabre special effects. “There is ...

Sooner or later, most of your patients will end up with tooth decay. Brushing and flossing regularly doesn't guarantee decay prevention any more than when you see them twice a year for checkups, ...

Antibiotics are no longer able to treat infections as effectively as they once did because many pathogens have developed resistance to these drugs. This phenomenon, known as antimicrobial resistance ...

Silvia Moreno-Garcia is a diverse and skilled writer turning to horror with her latest novel, Silver Nitrate. The Mexican-Canadian author has already had success writing in such diverse genres as ...

A skin-biopsy specimen of the black spots on the finger (Panel A) revealed brownish deposits of elemental silver in the corneal layer (Panel B), with a fluorescent aspect on the dark-field ...