Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Povidone-iodine can remove bacteria from skin, but it's ...

A judge in the US has approved the sale of Purdue Pharma’s consumer health business Avrio, part of the bankruptcy proceedings related to the drugmaker’s proposed $10 billion settlement of claims that ...

Chlorine is more reactive than the iodine in potassium iodide solution: When a Group 7 element reacts, it gains one electron to form a negative ion with a stable electronic configuration – a full ...