Uniquely strong and light, beryllium is used to make cell phones, missiles and aircrafts. But workers who handle the metal need to watch out, as airborne beryllium has been known to be highly toxic.

Iodine is an important mineral found in nature, especially in oceans. Your body needs iodine to function properly. But it can't make it on its own. Instead, you need to get enough iodine through the ...

U.S. military personnel have been exposed to the highly toxic metal beryllium at dozens of Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps facilities, with some levels exceeding legal safety limits, a Tribune ...

Iodine is a mineral essential for thyroid health. Although many types of seafood are rich in iodine, other foods with iodine include eggs, dairy products, and some plant foods. Share on Pinterest ...

Using a new investigative methodology, researchers have found and tracked radioactive iodine in New Hampshire from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. Radioactive iodine found by Dartmouth ...

Chronic berylliosis is an uncommon disease that is caused by the inhalation of beryllium particles, dust, or fumes. The distinction between chronic berylliosis and sarcoidosis can be difficult both ...

COULD HAVE ON THE L.A. COMMUNITY. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A HALF MADE PUZZLE ON OUR KITCHEN TABLE, AND WE HAVEN’T TOUCHED ANYTHING REALLY SINCE THEN. CLAIRE THOMPSON AND HER HUSBAND, TIM, ARE TRYING TO PUT ...

Radioactive iodine found by Dartmouth researchers in the local New Hampshire environment is a direct consequence of a nuclear reactor's explosion and meltdown half a world away, says Joshua Landis, a ...