According to Pennsylvania SPCA animal advocate Carol Erickson, the Animal Poison Control hotline receives 4,000 calls each year about zinc toxicity. But it's not just pennies that have zinc in them.

Pennsylvania SPCA animal advocate Carol Erickson explains which household items contain zinc and need to be kept away from dogs, and the signs and symptoms of zinc poisoning.

Taking 50mg of zinc per day can increase the risk of side effects and may lead to zinc toxicity. It is important to not exceed the recommended daily intake of zinc, which is 11mg for adult males ...

When zinc toxicity does happen, it has been shown to come "almost exclusively" from supplements over food, Halperin adds. That said, it's also not recommended to eat more than 40 milligrams per ...

Cleanup in the recently expanded Oronogo-Duenweg Mining Superfund Site is continuing, but it will take decades to repair the damage from more than a century of lead and zinc mining. Officials from the ...

How long food poisoning lasts depends on the cause, but most people recover within 12 to 48 hours. Symptoms can last up to more than a week in some people. You may also have more severe and long ...

Editor's Note: Click here for the latest on the mass food poisoning incident. Forty-six people were hospitalized in Maryland after firefighters received reports of multiple people with food ...

Dawn Sturgess fell ill on 30 June 2018 and died in hospital of Novichok poisoning eight days later (Handout) Dawn also had two adult sons, and her mother lamented to the inquiry that, while she ...

SEOUL, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Korea Zinc (018880.KS), opens new tab has decided to buy back 2.66 trillion won ($2.02 billion) worth of its own shares through a tender offer, the company said in a ...

Three children in Mdantsane have died from suspected food poisoning after consuming instant porridge purchased from a supermarket on Friday. The Buffalo City Metro has since urged supermarkets and ...