Lactic acid is a natural preservative often found in foods like yogurt, baked goods, and pickled vegetables. Along with making your food last longer, it can boost your health by strengthening your ...

YouTuber Alfie Deyes opened up to his followers about his life-changing achalasia diagnosis, which finally solved the medical mystery that had impacted his life for over a decade Alfie Deyes ...

Health officials have warned that long-term use of acid reflux drugs to combat indigestion could increase the risk of developing a potentially deadly bacterial infection. Acid reflux—when stomach acid ...

Injecting a fatty acid that is used to make very long fat molecules into the eyes of elderly mice improved their vision for up to a month, indicating that the natural compound could potentially be ...

When acidic components get into rain or other forms of precipitation, acid rain can make trees die. It won't hurt you to walk or swim in acid rain, but the particles that cause it may hurt your lungs ...

The stalker who arranged for acid to be thrown in Katie Piper's face is making his first bid for parole with a rare three-day hearing. Daniel Lynch, 49, was jailed for life in 2009 for organising the ...

Man Utd were convincing winners against the Black Cats. / Gareth Copley/Getty Images Manchester United secured their third successive home victory as they outplayed newly-promoted Sunderland during ...

Paula Gresty would gasp in pain as the terrible - and all-too-familiar - scorching sensation rose up into her throat at night. 'It was as though someone had lit a fire in my stomach,' she says. 'It ...

These are the vile texts sent by two Merseyside gangsters as they plotted to stab a rival in the legs and blind him with acid. Philip Waugh, 40, asked known "Deli mob" enforcer Jonathan Gordon to ...

Oxalic acid is a naturally occurring compound in many fruits, vegetables, nuts, and whole grains. While small amounts of oxalic acid are not harmful, this compound can inhibit the absorption of other ...