This Medical News Today information article highlights the potential health benefits of zinc and provides details on good sources of the nutrient, symptoms of zinc deficiency, and precautions to consider-associated with excessive zinc intake. Only a very small intake of Zinc is necessary to reap the benefits.
Shoulder blade: The familiar flat triangular bone at the back of the shoulder. Known familiarly as the wingbone or, medically, as the scapula. The word scapula (with the accent on the first syllable) is Latin. The Romans always employed the plural scapulae, the shoulder blades. Because the shoulder blade resembles the blade of a trowel (a small shovel), the word scapula is thought to have come from the Greek skaptein meaning to dig..
Breast cancer is one of the most common types of cancer. Women are primarily affected, but 1% of breast cancers occur in men. Cancers can spread to a variety of locations and pain in the shoulder blade can be a sign of advanced cancer that has spread to the shoulder blade, spine, and ribs or even to the lung.