Researchers are strongly encouraging prenatal vitamin manufacturers to use only potassium iodide and not other sources of iodine in their products. According to the researchers, potassium iodide is ...

If you live near any of Pennsylvania's four nuclear power plants, you will be able to get a fresh batch of potassium iodide tablets in mid August, to use in case of a radiation leak. But what are ...

Radiation exposure could lead to major digestive imbalances in the body. Blood alteration and even the destruction of many cellular structures in the body’s key organ and tissue systems overtime have ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. News reports from Japan indicate that officials there are preparing to distribute iodide pills to ...

As if having a heart attack isn’t bad enough, cardiologists know that the worst damage may actually occur after it’s over. Blocked arteries are typically the trigger, stopping the flow of blood and ...

Just in case, Japan has distributed a whole bunch of potassium iodide to evacuation centers near the troubled Fukushima Daiichi and Fukushima Daini nuclear power plants. The International Atomic ...

Iodine, the element added to the salt that you sprinkle on your dinner and use as an antiseptic for cuts, may play a key role in shielding against traumatic tissue damage from heart attacks or car ...