Sweden, Finland and Norway have advised citizens to keep iodine tablets at home in preparation for the worst-case scenario ...

There has been a rush to buy medical iodine in Russia's far north, following a brief radiation spike linked to a rocket accident, Russian media report. Pharmacies' stocks of iodine are reported to ...

The measurements reported here provide the necessary physical data for the calculation of the radiation dosage resulting from the use of iodine-132 in biological tracer investigations 2.

In some areas, officials are already handing out the pills, which can stop the body absorbing radioactive iodine. Residents have been told only to take it if a radiation leak is confirmed.