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

Iodine tablets block the absorption of radioactive iodine by the thyroid gland and lower the risk of a person contracting thyroid cancer. However, they only provide protection against radioactive ...

Vladimir Putin's recent threats of nuclear weapon use are deeply concerning. A nuclear war would have catastrophic ...

Potassium iodide tablets are stocked centrally in Germany ... side-effects is greater than the risk of cancer from radioactive iodine. They can be prescribed an alternative thyroid drug - Irenat.

They are a useful countermeasure because radioactive iodine that is breathed in or consumed in food and drink can be stored in the thyroid gland for some time. The tablets only help protect the ...

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.

Officials say the KI tablets help protect the thyroid gland against radioactive iodine during nuclear radiation emergencies. They say people should only take the pills when directed by state ...