In the event of a nuclear catastrophe, taking iodine can help to protect against some types of radiation exposure. During a ...

Potassium Iodide tablets help protect the thyroid gland against harmful radioactive iodine, health officials said, and can be taken by anyone if they are not allergic.

Delaware officials announced plans to distribute free potassium iodide tablets to residents living within a 10-mile radius of the Salem/Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Stations. The distribution ...

The DOH will offer free potassium iodide, or KI, tablets on Aug. 22 to Pennsylvanians who live or work within 10 miles of the state’s four active nuclear power plants, as part of routine ...

Japanese authorities grappling with a nuclear disaster must hand out iodine tablets now and as widely as possible to avoid a potential leap in thyroid cancers, the head of a group of independent ...

VIENNA, March 12 (Reuters) - Japanese authorities have told the U.N.'s atomic watchdog they are making preparations to distribute iodine to people living near nuclear power plants affected by ...