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

Iodine can block the thyroid gland's take-up of radioactive iodine, but the pills can also cause medical problems. Two people died and six were injured in Thursday's accident at a test site.

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

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.

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.

Iodine is absorbed and used by the thyroid gland in the neck, so radioactive forms can concentrate there and promote cancer. KI pills - which cost anywhere from a few cents to more than a dollar ...