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Potassium Iodide to Protect the Thyroid from Nuclear Fallout – Reader’s Questions

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Cynthia J. Koelker, MD

With recent nuclear power plant crisis in Japan, everyone’s asking about taking potassium iodide. Since the CDC and FDA offer detailed information, I will not duplicate that information (see references below), but rather focus here on questions readers have asked.  … Continue reading →

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