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Radiation sickness: Who's most at risk?"What happens," she explained, "is the thyroid gland uses iodine very actively. So anyone who will be exposed to radiation should be taking ... potassium iodide as soon as possible before exposure, so that their thyroid gland uses that, ... read more
Japan earthquake: Q & A - How the radiation threat unfolded
The radioactive material lodges in the thyroid gland where it wreaks havoc on cells, eventually causing cancer. Taking potassium iodine tablets before exposure saturates the thyroid with safe iodine and stops its radioactive cousin from permanently ... read more
Pesticide Use and Thyroid Disease
By EarthTalk (HealthNewsDigest.com) - The American Cancer Society reports that thyroid cancer is one of the few cancers that have been on the rise in recent decades, with cases increasing six percent annually since 1997. Many researchers, however ... read more
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