Sales of potassium iodide or KI pills, which are often marketed as protecting the body from radioactive fallout, are soaring. But radiation health experts say the pills aren't really helpful in ...

Residents have been told only to take it if a radiation leak is confirmed. So far, only people living within 50km (30 miles) of the power plant are being offered the potassium iodide tablets ...

Lugol's solution contains 100 mg/mL of potassium iodide and 50 mg/mL of iodine ... blocks thyroidal uptake of radioactive isotopes, thereby reducing the risk of thyroid cancer—hence its use ...

Potassium iodide (KI) tablets – a specific type of iodine – must be taken before or at the start of exposure to radioactive iodine. This works by saturating the thyroid with stable (non ...

Citizens will receive free pills. The replacement of potassium iodide tablets has started in Lithuania. More than 5 million ...

The event is being hosted as several waves of public health agencies' previous distributions are set to expire.

Follow all instructions given by the EAS messages. You may be instructed to: The State of Connecticut issues Potassium Iodide tablets to residents who live within the 10-mile Emergency Planning Zone ...