When You Should Use Potassium Iodide in a Radiation Emergency ? : Potassium iodide is a salt of stable (not radioactive) iodine. Stable iodine is an important chemical needed by the body to make thyroid hormones. Most of the stable iodine in our bodies comes from the food we eat. potassium iodide is stable iodine in a medicine form. This fact sheet from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) gives you some basic information about potassium iodide . It explains what you should think about before you or a family member takes potassium iodide ."
Thursday, February 09, 2006
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