Iodine deficiency is a major health problem worldwide, but a new study points to the potential downsides of too much iodine. Iodine is a mineral found in iodized salt, seafood, eggs, dairy and some ...

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NEW YORK (AP) — The 13-year-old boy came to the clinic with a rapidly ballooning neck. Doctors were puzzled. Testing ruled out their first suspicion. But further tests pinpointed what they — and the ...

Dr Tejasvi Sheshadri is sounding the alarm on pink salt after a child developed severe thyroid swelling due to iodine deficiency from using it.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Doctors have long touted iodine as vital for healthy thyroid function, but researchers have recently discovered that not all forms ...

Just in case, Japan has distributed a whole bunch of potassium iodide to evacuation centers near the troubled Fukushima Daiichi and Fukushima Daini nuclear power plants. The International Atomic ...

If you actively consume pink salt, know why it can quickly become a nutritional concern when used as a complete replacement for iodised salt.

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The 13-year-old boy came to the clinic with a rapidly ballooning neck. Doctors were puzzled. Testing ruled out their first suspicion. But further tests pinpointed what they -- and the boy -- had been ...