Pregnancy is a time when your body’s nutritional needs rise significantly. Among these, iodine is one of the most crucial minerals. Iodine supports the thyroid gland, which controls hormones that ...

There are plenty of good reasons to bypass the saltshaker. Too much sodium can increase your risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, and stroke. But table salt is probably the most reliable and ...

Iodine deficiency, a public health concern resolved decades ago, may be making a comeback due to changing eating habits, according to new findings by McMaster University researchers. Scientists ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The war in Ukraine has heightened fears about nuclear exposure — and interest in iodine pills that can help protect the body from some radiation. Concerns have grown in recent weeks ...

GREENWICH — For Tyler Malkin, winning a $10,000 award for a science project that can detect iodine deficiency means everything. "I worked on this for so long, I put so much effort into it," he said.

The European Union donated 5.5 million potassium iodide tablets to Ukraine this week amid fears that reported shelling and other military activity near the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power ...