At the Bureau of Labor Statistics, weâve compiled data for the flood zones potentially affected by this storm. These data , available at the state and county level, come from our Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, which uses more...
Iodine has been used in wound care for more than 170 years. There have been reviews of its antimicrobial activity, chemical properties, clinical effectiveness and cytotoxicity (Cooper, 2007; Vermeulen et al, 2010).
This is a good question, and you're wise to be thinking ahead. As you know, radioactive iodine is taken to treat hyperthyroidism. You take one dose of the medication, and it's taken up by the thyroid gland where it destroys most of the thyroid tissue. Radioactive iodine does not spread to other body organs. It has not been linked to infertility, birth defects or cancer.