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When to Take Potassium Iodide

March, 2003 -- The current war has many people concerned about potential future attacks using radioactive materials. Taking potassium iodide (KI) tablets after an incident involving radioactive materials may potentially protect the thyroid.

Find out more on this now, in this Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) fact sheet.





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