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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Consuming enough iodine is important for a healthy thyroid, a little butterfly-shaped gland in your neck. The thyroid is responsible for hormone regulation, metabolism, nervous system health, and more ...

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 ...

Iodine is a mineral that all vertebrate animals need to survive — including humans. Worldwide, nearly 2 billion people suffer from iodine deficiency, but in the US, it is no longer a common issue, ...

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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 ...