According to officials, expired povidone-iodine (Betadine) may not work well, putting patients at a greater risk of contracting a skin infection even after applying the medication to the affected ...

Testing ruled out their first suspicion. But further tests pinpointed what they — and the boy — had been missing: iodine. A century ago, iodine deficiency affected kids across large swaths of ...

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A radioactive iodine uptake test, or RAIU, is typically performed with a thyroid scan to help determine thyroid health and functioning. The test helps your healthcare provider see how much radioactive ...

Doctors Worry That Iodine Deficiency — a Dietary Problem From the Past — Is Coming Back NEW YORK (AP) — The 13-year-old boy came to the clinic with a rapidly ballooning neck. Doctors were ...