Health
Table salt needs extra iodine, finds Bangladesh study
A Bangladesh study published in Food Chemistry Advances shows wide variation in iodine levels among packaged salt brands sold locally.
May 10, 2023
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News tagged with iodine
Oncology & Cancer
Every cancer is unique: Why different cancers require different treatments, and how evolution drives drug resistance
Cancer is an evolutionary disease. The same forces that turned dinosaurs into birds turn normal cells into cancer: genetic mutations and traits that confer a survival advantage.
May 2, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Dual-energy CT iodine concentration differentiates lung cancer from pulmonary metastases
According to an accepted manuscript published in the American Journal of Roentgenology, ringlike peripheral high iodine concentration maps from dual-energy CT (DECT) can help guide management in patients with known lung cancer ...
Jan 11, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Gel-like, radioactive tumor implant obliterates pancreatic cancer in mice
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated the most effective treatment for pancreatic cancer ever recorded in mouse models. While most mouse trials consider simply halting growth a success, the new treatment ...
Oct 20, 2022
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Medications
EXPLAINER: How iodine tablets block some nuclear radiation
The war in Ukraine has heightened fears about nuclear exposure—and interest in iodine pills that can help protect the body from some radiation.
Oct 13, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
What you should know about thyroid cancer in adolescents, young adults
Cancer is often thought of as a disease that affects older people, and with the median age of a cancer diagnosis at 66 years, it does. But cancer can be diagnosed at any age.
Sep 22, 2022
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Health
Iodine status varies across Canada, raising deficiency risk in some regions
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.
Jul 11, 2022
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Radiology & Imaging
New study identifies promising focus areas, informs mitigation strategies for contrast shortage in computed tomography
The current shortage of iodinated contrast in the United States due to the COVID-19 related production shutdown in China is causing severe disruptions in patient care. A new Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute study ...
May 23, 2022
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Radiology & Imaging
Best practices for iodinated contrast media shortage
According to ARRS' American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), to ensure that patients with emergent or life-threatening imaging indications can continue receiving care, radiology practice leaders need to quickly assess their ...
May 12, 2022
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Health
Why people rush for iodine tablets over nuclear, cancer risk
European countries have seen stocks of iodine fly off the shelves due to fears it may be needed to counter the risks of thyroid cancer if Russia's invasion of Ukraine causes a nuclear incident.
Mar 8, 2022
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