A low-iodine diet is prescribed before diagnostic radioactive iodine uptake (RAIU) tests and before radioactive iodine treatments. The RAIU test is an imaging scan used to check thyroid health.

After trials showed that supplements of iodine could prevent goitre, iodised salt was rolled out commercially in 1924, starting in grocery stores in Michigan. By the 1940s, the goitre belt had ...

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While many of us might be familiar with iodine’s association with our thyroid, it might surprise you to know that this essential mineral also has an effect on the female hormone oestrogen.

With one week left until the Tuesday election, voters across Montana are deciding whether to support or oppose Constitutional Initiative 128, an amendment to enshrine protections for abortion ...

U Mobile has launched its first family postpaid plan, U Family 128. Priced at RM128 per month, this latest plan includes shareable data, unlimited local calls, as well as free global roaming data and ...

“The Olympic symbol consists of five interlaced rings of equal dimensions (the Olympic rings), used alone, in one or in five different colours. When used in its five-colour version, these colours ...

BILLINGS — Opponents and supporters of CI-128, Montana's abortion-rights measure, are getting their last arguments in ahead of election night Tuesday. The initiative is likely the most divisive ...

A "yes" vote supported requiring offenders convicted of certain violent crimes on or after January 1, 2025, to serve at least 85% of their sentence before parole eligibility, and offenders with two ...

Built in 1871, it preceded the state’s admission to the Union by five years. (Mike Sweeney, Special to The Colorado Sun) Colorado voters Tuesday approved Proposition 128, which requires people ...

In a back-and-forth affair, the Sacramento Kings fell to the Toronto Raptors 128-131 to send the Toronto fans home happy on Vince Carter’s jersey retirement night. Sacramento did a great job to ...