Sentences with phrase «iodide pills»

Bottles of potassium iodide pills used to treat certain thyroid conditions were flying off the shelves, creating a run on an otherwise obscure nutritional supplement.

Interestingly, at least once the censorship seemed to work for the social good: when a false rumour started that eating iodised salt, rather than potassium iodide pills, would protect people from radiation leaks from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station, the censors deleted the messages.

Although spending $ 200 on iodide pills for an almost nonexistent threat seems ridiculous (and could even be harmful — side effects include skin rashes, nausea, and possible allergic reactions), 40 years of research into the way people perceive risk shows that it is par for the course.

Not exact matches

«Most people seem to think of the potassium iodide, or KI, pills as some type of anti-radiation drug.

Shortly after Trump posted the statement, which received about 700,000 interactions, store managers across the country noticed a spike in sales of potassium iodide (or KI) pills, which are often advertised as able to block radiation from nuclear fallout.

«If public health and emergency management officials determine that taking potassium iodide is appropriate, the pills will be provided to people at no cost,» the document says, also noting that the pills should only be taken at the instruction of a doctor or safety officials.