During the sixth State-level coordination committee meeting of the National Iodine Deficiency Disorder Control Programme, health officials pointed out that the surge in the sale of rock salt has ...

The Union Health Ministry’s latest disclosure in Parliament has raised concerns over iodine deficiency in Jammu and Kashmir, ...

Goitres, like the one pictured here in a Nigerian woman, are commonly caused by iodine deficiency. (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Another, more serious, irreversible condition ...

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) says it would soon clamp down on non-iodised salt products on the markets to curb the occurrence of iodine deficiency disorders. The Authority stressed that ...

a non-governmental agency working to eliminate iodine deficiency disorders. Though iodine consumption is falling, experts say most Americans still get enough in their diet. But doctors worry that ...

A trace element known as iodine plays a major role in our health, powering the thyroid gland to regulate metabolism. But a ...

Iodine poses significant environmental and health risks, particularly in its radioactive form generated during nuclear activities. Due to its volatility and potential hazards, accurate monitoring of ...

a nongovernmental agency working to eliminate iodine deficiency disorders. She noted a reported 50% drop in U.S. iodine levels in surveyed Americans between the 1970s and the 1990s. Though iodine ...

it was estimated that iodine deficiency affects 2.4 percent of the world’s population. Recent changes in the types of foods people are eating might be causing the problem to spread too.

While severe iodine deficiency during pregnancy ... effects of in utero exposure to these contaminants on developmental disorders in children. One epidemiological study identified a correlation ...