I have the iodine tabs, but I am having some wine right now. :)
Major suppliers of pills that provide protection from radiation say they're out of stock due to panic buying, even though experts say that the Japanese nuclear catastrophe poses no health threat to West Coast residents.
Those experts include Dr. Greg Stern, Whatcom County health officer, who said Wednesday, March 16, that people shouldn't be taking potassium iodide as a precaution against radiation poisoning.
That's because no significant radiation is expected to reach the West Coast from Japan, and the medicine can be harmful to some people, according to Stern.
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