Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20110314:01:14:00
Atmosphere and that can be taken into the body. that's the concern about a nuclear accident. one big concern is the thyroid gland in particular can take up this radioactive iodine. so this is sort of a simple yet important concept, is that if you get a stable iodine -- potassium iodine, you flood the thyroid gland with a stable component. even if there is exposure to this radioactive element, it doesn't get taken up by the thyroid because the thiyroid is all full of stable iodine. that's the theory here. it seems to work pretty well. it is just simple potassium iodine tap bletblets. that's not...
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