Is that the same as potassium iodide tablets, used to protect the thyroid from radioactive iodine ? Potassium iodide is ヨウ化ポタシウム (youka potasiumu). :?This is the information I found on the net:
Iodine tablets (?) used to prevent internal contamination especially thyroid gland by iodine 131 (安定ヨウ素剤 Antei youso zai in Japanese) are not sold at drug stores.
They are stocked by municipalities and to be used at evacuation centers/first aid stations/hospitals in case of emergency.
These tablets have strong side effects and only to be taken under the supervision of doctors/experts.
There are some medicines containing iodine are available such as gargle/mouthwash,soap, spray for throats but DO NOT TAKE THEM INTERNALLY. They contain just too small amount of iodine which is not effective, besides they are strictly for external use only and may contain other agents which are harmful to your health.
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The above is not the exact translation, just the gist of it.
Is that the same as potassium iodide tablets, used to protect the thyroid from radioactive iodine ? Potassium iodide is ニ塚?脱窶ーツサニ竹ニ耽ニ歎ニ脱ニ停ぎツ ツ(youka potasiumu). :?
Read this very carefully!Is that the same as potassium iodide tablets, used to protect the thyroid from radioactive iodine ? Potassium iodide is ニ塚?脱窶ーツサニ竹ニ耽ニ歎ニ脱ニ停ぎツ ツ(youka potasiumu). :?
well, for example, I accidentally ate 3 bananas today, a bad bad move. It's like standing naked outside for a few hours in Iwaki, Fukushima...Why? Do you live within the 30 km zone?
Maybe you could put some salt on them next time, that should do the trick.well, for example, I accidentally ate 3 bananas today, a bad bad move. It's like standing naked outside for a few hours in Iwaki, Fukushima...
Potassium iodide can be a protection IF taken right before and after a radioactive-iodine laden plume is passing over you DIRECTLY...... anyway.
I think you should be able to get them from your embassy. So if they haven't contacted you about it yet, just give them a call.
it might be good to have them just in case.
These 2 statements are contradictory. Who said this -- TEPCO or CNN?Today milk from Fukushima and spinach from Ibaraki (both beyond 30km radius area) were tested and radioactive material above the safety standard was detected.
Yet it was confirmed that it is the level that even if one consume them everyday for one year, it does not affect one's health.
These 2 statements are contradictory. Who said this -- TEPCO or CNN?
Potassium iodide can be a protection IF taken right before and after a radioactive-iodine laden plume is passing over you DIRECTLY.
Otherwise, taking potassium iodide is a risk factor to trigger or worsen thyroid disease.
We're going to have a spike in thyroid disease in a few months, due to the panicked and needless use of potassium iodide.
I am just speechless at the level of stupidity people can display... i hope mankind proves itself smarter than this.. but somehow.. i doubt it...
If the standard itself is really "very strict", then something is wrong here.Not really, if the standard itself is very strict.
It's the news release by the government - Edano said and I saw it on TV.
And, of course, the press was nowhere around. And least the police weren't there either to see how orderly the line was...I was speechless the other day when I was down at Shinagawa Wharf, where Tokyo Immigration is located. There were thousands of foreigners lined up on the sidewalk four or five abreast for probably at least eight city blocks. It took me a while to figure out what they were doing. I finally saw an Immigration guy holding up a sign indicating the end of the line for people seeking re-entry permits.
Very well said.I was speechless the other day when I was down at Shinagawa Wharf, where Tokyo Immigration is located. There were thousands of foreigners lined up on the sidewalk four or five abreast for probably at least eight city blocks. It took me a while to figure out what they were doing. I finally saw an Immigration guy holding up a sign indicating the end of the line for people seeking re-entry permits.
It is probably an unfair and uncharitable assessment, but they struck me as a bunch of Good-Time Charlies. But then I've never had a whole lot of understanding of or use for foreigners who live with one foot in Japan and one foot somewhere else. It is hard to have your heart and soul in Japan when your a$$ is busy bouncing in and out of it.
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20110319a7.htmlAccording to the French Embassy, 280 citizens have been flown back to France and 10,000 iodine tablets are ready to be distributed to French residents in Japan to protect their thyroid glands. French ex-pats have also been advised to either return to France or go farther south in Japan.
The United States began evacuating Americans and their family members to "safe havens" in East Asia on Thursday and "strongly urges U.S. citizens to defer travel to Japan at this time." It also said "those in Japan should consider departing" and a flight to Saipan for U.S. citizens was to leave Narita airport on Friday night.
Mike the flip side is that the people who leave will free up more food, electricity, and medical services for those that choose to stay. That's just my half full take on the situation.
My take is that they're damned lucky I wasn't the one passing out re-entry permits. I would only issue them to people who had to flee from directly affected areas and just simply didn't have anywhere else to go. Everybody else?....if you're leaving, pack your sh!t and stay gone.
If the standard itself is really "very strict", then something is wrong here.
You can't have a very strict safety standard and then tell people it's actually safe to eat the food.