Good lord, what a bunch of idiots:
Although Japan is more than 9,000 miles away from Indiana, many Hoosiers concerned about the effects of radiation after the nuclear threat there are stocking up on iodide.
State health officials said there is no reason for Hoosiers to suddenly stock up on a supplement that can only protect against one type of radiation damage.
But at Georgetown Market on the city's northwest side, potassium iodide is flying off the shelves.
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State health officials said iodide shields a person's thyroid from cancer, but can't protect any other body part.
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Duwve said children are most at risk in a nuclear disaster because their thyroids are still growing, but it isn't useful for people over 40.
Better stop by the store on the way home with that iodine. Wouldn't want to run out of milk, eggs and bread if you can't leave the house for five or six years until the radiation storm passes.
