A randomized clinical trial conducted in US and Canadian hospitals found that a skin antiseptic containing iodine reduced surgical-site infections in patients with fractured limbs by more than 25% ...

The 13-year-old boy came to the clinic with a rapidly ballooning neck. Doctors were puzzled. Testing ruled out their first suspicion. But further tests pinpointed what they—and the boy—had ...

as skin antisepsis before surgery to repair a fractured arm. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing ...

The antimicrobial action of iodine is quick and works at low concentrations, which is why it is also used in operating theatres the world over to disinfect the skin before surgery. Iodine has even ...

A radioactive iodine uptake test, or RAIU ... to assess the results of thyroid surgery or chemotherapy for thyroid cancer, and to look for metastases in somebody with thyroid cancer. The RAIU test ...

Testing ruled out their first suspicion. But further tests pinpointed what they -- and the boy -- had been missing: iodine. A century ago, iodine deficiency affected kids across large swaths of ...

Testing ruled out their first suspicion. But further tests pinpointed what they — and the boy — had been missing: iodine. Recommended Videos A century ago, iodine deficiency affected kids ...

Doctors were puzzled. Testing ruled out their first suspicion. But further tests pinpointed what they — and the boy — had been missing: iodine. A century ago, iodine deficiency affected kids across ...