potassium

WASHINGTON – The Japanese nuclear crisis has reignited a debate in the U.S. over the government's role in distributing a cheap anti-cancer drug to people living around nuclear power plants. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission currently makes the drug, potassium iodide, available to states for...

By RealAge Here's a carb you shouldn't have any qualms about eating, because it's loaded with a stroke-stopping ingredient: potatoes. Whether you favor fingerling, red, or russets, spuds are loaded with potassium. And in a recent study, men and women who consumed the most potassium had a 20...