The Chernobyl explosionspread radioactive iodine that was absorbed by cows and chickens and consumed by people in milk and eggs, says Linda Dahl, a head-and-neck specialist at The Lenox Hill Hospital in New York.
In a reminder that the threat facing Pakistan has spread beyond northwestern regions such as Swat and tribal areas, an explosion Monday in the country's east killed at least nine people.
This often cumbersome and time-consuming process for consumers and pharmacy staff alike has been intended to stunt the explosion in clandestine methamphetamine labs, particularly in rural areas where law enforcement is spread thin.