19 April 2010 | Researchers have placed a "high priority" on health campaigns to raise awareness of iodine supplementation, following studies that show iodine deficiency in pregnant women can cause irreversible brain damage in the fetus.
5 March 2010 | Women who are pregnant, breastfeeding or considering pregnancy should take daily iodine supplements, the National Health and Medical Research Council has recommended.
25 January 2010 | Pregnant women should take daily supplements of folic acid and iodine, Australia's food safety regulator has recommended.
11 September 2009 | Daily iodine supplementation may improve cognition in mildly iodine deficient children, new NZ research suggests.