Re: Michael Forbes and KI

[Bernard L Cohen <blc+@pitt.edu>]

On Fri, 5 Jan 2001, Dukelow, James S Jr wrote:
> 
> Also missing is a recognition of the work of Professor Miller and his colleagues
> at Penn State that appears to establish the efficacy of painting a palm-sized
> patch of skin with an iodine-based topical antiseptic.  That is something many
> households already have available, it is generally recognized as safe, and
> avoids the potential for fiddling with the body's electrolyte balances with the
> potassium loading.

	-Can you give a reference to this study by Miller et al, or give a
little more detail on the results?

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