History of U.S. Iodine Fortification and Supplementation - PMC
: Discovered in 1811 by Bernard Courtois, iodine was quickly adopted by physicians like J.F. Coindet to treat goiter. Iodine - Bringing Back the Universal Medicine
For over a century, iodine was considered a "panacea for all human ills". History of U
: By the late 1800s and early 1900s, it was used to treat conditions ranging from bronchitis and asthma to scrofula, syphilis, and chronic infections . and chronic infections .