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2 fluoride toothpaste inventors from IU win posthumous fame
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Two Indiana University researchers whose cavity-fighting formula launched Crest toothpaste in the 1950s will be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Joseph Muhler and William Nebergall will be inducted on May... Read More
United States, Indiana Toothpaste
Thursday, January 17th, 2019
Fluoride could be in Meadville's water by this summer
VERNON TOWNSHIP — By summer, residents could be drinking — or filtering with reverse osmosis systems — fluoridated water, according to officials at Meadville Area Water Authority. Equipment used to monitor fluoride levels in the water supplied... Read More
United States, Pennsylvania
Thursday, January 17th, 2019
Juneau fluoridation study: more hype than evidence
Juneau, Alaska, stopped adding fluoride to drinking water in 2007. In December 2018, a study by Meyer blamed this fact for increased dental decay in the city, reports the Fluoride Action Network (FAN). Paul Connett, PhD, FAN executive director,... Read More