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View All NewsWednesday, January 23rd, 2019
Fluoride debate may decide whether Melbourne keeps adding the compound to drinking water
A group of anti-fluoride activists wants the city of Melbourne to remove fluoride from its drinking water supply, which serves roughly 170,000 residents across southern Brevard County. Thursday, the Melbourne City Council will listen to dueling 20-minute presentations opposing... Read More
United States, Florida United States
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2019
Opinion: It was a mistake to drop fluoridation in Calgary, so bring it back
Calgary Coun. Jeromy Farkas was right to say fluoridation should be reinstated. But we don’t need another plebiscite to know what Calgarians want. Two fluoridation plebiscites, in 1989 and 1998, established that Calgary wants fluoridation. For 20... Read More
Canada, Alberta
Monday, January 21st, 2019
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