A happy and successful New Year to all fluoridation fighters
from the Team at FAN

A HUGE Thank You to all who gave so generously to FAN'S 2009 Fundraiser

NEW: 23 published studies reporting an association of reduced IQ with high fluoride exposure. The water fluoride levels in these studies range from 0.88 - 9.4 ppm.

NEW: Georgia water worker fired for refusing to purchase and add fluoride to water system
• Dec 17, 2008: Press Release from The Lillie Center
• Dec 2, 2008: US EPA Union letter (pdf) to the Commissioners of the Water Utility
• Nov 20, 2008: Termination of Employment letter and more

Nov 4: 53 COMMUNITIES VOTE AGAINST FLUORIDATION!

Sept: Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment opposes fluoridation

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January 3, 2009: 2,025 Professionals Call for an End to Water Fluoridation

• U.S. signers A-M and N-Z • International signers
  The signers include:
  • 298 PhD's - includes DSc (Doctor of Science) & EdD (Doctor of Education)
  • 249 DC's (Doctor of Chiropractic)
  • 250 Nurses (RN, BSN, ARNP, APRN, LNC)
  • 245 MD's (includes MBBS)
  • 238 Dentists (DDS, DMD, BDS)
  • 101 ND's (Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine)
  • 54 Lawyers (JD, LLB, Avvocato)
  

See Professionals' Statement: PDF Version | HTML Version
NEW: French Version | Italian Version | Spanish Version

If you are a professional, add your name to the Statement.

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• July 11, 2008: CDC's latest (2006) list of populations-by-state with fluoridated drinking water.

• 2006 - CDC's U.S. Water Supply Statistics
184,028,038 = U.S. Population Receiving Fluoridated Water
265,794,252 = U.S. Population served by Community Water Systems
299,398,484 = U.S. Population

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Nov 20: Hampshire County Council (UK) votes against fluoride plan
Nov 18:
• Fluoride a health risk, doctors' group says
• End water fluoridation, professor says
Nov 13:
• Test Valley Borough Council (UK) votes 26 to 10 against fluoridation
• Nov 2, 2008: Southampton, England: Fluoride – is it a crooked ballot? By Julian Lewis, Conservative MP for New Forest East.
• Oct 1, 2008: Are we poisoning our babies and children with fluoride?

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PROFESSIONAL PERSPECTIVES:
FAN's most recent videos!

Brent Foster, Oregon Sierra Club (see also: Higher Quality Version)

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Dr. Vyvyan Howard, President, International Society of Doctors for the Environment
(See also: Higher-Quality Version)

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• June 9, 2008: American Water Works Assoc. warned not to remove or destroy evidence for water fluoridation injury legal actions

• June 3, 2008: Kidney Foundation admits: kidney patients should be notified of potential risk from fluoride and fluoridated drinking water

• Feb 20, 2008: Scientific Consensus Statement on Environmental Agents Associated with Neurodevelopmental Disorders. Fluoride is identified as a chemical of "significant concern." The Statement is in pdf format and takes about a minute to download. It was released February 20, 2008 - see press release.

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• Fluoride: Top 10 Scientific Developments of 2007

Did you know? flouride

* Almost all of western Europe has rejected water fluoridation.

* Fluoride's primary 'benefits' are topical, not systemic. There is no need to swallow fluoride.

* Children are receiving too much fluoride today. There is a need to reduce, not increase, current exposures.

* A growing body of evidence indicates that water fluoridation is ineffective and unnecessary.

* The fluoride chemical added to water is an unprocessed, industrial waste-product from the pollution scrubbers of the phosphate fertilizer industry.

* Just as fluoride can damage cells in developing teeth, fluoride can damage cells in other organs as well.

* Two-thirds of US communities, when given the chance to vote, have voted against fluoridation. Over 70 US communities have rejected water fluoridation since 1999.