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CDC Oral Health Surveillance Report: Caries, Sealants, Tooth Retention, Edentulism. 1999–2004 to 2011–2016
This surveillance report of the oral health of Americans was just released. It is stuffed with statistics, tables, and graphics that compare 1999–2004 to 2011–2016. It contains no information on dental fluorosis, fluoride, or fluoridation. PAGE 13:... Read More
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Saturday, September 14th, 2019
Fluoride Conspiracy Theorists Have Made It Hard For Researchers To Study Its Actual Harms
“It’s like having a scarlet ‘AF’ letter on you,” one researcher who studies fluoride said. Conspiracy theorists have railed for seven decades against fluoride, suggesting that water fluoridation was a government mind-control trick or communist plot. Now, an... Read More
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Saturday, September 14th, 2019
German Study: Alarming Levels of Dangerous Plastics in Children's Bodies
Children from poorer families had more plastic residue in their bodies than those from higher-income homes. Plastic by-products were found in an alarming 97-100% of blood and urine samples from 2,500 children tested between 2014 and 2017, according... Read More