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Fluoridation Review #25
Fluoride-Containing Voriconazole Can Cause Arthritis, Case Study Concludes A patient with COVID-19 related aspergillosis of the lungs who was placed on the anti-fungal drug voriconazole has developed arthritis from the fluoride-containing drug, according to a new report from physicians at the Westmead Hospital in Australia. Whole-body bone scans of the patient, a male in his […]
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Fluoridation Review #24
“Raising Environmental Justice Concerns” – Hispanic/Latino Communities More Likely to Receive Excessive Fluoride in Water Analyzing an Environmental Protection Agency database from 2006-2011, researchers from Emory University, Columbia University and UC San Francisco have found that Hispanic/Latino communities are more likely to receive water with excessive amounts of fluoride, compared to that received by other communities. […]
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Fluoridation Review #23
NTP Reviewer Took Misguided Swipe At FAN An anonymous reviewer of the recently released National Toxicology Program (NTP) monograph on fluoride exposure and neurodevelopmental and cognitive health effects took exception to a reference to “bone fractures,” blamed the phrase on the Fluoride Action Network, and proved that FAN is more evidence-based than the critics. The […]
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Fluoridation Review #22
Oneida Council Rejects Fluoridation The Common Council in Oneida, NY voted unanimously at their March 7th meeting not to study the possibility of introducing fluoridation chemicals to their water system. The City’s Water Board wanted approval to apply for a state grant to study the economic and technical feasibility of starting fluoridation, but councilors noted […]
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Fluoridation Review #21
Fluoride Overdosing Reported In Lancaster, Pennsylvania Customers of the Lancaster, Pennsylvania water system received 2.3 mg per liter fluoride in their water in late December, according to a report from February 3 on LancasterOnline. The level is nearly four times the government recommended concentration of 0.7 ppm. The report did not indicate the duration of the overfeed, […]
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Fluoridation Review #20
Buffalo Stopped Fluoridating Its Water Seven Years Ago To Avoid Risk Of Lead Poisoning In the wake of the Flint, Michigan water disaster of 2014 in which many people were poisoned by lead from plumbing that was exposed to improperly treated corrosive water from the Flint River, the City of Buffalo discontinued its water fluoridation […]
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UK: Water fluoridation and dental health
Rapid response Published Wednesday, 25 August, 2021 An overview of water fluoridation in England, including the impact of fluoride on dental health, an overview of dental health in England, and the importance and implications of dental health inequalities. Original online at https://post.parliament.uk/water-fluoridation-and-dental-health/ Although dental health has improved overall in England in recent decades, this masks […]
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Fluoridation Weekly Review #19
Alpena, Michigan To End Fluoridation Citing concerns over compelling residents to take “something they don’t want in their body,” the Alpena, Michigan City Council voted 5-0 to end fluoridation at its December 19 meeting. “We are required by the government to provide safe and clean drinking water, so I will be on the side of […]
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Fluoridation Weekly Review #18
Fundraising Update Since Friday, we’ve raised $1,180 from 21 supporters. This is doubled to $2,360 thanks to the $10,000 doubling pledge made by one of our “super-angels” 9 days ago. This bring our new total to $37,651 from 191 donors on our way to our year-end goal of $180,000 from 1000 donors. We’re incredibly grateful for all those […]
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Fluoridation Weekly Review #17
– Compiled and edited by Mike Dolan, PhD. Fundraising Update Yesterday we raised $1,867 from 21 supporters. This is doubled to $3,734 thanks to the $10,000 doubling pledge made by one of our “super-angels” last Friday. This bring our new total to $25,079 from 124 donors on our way to our year-end goal of $180,000 from 1000 donors. […]