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“School Fluoridators” – the dosing of U.S. children with fluoride at school
The fluoridation of public drinking water first began in the U.S. in January 1945 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. To put this into a U.S. perspective, World War 2 was still raging and the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki had not yet occurred. “Fluoridator” was the term for the device that injected fluoride into a […]
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FDA on Bottled Water, 3 Victories & May’s Teleconference
Latest Fluoride-Free Victories Clarksburg, West Virginia—Water Board members voted 2-1 last week to end fluoridation due to the growing number of studies showing negative side effects. The decision by the Clarksburg board will also end fluoridation for the city of Bridgeport and a number of other smaller communities. Oneida, New York—On Tuesday the Common Council […]
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Recommendations for fluoridated school public water supply system
From: Engineering and Administrative Recommendations for Water Fluoridation, 1995, MMWR, September 29, 1995 / 44(RR-13);1-40 http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00039178.htm#00001292.htm excerpt: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FLUORIDATED SCHOOL PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS Administration School water fluoridation is recommended only when the school has its own source of water and is not connected to a community water system. Each state is responsible for […]
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Government Lowers Fluoride Level
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) admitted that the fluoride levels, which they promoted and encouraged as safe, has damaged children’s teeth. Because of the huge increase in dental fluorosis (white spotted, yellow, brown and/or pitted teeth) in 41% of young teenagers, HHS says that water fluoride levels should be […]
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Senior U.S. Senator Comments on Fluoridation Additives
Another Community Ends Fluoridation Councilors in Carl Junction, Missouri voted to end fluoridation this past week after considering a number of concerns they had regarding the effectiveness and safety of the practice. The community, which is home to approximately 8,000 residents, started fluoridating the water supply in 2005 after voters approved the use of the […]
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Documents Reveal Sugar Industry’s Influence on U.S. Dental Policy
Dear Supporter: Collusion between the Sugar Industry and the National Institutes of Health A new article published in the peer-reviewed journal PLOS Medicine reveals that recently uncovered internal documents from 1959 to 1971 show that the sugar industry successfully manipulated the research on dental decay conducted by the U.S. National Institute of Dental Research (NIDR), […]
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Major media coverage & Harvard prof. calls for lower fluoride levels
Dear Supporter: We have exciting news! On Tuesday, Newsweek published a second great article on fluoridation, this time highlighting the new study linking fluoridation to an increase in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), while also informing readers about many of the other known risks associated with the practice. The article, entitled “Water Fluoridation Linked to […]
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Experts Respond to Inaccurate Criticism of Brain and Thyroid Studies
Dear Supporter: Latest Victories Bennington, Vermont: Despite aggressive campaigning by a well-organized and well-funded pro-fluoridation coalition, on Tuesday residents of this community of 16,000 voted 1,539 to 1,117 in opposition to fluoridation in an advisory referendum vote. This is at least the fifth time Bennington residents have voted down fluoridation since the 1960’s. The Selectmen […]
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IRELAND: The battle to end mandatory fluoridation
The Republic of Ireland is one of two countries (Singapore is the other) with a nationwide compulsory fluoridation program, but likely not for long. The dominoes are falling in Ireland with the fifth major community calling for an end to fluoridation in 2015 and the 10th in the past year, representing more than 2 million […]
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New ADHD Study, More on Thyroid Study & Latest Victories
Dear Supporter: A New Day, Another Study Just when you thought we wouldn’t get any more bombshells this week, a study was published today linking fluoridation to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in the United States. The study entitled, “Exposure to fluoridated water and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder prevalence among children and adolescents in the […]