St. Petersburg officials announced a dental health program to bring free fluoride services to underserved youth. Dentists warned the ban would leave children in low-income and rural areas with fewer tools to fight tooth decay. State of play: St. Pete leaders allocated $50,000 in this year’s budget toward the partnership with Evara Health, which will […]
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Health panel endorses move to prohibit water fluoridation
PORT HURON, MI — The St. Clair County Health Advisory Board voted Wednesday, Oct. 15, to endorse Medical Director Dr. Remington Nevin’s recommendation that the county health department draft regulations prohibiting the addition of fluoride to municipal water systems. The board voted 5-2 to approve Nevin’s June 17, 2025 memorandum, which calls on Health Officer Elizabeth […]
Peace lilies will be ‘greener and bigger’ when you avoid 1 simple mistake
Peace lilies are frequently thought to be quite straightforward to look after, but numerous plant enthusiasts don’t realise their watering technique is actually damaging the plant. It’s typical to water peace lilies by positioning them in the sink and saturating the compost completely, but this is in fact the simplest way to harm them. Gardening […]
‘Fluoride Disconnects One from God’: Inside the Weekly Call With RFK Jr.’s MAHA Hype Squad
The night before Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified before a Senate committee to defend his Make America Healthy Again agenda in September, the actor Cheryl Hines made an appearance on a weekly call put on by a nonprofit organization that supports Kennedy’s agenda. There was only one problem: Her microphone was off. “Sorry […]
Latest mayor to be ousted claims he’s a victim of ‘hate speech’
Whang?rei mayor Vince Cocurullo, who looks to have been tipped out on the latest vote count, is blaming “quite a strong hate campaign” that he says has driven away his voters. He’s not been targeted because of his race, or gender, or sexuality – he claims it’s because he opposed fluoride in the town water […]
On the Front Line of the Fluoride Wars, Debate Over Drinking Water Treatment Turns Raucous
On the far east side of Michigan, the future of fluoride in drinking water — long an ordinary practice for preventing tooth decay — has suddenly provoked passionate debate. Public meetings in St. Clair County, about an hour northeast of Detroit, have filled with people weighing in. One man waved his Fixodent denture cream before […]
Debate Intensifies in St. Clair County Following Medical Director’s Call for Fluoride Ban
PORT HURON, Mich. — The St. Clair County Health Department may soon take an unprecedented step to restrict fluoride in local drinking water. In a June 17 memorandum to Health Officer Liz King and the Advisory Board of Health, Dr. Remington Nevin, the county’s Medical Director, recommended new local regulations that would prohibit the addition […]
New research challenges the idea of a ‘vicious cycle’ between psychological distress and conspiracy beliefs
A lot of research has been dedicated to understanding what makes people believe in conspiracies – and how they might be able to climb out of the rabbit hole again. Conspiracies do happen. The Watergate scandal in the 1970s, which led to the resignation of US President Richard Nixon, is arguably the most infamous example. […]
Letter: Widely Rejected Health Interventions
I’m a retired Newport naturopathic physician who has spent years researching the claims that water fluoridation is “safe and effective.” In fact, it’s neither. Contrary to the claim that it’s one of the top public health achievements of the 20th century, it’s actually one of the most widely rejected health interventions in the world. Out […]
Some Maine doctors are treating kids’ dental decay themselves as the ranks of dentists fall
MAINE, USA — Maine is grappling with such a shortage of dentists that some doctors are adapting to treat early tooth decay themselves. Most children in Maine don’t get an annual checkup and cleaning from a dentist. Even having dental insurance doesn’t guarantee access: Only a third of children with any type of insurance get both […]