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No Japanese hydrogen fluoride makes way into Korea in Aug after export curb
No hydrogen fluoride, one of the three chemicals under strict export regulations by Japan, arrived in South Korea last month while imports jumped six-fold from Taiwan, data from customs office showed. Japanese exports to Korea of the chemical used to clean circuits in the chipmaking process used to average 3,000 tons a month prior to […]
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Testing Fluoride Levels in Indian Wells
Video caption: A team from the Center for Sustainable Development and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory engaged social science students, especially women, to test for high fluoride levels in their own villages in India. In the hilly part of Central India, the Alirajpur and Jhabua districts in Madhya Pradesh are known for the high fluoride levels […]
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Could renewables be emitting the most potent greenhouse gas in existence?
Scientists suggest that emissions of Sulphur hexafluoride, which is commonly used as an electric insulator, are rising rapidly Emissions of what is thought to be the most potent greenhouse gas in existence are rising rapidly – and it could be due to renewables. That’s according to reports from the BBC, which claims to have learned […]
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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: Conclusion and Comment • … during 2011–2016, about 1 in 4 working-age adults and 1 in 6 older […]
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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 August study published by a well-regarded medical journal, JAMA Pediatrics, has re-ignited debate about fluoride, both from […]
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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 to a new study by the German Environment Ministry and the Robert Koch Institute. Der Spiegel, the German […]
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Fluoride to come out of Spruce Grove, Stony Plain water
Upgrades to EPCOR’s E.L. Smith Water Treatment Plant will take fluoride out of area water. The company announced Sept. 3 that Spruce Grove, Stony Plain, parts of Edmonton, Onoway and other surrounding communities will see fluoride reduced or eliminated in water supply until March 2020. Fluoride is a naturally occurring mineral that prevents tooth decay […]
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Waugh response to Baigel: Tea drinking proved more effective than water fluoridation
SIR – I would like to thank Dr F Baigel, a dentist from Bury, Lancaster, for his considered response to my letter regarding the emerging evidence from current epidemiological studies showing an association between low to moderate fluoride exposure with developmental neurotoxicity, as well as endocrine, liver and kidney damage. Your readers may also be […]
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New study questions value of fluoride varnish
Anti-cavity effects of a popular dental treatment are modest and uncertain in preschoolers. Fluoride varnish has become a popular anti-cavity treatment for children, and it isn’t hard to see why. It’s relatively easy to apply, and not just for dentists or dental hygienists. Pediatricians can do it as well, with minimal instruction. The sticky varnish […]
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September 17 at 3 pm: Fluoride: Good for Teeth, but Bad for Brain?
Topic: The safety of water fluoridation has been debated for decades. A recent study published in JAMA Pediatrics added new information to this debate by demonstrating that higher fluoride intake during pregnancy was associated with lower IQ scores in boys. In this exclusive Facebook Live interview, we will discuss this controversial issue with the lead […]
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