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Tertiary Minerals receives positive results at MB Fluorspar In Nevada
Tertiary Minerals PLC Monday said it has received positive results from final drilling at the MB Fluorspar project in the US state of Nevada and has awarded the contract to complete the site’s first JORC Mineral Resource Estimate. The AIM-traded fluorspar developer said results from two holes in the southern area of the site showed […]
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‘Open slather’ on administering treatments via the water supply
It’s open slather on administering drugs via our water supplies, and now many other ways. How about the air we breathe? Judge Hanson’s ruling sets a dangerous precedent. The ruling on the legality of fluoridation comes down to the fact that Judge Hanson believes an action only constitutes a medical treatment if it is confined […]
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Fluoride opponents target Healdsburg water
For more than 60 years, fluoride has been added to Healdsburg’s water to fight tooth decay. But that could end if opponents of fluoridated drinking water convince a majority of voters to stop the practice. Activists recently filed a notice of intent to begin circulating petitions to put the issue on the ballot. Healdsburg is […]
United States, California -
EPA warns Wolfforth about excess fluoride in water
Wolfforth officials have expected to someday receive a letter from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency about fluoride in the city’s water supply. On Monday, March 3, that day arrived. Wolfforth City Manager Darrell Newsom said he received a letter from the EPA ordering the city to lower levels of fluoride in its water within 18 […]
United States, Texas -
Fluoride Wars Resume—in ABQ
Meanwhile, Santa Fe fluoridates at a reduced level When city and county officials in Albuquerque met last week to discuss reinstating water fluoridation, the scene was one familiar to Santa Feans. Dozens of community members showed up to protest what they described as an unnecessary and potentially cancer-causing, IQ-lowering incursion on their liberty, while doctors […]
United States, New Mexico -
NZ court decision will be appealed by New Health New Zealand Inc.
Media statement on behalf of David Sloan, Chairman of New Health New Zealand Inc. New Health has read the decision and respectfully disagrees with the judge’s interpretation of the Local Government Act, Health Act and NZ Bill of Rights Act. In particular it disagrees with the judge’s view that fluoridation is not medical treatment for […]
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High Court judge rules in favour of fluoridation
A High Court judge has ruled it is legal for local councils to fluoridate drinking water [see decision]. Justice Rodney Hansen today rejected New Health New Zealand’s complaint that South Taranaki District Council fluoridating water in Patea and Waverly was illegal and a breach of the right to refuse medical treatment. Justice Hansen ruled fluoridation […]
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Lawsuit filed over fluoridation
A class action lawsuit has been filed against the City of Prince George, seeking damages on behalf of those who suffer from a degenerative dental disease allegedly caused by drinking the city’s fluoridated water. A notice of civil claim was filed Tuesday by Kevin Millership, a Slocan resident who brought a lawsuit against the City […]
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St. Peters advised to continue practice of adding fluoride to city water
A St. Peters health advisory committee recommended earlier this month that the city continue to add fluoride to drinking water from city wells to help lessen tooth decay. The city’s committee on health and wellness, an 11-member citizen advisory panel, advised the city not to change its policy on fluoridation to promote public health. Committee […]
United States, Missouri -
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare figures show tooth decay prevalent in younger generations
AN increase in sugar consumption is thought to be behind a rise in tooth decay in children over the past decade. While tooth decay declined substantially in children between 1977 and 1999, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare shows there has been a gradual increase since 2000 with two in three 12 year olds […]
Australia