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Battery’s hidden layer revealed
The reaction mechanism for converting hydrogen fluoride (HF) impurity from the electrolyte into lithium fluoride (LiF) in the solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) with release of hydrogen gas (H2). The SEI layer is shown on a substrate of gold (Au) atoms, which serves as a simplified model system. Scientists determined this mechanism using advanced computational methods (density […]
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Rain Barrels Available at Discounted Rate for New Bedford Residents
NEW BEDFORD — This spring, rainwater collection barrels offered by The Great American Rain Barrel Company will be available for residents of New Bedford. Harvesting rainwater with a rain barrel can mitigate the irregular patterns of rainfall. To help homeowners and the City manage their water supplies and encourage water conservation, New Bedford is offering […]
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Houston Council to make a decision on fluoride
Members of the Houston City Council heard input Monday during a hearing and later at their regular meeting on fluoridation. The six-member council could decide to continue the 16-year-old practice, opt to end it or place the issue on a ballot. Two years ago, the council decided not to end it. The most recent debate […]
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Houston council hears opinions on fluoridation
It had all the trappings of a debate on a national stage: The country’s foremost critic of fluoridation and representatives of the national organization that promotes its use with a local medical community that has seen its benefits. And it all happened in Houston, Mo., on a Monday night with the Houston City Council looking […]
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Tooth decay sparks move to add fluoride to Darlington’s water
A MOVE to introduce a mineral to the water supply in a town where more than a third of five-year-olds have one or more decayed, filled or missing teeth has been revealed. Some 63 years after being invited to take part in a five-year trial to test the benefits of adding fluoride to the water […]
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Dunedin: Council gets ticking off over bill
Margaret van Zyl is still waiting for her money. The Mosgiel pensioner turned up at the Dunedin City Council’s infrastructure and networks committee meeting yesterday to voice her displeasure during the public forum. She was upset by the council’s continuing practice of adding fluoride to drinking water, in line with Ministry of Health guidelines. And […]
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This New Treatment Could Heal Tooth Cavities Without Any Fillings
It regrows the enamel itself. Scientists have invented a new product that can encourage tooth enamel to grow back, which means we could finally have a game-changing way to treat dental cavities. Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a treatment based on peptides – short chains of amino acids, linked by peptide bonds, […]
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Report: Prevalence of Total and Untreated Dental Caries Among Youth: U.S. 2015–2016
Key findings Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey For 2015–2016, prevalence of total caries (untreated and treated) was 43.1% and untreated caries was 13.0% among youth aged 2–19 years. Prevalence was lowest in youth aged 2–5 years compared with those aged 6–11 and 12–19 for total (17.7%, 45.2%, 53.5%) and untreated caries […]
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Fewer dental cavities found in young people, but minorities still most at risk
(CNN) – The percentage of young people with dental cavities in the United States dropped from 50% in 2012 to just over 43% in 2016, according to a new study from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Although the overall trend is a positive one, young members of minority communities continue to have […]
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Group says it has enough signatures to prompt another fluoride plebiscite in Owen Sound
A group opposed to Owen Sound adding fluoride to its drinking water says it has collected enough signatures to compel the city to hold a plebiscite on whether the practice should end. Spokesperson Sandra Barker said she is planning to deliver the petitions to city hall Monday. “We were told we had to have 1,643 […]
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