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The great smog of 2018
Natural and man-made factors are well on their way to making the prevalence of cancer a dystopic reality for India. Urgent interventions are needed. Dateline, September 2018: After a heavy monsoon season, which dumped over 4,000 billion cubic millimetres of precipitation, civic authorities were severely stretched with treating flood victims and the increased cases of […]
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Maternal fluoride levels in pregnancy are related to cognitive problems of the child
A woman’s higher fluoride levels during pregnancy are associated with some ADHD symptoms in school-aged children, according to researchers at the University of Toronto, York University and other universities. The study, published in the journal International Environment, analyzed data from 213 mother-child pairs in the city of Mexico. The monitoring started in 1994 and continued […]
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Fluoride Exposure in Pregnancy Tied to ADHD Symptoms in Kids
Pregnant women with higher levels of fluoride in their urine may be more likely to have school-age children with certain symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), such as inattentiveness and cognitive problems, according to a new Canadian study led by researchers at the University of Toronto and York University. The findings are published in the journal […]
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Five More Fluoride-Condemning Studies are Published – When Is It Enough?
NEW YORK, Oct. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Five new published studies support previous research linking fluoride to thyroid disease; ADHD; overdosing formula-fed infants and bias in government reports. Another reveals pregnant Canadians have higher urine fluoride levels in fluoridated vs. non-fluoridated areas which previous studies linked to offspring’s lower IQ, reports New York State Coalition Opposed […]
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Canadian studies prompt researcher to voice grave concerns
Last week three new studies were published on fluoride adding more weight to an already overwhelming body of evidence that fluoridation is not safe. “I have grave concerns about the health effects of fluoride” said Ashley Malin, lead author of the Canadian Fluoride-Thyroid study and a researcher at the Department of Environmental Medicine and Public […]
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Arsenic and fluoride contamination in water: Loot of exchequer exposed
GUWAHATI, Oct 14: Arsenic and fluoride contamination in water continues to be a nagging problem in Assam. But then, this problem was the cash cow for those at the helm of affairs in the PHE Department from 2011-16, allegedly making a section of them richer with ill-gotten money. The department had Gautam Roy as its […]
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New Research Suggests Levels Of Fluoride In Your Urine During Pregnancy Might Be Tied To ADHD Symptoms Later On
At the end of the day, all that pregnant women want is to feel like they’re doing something right and that they’re keeping their unborn child (as well as themselves) safe. But there are so many things out there than can threaten that safety. Pregnant women are so used to hearing what they can’t do […]
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Louisiana: Fluoride Emission Standards for Phosphate Fertilizer Plants
Note from Fluoride Action Network: This regulation is currently in effect Louisiana SIP [State Implementation Plan]: LAC 33:III Ch 23 Subchap C, §2305–Phosphate Fertilizer Plants, §2305 Fluoride Emission Standards for Phosphate Fertilizer Plants; SIP effective 1989-05-08 (LAc49) Regulatory Text: Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 33 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, Part III Air (LAC 33:III) Chapter 23. Control of […]
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World Arthritis Day 2018: One-third of the Delhi-NCR groundwater contains excessive fluoride causing arthritis
A recent report in the Lok Sabha secretariat revealed that groundwater in a number of districts in Delhi contains a high level of fluoride, arsenic, and nitrate affecting the health of Delhiites. With one-third of groundwater in Delhi and the NCR containing an excessive concentration of fluoride, an increasing number of people are getting afflicted […]
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Parry Sound doctors supporting fluoridation misinformed, reader
I read the Oct. 5 opinion letter by a group of local doctors trying to convince Parry Sounders to vote in favour of fluoridation in the upcoming plebiscite. As one of the persons derogatorily labeled as a “so-called expert,” I’d like to offer some corrections and facts in response based on science, not politics or […]
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