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The correlation between water contaminants and pediatric diabetes
Researchers in the Faculty of Medicine have linked water contaminants to type 1 diabetes in children. More specifically, they’ve found a correlation between higher concentrations of arsenic and fluoride in public drinking water in the province and the disease. Newfoundland and Labrador has the second highest incidence rate of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) in the world after […]
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Corner Brook dentist urges city to add fluoride to water supply
It may mean less business for him, but Dr. Bill Taylor says adding fluoride to Corner Brook’s water supply would be a good thing for everybody. The city dentist is concerned with the number of cavities he is seeing in young kids on a regular basis and feels the lack of fluoridation is the culprit. […]
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Canada Fluorspar’s glow brightens
On May 8 Canada Fluorspar Inc (CFI) announced the third set of results from the diamond drilling program at its Director Vein on the company’s St Lawrence project in Newfoundland, saying it is encouraged by the data that validates the trenching results from last year. The third set of results are from three holes, with […]
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Mobilization of arsenic, uranium and fluorine in groundwater aquifers in Newfoundland and Labrador
Excerpt: The Research & Development Corporation (RDC) is investing more than $5.3 million into research and development (R&D) projects at Memorial University of Newfoundland in areas relevant to offshore petroleum, ocean technology, healthcare, aquaculture and other natural resource industries… $100,000 from RDC for the following: Dr. Tao Cheng, Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Science, Memorial […]
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Gander: Council approves fluoride in drinking water
After a long debate, a chemical dentists say prevents tooth decay is coming back to Gander’s drinking water. The municipal works and services committee announced at the Nov. 26 regular council meeting fluoride will be reintroduced to the town’s water. Fluoride had been a part of Gander’s water since the 1970s, but fluoride equipment was […]
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