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Concern over University of North Carolina child medical experiment in low-income community
May 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — A University of North Carolina (UNC) dentist is recruiting infants from Lenoir County, NC, for an experiment exposing them to fluoride, which has been shown in dozens of studies to lower IQ, according to the Fluoride Action Network (FAN). The study, named waterBEST and led by dental researcher Dr. Gary Slade, […]
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Kinston study by UNC will measure the impact of using fluoridated water
Note from Fluoride Action Network: This human experiment with infants is both shocking and unethical in light of the 2020 study Fluoride exposure from infant formula and child IQ in a Canadian birth cohort, performed by Till et al. The authors reported: • “Consumption of formula reconstituted with fluoridated water can lead to excessive fluoride […]
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NIH Grant to perform human experiment on bottle-fed babies
Phase II, proof-of-concept randomized controlled trial to evaluate dental caries preventive effects of fluoridated bottle water Slade, Gary Douglas University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States Dental health benefits of fluoride in drinking water have never been tested in a randomized controlled trial (RCT). Instead, results from observational studies and a […]
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Action Alert: EPA Searching for Incinerators to Quickly Conduct an Experiment On PFAS in Emissions.
Contact Your State Environmental Commissioner to Stop This From Happening in Your State The Issue: While the disposal of PFAS chemicals poses serious challenges, the rush to burn these chemicals is on, despite no evidence they can be safely incinerated. EPA is trying to find an incinerator to be part of an experiment regarding PFAS […]
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The Catfish Study in Cumbria
Note from FAN: Because of what we learned from the results of the studies by Bashash et al. (2017) and Thomas et al. (2018) the most appropriate category for the Catfish study in NW England, is human experimentation. The study began in 2014 and is still ongoing. Bashash et al. (2017) reported that prenatal exposure […]
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Clinical Trial for Fluoride Supplementation to Pregnant Women
This is online as of March 8, 2018 According to the website at ClinicalTrials.gov, a study titled Effect of Supplementation of Fluoride on Maternal Periodontal Health, Preterm Delivery, and Perinatal Well-Being was proposed to take place at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, with a start date of October 2015. Even though the website states […]
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Hawaii Proposed Bill HR30 for study of voluntary fluoride supplement use for pregnant women & children
Bill Text: HI HR30 | 2018 | Regular Session | Introduced Hawaii House Resolution 30 Bill Title: Requesting The Department Of Health To Conduct A Study On The Voluntary Use Of Fluoride Supplements By Children And Pregnant Women In The State Of Hawaii And Whether The Voluntary Taking Of Fluoride Supplements Should Be Encouraged By The […]
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Woodland: Fluoride Tracer Study beginning January 9
The Washington State Department of Health is evaluating the disinfection efficiency at water treatment plants throughout Washington State, including the City of Woodland. The industry standard evaluation includes performing a tracer study to evaluate dispersion of chlorine used in the disinfection process. Because chlorine is continuously reacting and difficult to measure, the tracer study uses […]
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Materials for Review by the EPA’s Human Studies Review Board for its Jan 14, 2015 Meeting
MEMORANDUM SUBJECT: Materials for Review by the Human Studies Review Board for its January 14, 2015 Meeting TO: Jim Downing, Designated Federal Official, Human Studies Review Board Office of Science Advisor (8105R) FROM: William L. Jordan, Deputy Director Office of Pesticide Programs (7501P) This memorandum describes the materials that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Office […]
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Ethics Review of Human Toxicity Study with Fluoride
December 29, 2014 MEMORANDUM FROM: Kelly Sherman, Human Studies Ethics Review Officer, Office of the Director Office of Pesticide Programs TO: Christina Swartz, Chief, Risk Assessment Branch II Health Effects, Division Office of Pesticide Programs REF: Hansson, T. and Roos, B. (1987). The Effect of Fluoride and Calcium on Spinal Bone Mineral Content: A Controlled, […]
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