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Calgary: City fluoridation ending within weeks
For Calgarians wary of the side-effects of water fluoridation, it will be the day the taps can flow freely. For dentists, it will be the day that more tooth rot begins to set in. Some undetermined day in the next few weeks will mark the end of Calgary adding fluoride to its water supply. Council […]
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Philomath: May 9 Common Council meeting to discuss whether to continue fluoridation
7 pm Meeting, May 9 City Hall Council Chambers 980 Applegate Street According to City News Spring Newsletter: A Chance to Have Your Say FLUORIDE IN YOUR DRINKING WATER – A GOOD IDEA OR NOT? The City Council is inviting citizens’ comments on the City’s present practice of adding fluoride to Philomath’s drinking water. The […]
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Battle renewed over value of fluoridation
With the scientific pendulum appearing to slowly swing away from the value of fluoridating tap water, the United States Department of Health and Human Services has indicated that it will lower the recommended level of fluoride to be added to drinking water. The partial retreat comes on the heels of city of Calgary, Alberta’s decision […]
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Des Moines: Fluoride in water draws concern
Rob Hamilton stood on Court Avenue on Saturday in a crowded Downtown Farmers Market and took on what the Centers for Disease Control calls “one of 10 great achievements in public health of the 20th century.” That would be the introduction of fluoride to public drinking water. “There’s a mountain of scientific information on this,” […]
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`Lancet’ neglects neglected diseases of India
MUMBAI: The battle between the Indian medical fraternity and the world’s reputed medical journal, The Lancet, continues unabated. It began in August 2010 when the Lancet named the latest superbug after New Delhi. The western inference that the superbug had emerged from India was vehemently opposed. Matters worsened last month when the journal published a […]
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German ministry highlights health risk from PFCs in fire extinguishers
The German Federal Environment Agency (UBA) has drawn attention to the risks of using fire extinguishers containing perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) ahead of an upcoming change in EU regulation. As of 28 June 2011, an EU ban will prohibit the use of one of the most persistent PFCs, perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) in fire extinguishing agents. However, […]
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The Relation Between the Socioeconomic Status and Dental Health
According to a recent study published in the “Journal of Dental Research” it has been found that people who are low income have fewer teeth than people who are better off financially. The research has basically taken into account the correlation between a state’s financial status and tooth loss. The research has also analyzed health […]
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Mount Airy: Elevated fluoride levels found in city water supply
“Don’t drink the water” was the word from Mount Airy officials Friday due to elevated fluoride levels being found in? the city’s supply. The problem was isolated to the western side of U.S. 52, according to City Manager Barbara Jones, which included Franklin Elementary School, J. Sam Gentry Middle School and Meadowview Middle School. “We […]
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Watsonville: City Council still divided on fluoridation debate
Nick Bulaich’s column about Cinco De Mayo is need of some clarification. Not all council members are in agreement that we should fluoridate our city water. I am not at liberty to speak for other council members, but I have taken exception and even took it a step further. On April 27, I wrote an […]
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Bangalore: Fluoride contamination in two lakh borewells in State
Bangalore, May 6, DHNS: It is not just the borewells in Bangalore City that have high levels of contamination. Over two lakh borewells across the State have recorded high levels of fluoride, nitrate, total hardness and pH (potential hydrogen) values, a study conducted last year has revealed. The Karnataka Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency […]
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