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More than a mouthful of evidence
Part of the argument for fluoridating Brisbane’s water supply is that Brisbane is out of step with the rest of Australia. In fact, Brisbane may be out of step with the rest of Australia but it is not out of step with the rest of the world. Brisbane is in step with major cities throughout […]
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City and AMA Snub Debate
A PUBLIC forum in Brisbane to debate water fluoridation is expected to attract hundreds of people on Tuesday. But both the Brisbane City Council and the Australian Medical Association will snub the event. An international expert on the issue will attend and has challenged medical and dental bodies to provide a representative to debate the […]
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Fluoridation in ‘spin’: Expert bags campaign, MPs claim no support for fluoride
Spin, not science, is driving a renewed State Government push to fluoridate Geelong’s water supply, according to a US fluoride expert. Professor Paul Connett said the Government should organize a forum for both sides of the fluoride debate to present their evidence and be cross-examined before an expert committee so the community could make an […]
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Professor warns public of fluoridation
An American professor encouraged Ballarat residents to say “no to fluoridation” during a public forum at the University of Ballarat’s SMB campus last night. Professor Paul Connett, from New York’s St Lawrence University, claimed fluoridation was ineffective, inefficient and unsafe and warned that government education campaigns promoting fluoridation were filled with “false information”. Prof Connett’s […]
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Dental Health: Fluoridation Debate Rages
BALLARAT’S dental crisis could be eased by water fluoridation, ac-cording to city health workers, but staunch opposers warn the poten-tial side effects could be far worse. Ballarat and District Division of General Practice chairman Mark Churcher said the city’s prevalence of dental visitation was three times higher than Melbourne, which has fluoride in its water. […]
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‘Dangers’ to be presented at forum next month
BALLARAT Health Watch is calling for health professionals to defend their claims water fluoridation would benefit the city at a forum next month. Professor Paul Connett, from New York, will present scientific evidence on the dangers of water fluoridation, and evidence on the world- wide failure of fluoridation programs to control dental 1ealth problems. Ballarat […]
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Bellingen says no to fluoridation
The results of Bellingen’s Shire’s firm no vote to fluoridation have been forwarded to the state’s director general of health. More than 70 per cent of those responding to the voluntary mail poll voted against having the chemical in their drinking water. The area health service has declined to comment on the results, saying it […]
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Poll says No to fluoride
QUEENSLANDERS have voiced their overwhelming disapproval of fluoridating water supplies. The results of a Sunday Mail online poll found three in four people did not want fluoride in their water. Following a report looking at the pros and cons of fluoridation in The Sunday Mail last week, more than 500 people voted. A spokesman for […]
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Water wars
ADVOCATES place it among the 10 most significant public health achievements of the 20th century. They talk of it alongside medical milestones such as the eradication of smallpox and polio, the control of measles, rubella, tetanus and diphtheria and the recognition of tobacco as a health hazard. But for every person in support of fluoridating […]
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Fluoride moratorium sought
CAMPAIGNER against fluoridation Lisa Intemann expressed relief and delight after Hastings Council on Monday night agreed to lodge a motion to the 2004 National Assembly of Local Government in Canberra next month. Cr Inteman’s notice of motion was that the Australian Local Government Association support a moratorium on the expansion of water fluoridation into any […]
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