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Waterloo: Fluoridation works, Canada’s top dentist says
WATERLOO — Canada’s top dentist warns that tooth decay may rise in Waterloo if residents vote Monday to end water fluoridation. “You’re going to look at problems,” Dr. Peter Cooney told an audience of about 50 people, including many fluoridation critics. He warns that children may suffer the most. “That would be a real pity,” […]
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Crescent City: Fluoridation facts. How it’s done, and its history, in local water
Inside the Crescent City Municipal Water Works building sits a vat of yellowish water. It has a concentrate of 23 percent fluorosilicic acid, a chemical compound of fluoride. This is diluted as it’s dripped into the city’s water supply flowing underground from the Smith River and is lessened even further by the time it comes […]
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Ontario’s doctors set the record straight on fluoride in drinking water
TORONTO, Oct. 21 /CNW/ – Ontario’s doctors want to dispel the misconceptions and ease the concerns of those who question the safety of fluoride. The Ontario Medical Association (OMA) has approved a policy that supports the addition of fluoride to drinking water, following extensive research on the issue. “Ontario’s doctors want their patients to know […]
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Sparta: Locals voice concerns on fluoridation
The idea of forcing residents of Alleghany County to ingest fluoride in their tap water was forcefully criticized at Monday afternoon’s county commissioner’s meeting. But later during the session, when Commissioner Milly Richardson suggested a motion opposing the practice, she was met with caution. Commission Chair Ken Richardson won agreement to have the issue put […]
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Crescent City. Coastal Voices: Myriad reasons to dump fluoride
As a sponsor of Measure A that will appear on the Nov. 2 ballot, my first reaction in writing this article was to answer every one of the exaggerations and false claims that have been proposed by the so-called “health experts” who endorse the public policy. But the exaggerations are so unbelievable and the denials […]
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Fairbanks. Letter: No to fluoride
To the editor: Pro-fluoridation lobbyists say “… there are no adverse health effects associated with fluoridated water.” This is simply false. The fluoridation orthodoxy tolerates no doubt, dismissing opposition as quackery after cursory review, holding faith in “expert opinion” of public health bureaucrats. Nobel laureate Arvid Carlsson is as qualified as any, but is strongly […]
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Elmira and St. Jacobs: Fluoride debate subject of referendum
Residents of Elmira and St. Jacobs will be facing an extra question on their ballot this municipal election — whether to continue the fluoridation of their water. Elmira and St. Jacobs residents have had fluoridated water piped to their homes ever since the discovery of NDMA in Elmira’s drinking water. Now, opponents to the practice […]
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Waterloo: Merger, fluoridation issues to be probed by referendum
WATERLOO REGION — Voters will add new chapters to old controversies in the Oct. 25 municipal election. Residents in Kitchener and Waterloo will be asked if their councils should discuss a merger. A group of business and community leaders lobbied for the referendum. Residents in Waterloo, St. Jacobs, Elmira and parts of Kitchener will be […]
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Port Angeles: More join in court fight over PA fluoride
Seven groups have now joined an effort to overturn a state Supreme Court ruling dealing with fluoride in the Port Angeles water. They’re supporting Port Angeles based “Our Water-Our Choice!” and “Protect Our Waters” in a request the court reconsider its denial of allowing two initiatives on the ballot. The International Academy of Oral Medicine […]
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Disease in rural China linked to polluted coal
WASHINGTON, D.C., (Oct. 19, 2010) — In remote, rural areas of southwestern China, villagers cook and dry their clothes by burning pieces of coal they pick up off the ground. This fuel releases a toxin that may be poisoning millions of people, according to an ongoing investigation by chemists at the University at Buffalo in […]
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