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Santa Rosa. Should fluoride be put in the water?
By MATHEW PELLEGRINO – Pro: A glass a day keeps the cavities away Bill, it doesn’t surprise me you are against fluoride. I bet the last time you saw your toothbrush, you were on your hands and knees scrubbing out your toilet bowl. People will always assume fluoride in water is bad for them, but […]
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CDC releases 2008 water fluoridation statistics
The CDC has released the latest statistics on community water fluoridation for the nation on its Web site. For this information, go to http://www.cdc.gov/fluoridation/statistics/2008stats.htm The latest data show that in 2008, 72.4% of the U.S. population on public water systems–or 195.5 million people– had access to optimally fluoridated water. This is an increase from 2006 […]
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The Chemical Marketplace Series — Drinking It In: Is Fluoride Good for You
Crossposted with www.thegreengrok.com More than 80,000 chemicals are produced and used in the United States. This is one of their stories. With nearly 200 million Americans drinking fluoridated tap water these days, is it time to ask ourselves, do we really need the fluoridation? Fluoridation and the Red Scare I grew up in the 1950s […]
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Red Bay stops putting fluoride in water
The Franklin County town of Red Bay recently stopped putting fluoride in the water. Town leaders say it was an economic decision. They had officials look at several studies and never found any evidence that supported keeping the fluoride in the water. “I guess we wound up saving about 50-thousand dollars a year in the […]
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Waterloo: Dentists won’t be participating in final two debates
Something will be missing from the final two water flouride forums in Waterloo — the dentists representing the pro side of the debate. “We think the debate is over and we’re not participating in it,” said Dr. Harry Hoediono, the president elect of the Ontario Dental Association. “We were asked to provide scientific information and […]
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Halogen Fluorides: Chlorine Pentafluoride, Bromine Pentafluoride, Bromine Trifluoride
National Advisory Committee on Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances [NAC] This interim report presents the committee’s conclusions and recommendations for improving NAC’s AEGL [acute exposure guideline level] documents for 25 chemicals: allyl alcohol, bis-chloromethyl ether, chloromethyl methyl ether, bromine pentafluoride, bromine trifluoride, chlorine pentafluoride, carbon tetrachloride, chloroform, chlorosilanes (26 selected compounds), epichlorohydrin, formaldehyde, […]
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Advertiser editorial: Fluoridated water enhances health
Talk about penny-wise and pound-foolish. Some Alabama water systems have stopped adding fluoride to their water in an effort to cut costs. This is textbook false economy, for the documented benefits of fluoridated water vastly outweigh any modest cost savings gained by eliminating it. As the Advertiser’s Markeshia Ricks reported, 18 water systems in the […]
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Southampton: Fluoridation is based on politics not science says US professor
THE case for fluoride is based on politics not science, a US chemistry professor told campaigners trying to stop health chiefs adding it to the tap water of 200,000 homes. Paul Connett, founder of the Fluoride Action Network, threw his support behind Hampshire Against Fluoridation when he spoke to members on Saturday at Southampton Solent […]
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H’tota ground water not fit for drinking
A research by the Institute of Fundamental Studies (IFS) has revealed that the content of ground water in most areas in the Hambantota District is not suitable for drinking purposes, IFS Research Officer Dr Meththika Vitanage said. The research being conducted islandwide has only completed Hambantota District. The content of ground water including fluoride level […]
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Toothpaste ‘poisoning’ suspected: court
A mental health patient whose heart stopped while she was restrained by staff at Wollongong Hospital may have been poisoned by toothpaste, an inquest into her death has heard. Fluoride toxicity, which can occur if someone ingests large quantities of toothpaste, is one of several scenarios being explored as potential causes or contributing factors to […]
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