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Final Report: The Development of an Indigenous Fluoride Filter
EPA Grant Number: SU833551 Title: The Development of an Indigenous Fluoride Filter Investigators: Cumberbatch, Toby , Ponce, Beatrix , Batiir, Blandina , Berger, David , Atipoka, Faustina , Momade, Francis , Ayamgah, Gilbert , Freed, Leah , Volk, Lindsay , Nyarku, Michael , Pervez, Nadia , Rana, Sikha , Venugopal, Varsha Institution: The Cooper Union […]
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Fluoride’s Impact on Brain, A Focus of Two Conferences
NEW YORK, July 31, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ — – New science indicating fluoride’s dangers to the brain and other organs will be presented by prominent fluoride research scientists during back-to-back conferences of the International Society for Fluoride Research (ISFR) and the Fluoride Action Network (FAN) in Toronto August 7-11. According to ISFR conference organizer, […]
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Othello well change order approved
Othello council unanimously approved an $84,304 change order for the well number 6 repair project Monday. “After the well was removed, it was found that the well shaft was in poor condition and would have to be replaced,” Municipal Services Coordinator Jay Van Ness stated. The change order is to replace the pipe columns, bearings […]
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East Lancs health bosses to consider adding fluoride to water supplies
HEALTH bosses are set to decide in September whether to back plans to add fluoride to the water supply in East Lancashire. A report by the North West Fluoridation Evaluation Group is calling on all 24 PCTs in the North West to add fluoride into the water supply at a cost of more than £102m. […]
United Kingdom, England -
Staffordshire: Tooth decay hits children
Around 50 per cent of children in some schools in Stafford, Stone and surrounding villages show signs of tooth decay by the age of five, according to a report being put before health bosses today. The board of South Staffordshire Primary Care Trust is being asked to approve a Dental Commissioning Strategy for 2008 to […]
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Manitoba fluoride levels may be reduced
WINNIPEG – Manitoba health officials are considering reducing the amount of fluoride in drinking water after Health Canada experts concluded the current level should be cut to limit potential health hazards. Health Canada commissioned a panel of experts in January 2007 to review the potential harms of exposure to fluoride through drinking water. The panel […]
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Fluoride critic feels vindicated by federal study
A local activist who is against fluoride in drinking water says a recent Health Canada study suggesting there are risks to fluoridation is finally a step in the right direction. “It’s a beginning,” said Robert Fleming of WaterlooWatch, a grassroots organization trying to raise public awareness of concerns about fluoridation. “I’m happy the truth is […]
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Carcinogen worries stick to food packaging
The next time you make some microwave popcorn or cook a frozen pizza, consider this: The packaging of many of these products contains a chemical that the Environmental Protection Agency considers potentially carcinogenic and wants businesses to voluntarily stop using by 2015. Studies show that this chemical — perfluorooctanoic acid, or PFOA — is present […]
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Fluoride back on the ballot in North Platte
It’s been more 10 years since North Platte residents last rejected adding fluoride to the city’s drinking water. Adding fluoride to the city’s drinking water was last rejected May 13, 1998. And that was the second time they rejected it. North Platte residents first discarded the idea the first time the issue was on the […]
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£100m to put fluoride in Greater Manchester water
THE people of Greater Manchester could be asked as early as next year whether they want fluoride in the water. But the scheme could cost up to £100m. The possible cost is included in a report for local health chiefs who will have to decide whether to take the proposals any further. They are now […]
United Kingdom, England