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Fluoridation Foes Want A New Vote
Six months after failing at the polls, fluoridation foes are petitioning for new elections and serving notice that lawsuits will soon be filed in Davis and Salt Lake counties. “If a vote were taken right now, fluoride would fail,” predicted David A. Hansen, a Kaysville resident who launched a petition drive this week to collect […]
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“Truth decay” by officialdom erodes confidence in water fluoridation.
In a two-part investigation, Rory Hafford talks to Dr. Don Mac Auley about his battle with the health boards to get to the bottom of the fluoridation debate. Dr. Don Mac Auley has been concerned about the health effects of fluoridation for some time. So much so, the Navan-based dentist raised the matter with the […]
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Kerry to assess health risks of fluoride
The long-term health risks of placing fluoride into drinking water at source is to be raised at tomorrow’s meeting of Kerry county council. The issue is also expected to be raised at four other local authorities during the next few months. This follows Kildare county council’s decision last month to investigate fluoride levels in water […]
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Fluoride Risks Every Parent Should Know About
“There is substantial evidence that fluoridated water, fluoride supplements, infant formulas, and fluoride toothpastes are risk factors for fluorosis,” alone and together, reports Ohio State University researcher, Dr. Ana K. Mascarenhas. And, too often, dentists and physicians misprescribe fluoride, she writes in “Risk factors for Dental Fluorosis: A review of the recent literature,” in Pediatric […]
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Water fluoridation is an idea whose time has finally arrived
For the first time in more than 10 years, the Hernando County Commission is about to seriously debate whether fluoride should be added to the county’s water system. It’s about time. More than 90 percent of Americans already drink fluoridated water, a naturally occurring chemical that has proved extremely effective in combating tooth decay. Florida […]
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Brewster voters soundly reject fluoride
BREWSTER – By a more than a 2-1 margin, town voters yesterday said no thanks to more chemicals – fluoride – in the town water system. In a nonbinding ballot question, Brewster voters rejected the idea of adding fluoride to the water system by a 1,444-636 vote. By margins almost as large, voters also rejected […]
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Distribution characteristics of fluoride and aluminum in soil profiles of an abandoned tea plantation and their uptake by six woody species
Abstract Distribution characteristics of fluoride (F) and aluminum (Al) in soil profiles of an abandoned tea plantation in Hong Kong and their uptake by six woody species namely Camellia sinensis, Melastoma affine, Sterculia lanceolata, Ardisia crenata, Acacia formosa and Machilus thunbergii were investigated. C. sinensis accumulated both F (656 mg/kg in the leaves) and Al […]
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The toxic toothpaste
Fluoride is good for teeth but it can also be harmful Like most parents, Beverly Cooke encouraged her daughter Alysia to use fluoride toothpaste. From the age of 18 months Alysia’s tooth-cleaning was supervised, and she never used more than the recommended pea-sized amount of toothpaste. At nine, Alysia started to have leg pains, flu-like […]
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The Toxic Toothpaste
Like most parents, Beverly Cooke encouraged her daughter Alysia to use fluoride toothpaste. From the age of 18 months Alysia’s tooth-cleaning was supervised, and she never used more than the recommended pea-sized amount of toothpaste. At nine, Alysia started to have leg pains, flu-like symptoms and constant headaches. Her condition mystified specialists until a doctor […]
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Dentists renew push for fluoride in Hernando Co. water
Hernando County does not put fluoride into its public water supply. The county utilities director opposes the idea as too costly and ineffective, and county commissioners routinely have followed her advice. The last time commissioners gave fluoridation serious consideration was a dozen years ago, when they approved it. They quickly backed down, though, after public […]
United States, Florida