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Martin votes against fluoridating water
STUART — Martin County commissioners voted 3-2 this afternoon against adding fluoride to the water the utility department serves to more than 20,000 customers. The majority agreed with a large group of activists who questioned the safety of using the chemical, as well as its usefulness. Commissioners had decided to reconsider their earlier approval of […]
United States, Florida -
Fort Collins should halt water fluoridation
On Nov. 9, the American Dental Association quietly reversed their half-century-old position regarding fluoridated water and baby formula. In an e-mail statement to dentists, the ADA said, “infants less than 1 year old may be getting more than the optimal amount of fluoride (which may increase their risk of enamel fluorosis).” What is their advice? […]
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Health dept. issues fluoridation warning
BELLOWS FALLS — The Vermont Department of Health is warning parents not to give any fluoridated water to infants under 12 months of age. The recommendation comes on the heels of a recent statement from the American Dental Association that also asks parents not to mix infant formula with fluoridated water because of the risk […]
United States, Vermont -
Joint pain? It could be fluorosis
NEW DELHI: The next time you suffer from a persistent backache or an irritating stiff joint, don’t attribute it to long hours spent at the computer. It could well be the result of fluorosis, a disease thought to affect people in rural India with no access to safe drinking water. It’s time to include it […]
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Closing the tap against fluoride
Adding fluoride has been [intended as a measure] to improve the health of the teeth but opposition has been arising due to a fear that fluoride is likely to damage the teeth and even to cause cancer. Now the committee is recommending that fluoridation be stopped until the matter has been appropriately researched. In the […]
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Legislator-Physician asks for limit on fluoridation
Lafayette may have been acting ahead of the proverbial “learning curve” last year when it made the decision to stop adding fluoride to the city’s water supply. A state legislator who is also the only practicing medical doctor in the elected body has called on hundreds of water districts to stop adding fluoride to drinking […]
United States, Tennessee -
Water districts cautioned against fluoride
Is utility-supplied water in Dayton and Rhea County tainted with a harmful chemical that is damaging residents’ teeth and internal organs? According to a practicing physician serving in the Tennessee legislature, all fluoridated drinking water, which includes water provided by some utilities in Dayton and Rhea County, is harmful to humans, especially infants and young […]
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Juneau: City gives final word: No fluoride
After two years of debate, the Juneau Assembly finally decided Monday to stop adding fluoride to the city’s water. The Assembly voted to stop fluoridation of the city’s water last month, but Assembly member Bob Doll put forward a motion Monday to reconsider that decision. The motion passed 6-3. But when Doll proposed a motion […]
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Unlicenced drug used for babies condemned by health NGOs
Five non-governmental organisations (NGOs), the Alliance for Natural Health, the Dr Rath Health Foundation, the National Health Federation, VOICE and MayDay, have formed a new alliance to challenge national and international regulations and guidelines that continue to allow the use of synthetic fluorides in infant formulas. After decades of use in drinking water in certain […]
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Board of Health hopes to halt fluoridation
ACUSHNET — The Board of Health is sending a letter to New Bedford Mayor Scott W. Lang this morning asking that the city meet with town officials and halt its pending fluoridation of the shared water supply. Thomas Fortin of the health board advised selectmen last night that the intent is to stop the fluoridation […]
United States, Massachusetts