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Juneau. My turn: Let fluoride continue to be a matter of choice
During the last Assembly meeting on fluoridation, the dental community came out in support of fluoridation of our water. The Assembly decided to discontinue the addition of fluoride, although they advised that it should be added for the next three weeks. I find that confusing and contradictory to the decision itself. Part of their decision […]
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Reconsider fluoride additive
Recently, my husband’s cardiologist was not joking when he told him, “They should put Lipitor in the water supply.” His explanation of the benefits he saw with his patients in lowering their cholesterol had convinced him that this was the way to go. But in another doctor’s office, a patient was complaining about the side […]
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Parents Warned Against Fluoride in water
It’s a health warning all parents should know about. Fluoride is added to the tap water in most water districts in Tennessee. The American Dental Association says this prevents tooth decay, but this month an advisory was added to their website. It warns parents not to mix fluoridated water with their baby’s formula. Fluoride is […]
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Ashland passes bill prohibiting fluoridation
ASHLAND – The Ashland City Council wants to underline its message to the Oregon Legislature: Don’t tell us what to put in our drinking water. So it passed an ordinance this week making it illegal to put fluoride, or anything else that would act as medication, in the city’s water supply. Although the American Dental […]
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Fluoride And Babies Don’t Mix, Says ADA
Most cities in Tennessee add fluoride to their water systems. Experts have debated for and against the practice. A new recommendation has put fluoride back in the spotlight, with babies in the center of the debate. Julie Pusser prepares her 10-month-old’s formula only with bottled water. “It’s all ready, I don’t have to boil it, […]
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New WHO report tackles fluoride in drinking-water
21 November 2006 | Geneva – Millions of people are exposed to excessive amounts of fluoride through drinking water contaminated from natural geological sources. As a result, many suffer conditions ranging from mild dental fluorosis to crippling skeletal fluorosis. With the problem continuing to be unrecognized and neglected, guidance is sorely needed. Clinical dental fluorosis […]
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Juneau nixes fluoridation
After contentious public debate, the Juneau Assembly voted down Monday a proposal to continue fluoridating the city’s water supply. The proposal failed narrowly in a 4-5 vote against the procedure. Assembly member Sara Chambers was one of those who was against fluoridation. “Beyond the medical concerns is a philosophical opposition (to) government mass medication. I […]
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New WHO report tackles fluoride in drinking-water
21 NOVEMBER 2006 | GENEVA — Millions of people are exposed to excessive amounts of fluoride through drinking water contaminated from natural geological sources. As a result, many suffer conditions ranging from mild dental fluorosis to crippling skeletal fluorosis. With the problem continuing to be unrecognized and neglected, guidance is sorely needed. Clinical dental fluorosis […]
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Water fluoridation: A debate with teeth
BANGOR – The debate over adding fluoride to public drinking water supplies, a practice that gained broad national support in the 1950s and is still going strong today, never seems to be completely settled. At this year’s November election, voters in two northern Maine communities found fluoride on their local ballots — one measure seeking […]
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Study: Aluminum fluoride causes dementia
KARACHI: The aluminium pans and foils, used widely in baking needs, should be avoided because they cause dementia (forgetfulness), according to Dr. Kaneez Fatima Shad, professor of molecular medicine and neuro-physiology at the Dr Panjwani Centre for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, University of Karachi. “To avoid the early onset of dementia it is advisable […]
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