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Ripple against Martin fluoridation grows to wave
STUART — Six months ago, Jensen Beach engineer Pat Arena was running a one-man campaign opposed to Martin County’s plans to begin fluoridating the drinking water it serves to 28,000 customers. Nobody was paying attention. But this squeaky wheel may be getting some grease. Three of the five Martin County commissioners now say they plan […]
United States, Florida -
Ohio: C8 Science Panel Describes Planned Studies
First results of the new research program in C8 and human health will be available early next year, according to two members of the C8 Science Panel, independent epidemiologists chosen by the parties to the C8 class action settlement to investigate possible associations between C8 and human disease. Dr. Kyle Steenland and Dr. Tony Fletcher […]
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Flouride in tap water a health risk, doctor warns
BANGOR — A Bangor pediatrician told members of the City Council on Monday evening that it’s time to revisit the longtime practice of adding fluoride to the city’s public water supply. Fluoride, which occurs naturally in some water sources and is monitored as an environmental contaminant, also is added in small quantities to many public […]
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Anti-fluoride group vows to boycott bills for fluoridated water
An anti-fluoride group in Wodonga say members will not pay their water bills if fluoride is added to the city’s water supplies. The Victorian Government plans to add fluoride to Wodonga and Wangaratta water supplies early next year. Marilyn Edgar from the Wodonga Anti-Fluoride group says a 5,000 signature petition has been ignored by the […]
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No Fluoride for Infants, Say Dentists
NEW YORK, Nov. 13 /PRNewswire/ — To prevent tooth damage, the American Dental Association (ADA) warned its members that fluoridated water should not be mixed into concentrated formula or foods intended for babies one year and younger, in a November 9th ADA e-mail alert. “But who will alert parents,” asks lawyer Paul Beeber, President, New […]
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Page voters reject fluoridation proposal
PAGE — Locally, the sale of Lake Powell Mobile Home Village was approved by voters Tuesday, and putting fluoride in the water was voted down. Coconino Community College’s plans for an override of its budget failed, and Donald G. Roberts was elected to another term as Page’s Justice of the Peace. Prop. 400, the sale […]
United States, Arizona -
Lincoln voters reject fluoridation
LINCOLN – Incumbent Rod Carr, former Councilor Bruce Albert and David Whalen were elected to the Town Council Tuesday night by voters who also rejected buying a new street sweeper or fluoridating town water. With 1,479 and 971 votes, respectively, Carr and Whalen defeated challenger Byron Sanderson, who received 733 votes, Town Clerk Lisa J. […]
United States, Maine -
New Bedford OKs fluoridation
NEW BEDFORD — Voters approved fluoridation of the municipal water supply in yesterday’s election, giving proponents a victory they never expected after abject defeats of similar measures in Worcester and Springfield. The hotly debated ballot question passed 10,893 to 9,638. At the headquarters of the anti-poverty agency PACE Inc., about a dozen supporters who were […]
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Water standards measure loses steam in Boulder
A Boulder ballot measure that would change the city’s water quality standards appeared headed for defeat Tuesday night. As of midnight, Boulder ballot measure 2B had garnered 8,044 votes, or 42 percent, in its favor, and 10,902, or 58 percent, against it. But with fewer than half of Boulder County’s votes tallied, supporters said they […]
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Pollution ‘putting millions of children at brain damage risk’
Millions of children throughout the world may have suffered brain damage as a result of industrial pollution, researchers say. Common pollutants may be causing a “silent pandemic” of neurodevelopmental disorders by impairing the brain development of foetuses and infants, scientists writing today in The Lancet medical journal say. Potential effects of exposure to even tiny […]
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