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Martin reopens fluoride debate
Stuart — The great fluoride fight is coming to Martin County later this year. The county plans to start adding the mineral to its drinking water for its 28,000 customers early next year, almost four years after commissioners voted 4-1 to fluoridate the water. But commissioners voted Tuesday to let supporters of the additive, and […]
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Del Rio council urged to rethink fluoridation
To fluoridate or not to fluoridate, that is once again the question before the Del Rio City Council. Several leaders of The Border Organization, a local grassroots citizens group, accompanied by a number of Del Rio dentists and doctors, urged council members Tuesday night to reverse their Sept. 12 decision to discontinue the addition of […]
United States, Texas -
2 Maine towns to vote on fluoridation
JACKMAN — After about 35 years of having fluoride added to their drinking water, residents of Jackman and Moose River are being asked whether they want to continue with the tooth decay preventative. A referendum on the ballot for the Nov. 7 election asks residents: Shall fluoride be added to the public water supply for […]
United States, Maine -
Martin rethinks fluoride amid health angst
STUART — After weeks of appeals from residents, Martin County commissioners on Tuesday will discuss whether they want to revisit their decision three years ago to inject fluoride into the county’s drinking water. Commissioners voted 4-1 in March 2003 to start fluoridating water. But because it took time to get grants and hire a contractor […]
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Lawmakers should vote to stop fluoridation
Water fluoridation enjoys a widespread reputation as a miracle drug. Yet many questions persist in the quest for truth on water fluoridation. There is such a disparity in the facts it could leave experts themselves wondering what to believe. The American Dental Association and Centers for Disease Control are among the biggest supporters. Both boast […]
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Mercury fillings enter the age of `unreasonable’
Considering that millions of Americans have “silver” mercury fillings embedded in their teeth, a recent government hearing on their safety should have been a slam-dunk. Instead, the advisory panel concluded that a Food and Drug Administration report suggesting that amalgam fillings are safe was “unreasonable” and that further study was needed. Technically, “unreasonable” doesn’t mean […]
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Harvard Inquiry Into Fluoride Study Problematic
To the editors: As someone who directed the Laboratories of Environmental Toxicology and Carcinogenesis at the Children’s Cancer Research Foundation (now known as the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute), and was a research associate in Pathology at the Harvard School of Public Health from 1960-1970, I am appalled at the controversy surrounding the investigation of Professor Chester […]
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At the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, One Professor’s Flouride Scandal Stinks
It was the first time that Dr. Chester Douglass, the Department Chair of Epidemiology at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, had spoken publicly about the controversy surrounding his research on the connection between fluoride and bone cancer. Fox 25 news cameras followed him to his car on a cold day in February 2006. “Is […]
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Holyrood manifesto pledge on fluoride
Proposals to introduce fluoride into Scotland’s water supply are included in Labour’s draft manifesto for next year’s Holyrood elections. First Minister Jack McConnell wants to give councils the power to consult on the move in a bid to improve the country’s appalling dental health record. But scientific experts and politicians last night damned the plans […]
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Councils to consult on water fluoridation
THE draft documents propose that councils should be able to consult on the controversial issue of fluoridation of the water supply. Some water board areas south of the Border and many parts of the United States add fluoride to water in order to improve dental health. However, it has been opposed in Scotland amid worries […]
United Kingdom, Scotland