latest news:
Showing 10 of 17145 Articles:
-
Chinese villages, poisoned by toxins, battle for justice
LEIFENG, CHINA – Zhang Guanghui, an 11-year-old orphan, rises from the kang, a heated brick bed that he shares with an older cousin. He scurries through his barren four-room concrete home, washing his face and hands, brushing his teeth, and preparing food. At the center of all his actions is dirty water that he pumps […]
China Miscellaneous -
Palm Beach County rejects proposal to stop adding fluoride to water
In a second go-around over the hotly debated issue of fluoridating public water, the Palm Beach County Commission on Tuesday rejected arguments that the additive is harmful and clashed with a recommendation by the county’s top administrator to stop the practice. In a 4-3 vote, the commission decided to keep fluoridating water that reaches 480,000 […]
United States, Florida -
Govt apathy cripples Bihar children
In a village in Bihar’s Nawada district, about 80 per cent of the population is disabled due to the excessive presence of fluoride in drinking water. Deprived of their childhood even before they could walk, the children, mostly Dalits in Kachhariadih village, have been crippled by fluorosis. “I have become physically challenged due to contaminated […]
India -
New Bedford Mayor opposes fluoride in water
NEW BEDFORD — Mayor Scott W. Lang has announced his opposition to fluoridating the city’s water supply, and will call for a binding referendum on the November ballot so voters can decide the issue. “I am against introducing fluoride into the city’s water supply. I do not think the inherent risk to the population of […]
United States, Massachusetts -
Administrator for Palm Beach County urges end to fluoridation of water supply
WEST PALM BEACH — County Administrator Bob Weisman is recommending that Palm Beach County end fluoridation of the water supply in unincorporated areas outside cities, towns and villages. In a memo Friday morning to the County Commission, which must make the ultimate decision, Weisman said that the “perceived dental benefits” may not sufficiently exceed the […]
United States, Florida -
Poughkeepsie water board votes to place fluoride back in the system
Poughkeepsie – By a four to two vote, the Poughkeepsie Joint Water Board Tuesday voted to reintroduce a fluoride chemical back into the city and town’s water supply. Use of the chemical was stopped some time ago because of a mechanical issue. Water Board Chairman Frank Mora has been arguing to keep the chemical out […]
United States, New York -
Mansfield prepares to dive into fluoride issue
MANSFIELD — Fifty years after attempts were made to add flouride to Mansfield’s water supply, the city remains one of the two largest Ohio cities with no fluoridation program. Springfield is the other. Some city officials want to join the ranks of the fluoridated to protect the teeth of future generations. Before anything can happen, […]
United States, Ohio -
Fluoridation in the Spotlight (Ashburton)
The refluoridation of Ashburton’s water supply could come back into the public arena after the Ashburton District Council adopts its work plan for the coming year. An impassioned plea for the fluoridation of the town’s water supply was made by the Canterbury District Health Board during last week’s hearings on the council’s Long Term Council […]
New Zealand -
Anti-fluorosis drive is yet to take off
* Studies show that caries is prevalent even among children exposed to fluoride * Fluoride can affect bones and skeleton unleashing severe pain in major joints * One main reason for contracting the disease is consumption of untreated groundwater * 66 million people in India, including 6 million children, either affected or at high risk […]
India -
“Tooth decay soars after flouride removed”
Tooth-decay rates in Ashburton six- year-olds have increased 25 per cent since fluoride was taken out of the reticulated supply four years ago, says the Canterbury District Health Board. The controversial subject of fluoridating water may be back on the Ashburton District Council’s agenda after a submission to its long-term plan yesterday by the South […]
New Zealand