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Hood River council yanks fluoride
The City of Hood River has dropped a ballot measure that asked voters to weigh in on the issue of water fluoridation. On Monday, the council withdrew the proposal that was headed to 3,452 registered city voters in the Nov. 1 general election. “The cost of the election and an almost certain legal challenge could […]
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Watsonville council fired up on fluoride
The Watsonville City Council fanned the flames of debate on water fluoridation Tuesday when it agreed to support a call from Environmental Protection Agency unions requesting investigations into possible links between fluoride and bone cancer. Despite fierce debate, the council passed the motion suggested by Judy Doering-Nielsen, but removed part of the original resolution, which […]
United States, California -
Council backs congressional fluoride probe
WATSONVILLE — The City Council on Tuesday night backed a request by EPA unions calling for a congressional investigation into the possible harmful effects of adding fluoride to the water supplies of cities. But the council stopped short of calling for a nationwide moratorium on the practice, a measure that has existed for more than […]
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Bellows Falls trustees weigh fluoridation issue
BELLOWS FALLS — Village trustees listened to arguments on both sides of the water fluoridation issue at their regular board meeting on Tuesday. Health officials, activists and science writers traveled from Keene and Charlestown, N.H., and from Springfield and Burlington, to state why they think adding fluoride to public water supplies is good policy, or […]
United States, Vermont -
Burlington fluoridating water with hydrofluorosilicic acid
The Safe Water Advocates of Burlington (SWAB) urged the Burlington City Council last week to remove fluoride from the city’s drinking water, charging that it was “toxic waste” and a “by-product of the phosphate fertilizer industry.” Burlington has been fluoridating city water since 1952, using a chemcial called hydrofluorosilicic acid. In June, the Burlington Board […]
United States, Vermont -
Tenterfield to have referendum on fluoride
TENTERFIELD people may yet have a chance to voice their opinion on whether fluoride should be added to the town water supply. At last Thursday’s council meeting councillors agreed to withdraw their referral of the matter to the Department of Health and hold a referendum. While no date has been set, Council General Manager Mark […]
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EPA unions call for halt to water fluoridation
A study that allegedly showed a link between fluoride in drinking water and bone cancer in male children has triggered a renewed call for a moratorium on fluoridation. Eleven unions representing about 7,000 of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 12,000 unionized employees sent letters to a key congressional committee calling for the moratorium pending a […]
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Mercury disposal by dentists becomes focus of DEP review
HARRISBURG – The office of Donald Robbins looks more like a science laboratory than a dental-exam room. The Exton dentist uses an atomic spectrometer, intra-oral camera, and high-efficiency mercury air cleaner to keep his patients and staff free from mercury, an ingredient in fillings that some say can cause serious health problems. Robbins is proud […]
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Bellows Falls trustees to take up fluoride issue
BELLOWS FALLS, Vt. Village trustees in Bellows Falls (Vermont) plan this week to revisit a long-running debate over adding fluoride to public water supplies. The village has done so for three decades in an effort to fight tooth decay. But now Luise Light — a trustee who is also a nutritionist — is urging her […]
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Millions of Chinese unable to smile due to Fluorosis
Beijing, Aug 22 (PTI) In ancient China, it was considered impolite for well-bred ladies to show their teeth while smiling. Today, some young people purse their lips while smiling – not because they are following any tradition but because they do not want to expose their discoloured molars. Statistics from the Ministry of Health show […]
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