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Plant’s emissions worry neighbors
It took more than two years for local air-pollution regulators to issue a permit for the Phoenix Brick Yard, but it took less than a week for opponents to lodge complaints. The south-central Phoenix plant last week received a permit that regulates it as a major source of pollution. It’s the first time in the […]
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Deadly Immunity
In June 2000, a group of top government scientists and health officials gathered for a meeting at the isolated Simpsonwood conference center in Norcross, Ga. Convened by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the meeting was held at this Methodist retreat center, nestled in wooded farmland next to the Chattahoochee River, to ensure complete […]
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Demand proof on fluoridation
Trying to sort out who’s right and who’s wrong in the debate in Trenton on whether privately owned water companies should be required to fluoridate drinking water isn’t easy. But the burden of proof should rest with those who say it’s necessary. The New Jersey Dental Association wants the state Public Health Council to write […]
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Fluoridation debated before crowd
Water fluoridation is, depending on who is speaking, a safe and effective public health measure that reduces tooth decay, or an unsafe form of mandatory medication based on outdated science. The two-hour fluoridation debate Wednesday night before a standing-room-only audience was a clash of true believers for and against fluoridation. The Burlington Board of Health […]
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Does fluoridated water still make sense?
A debate is looming in Burlington on whether to continue fluoridating the city’s water supply. On the pro-fluoridation side are arrayed the weight of the state and federal governments, plus organizations such as the American Medical Association, the American Dental Association and the World Health Organization. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in a […]
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Call for ban on addition of fluoride to water
A group of Irish dentists has called for a ban on the addition of fluoride to tap water following a US study which found that exposure to fluoride increased the risk of a bone cancer in boys. The rare cancer – osteosarcoma – accounts for about 3 per cent of childhood cancers. The study is […]
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Christchurch targeted for new fluoridation drive
In the three years since fluoride was removed from Ashburton’s water supply, the town’s oral health has been on a plummeting, downward spiral, says an Ashburton dental surgeon. Dr Justin Wall said the increasing incidence of oral decay in the Ashburton District could be directly linked to the removal of fluoride on March 31, 2002. […]
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Dentists Demand End to ‘Cancer Risk’ Fluoride in Water
A GROUP of more than 100 dentists have demanded an end to fluoridation of tap water over cancer fears. Their action came yesterday following a study by the Harvard School of Dental Health which found an increased cancer risk in children. The research has already led to the Environmental Working Group, a Washington research organisation, […]
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Fluoride water ’causes cancer’
Fluoride in tap water can cause bone cancer in boys, a disturbing new study indicates, although there is no evidence of a link for girls. New American research suggests that boys exposed to fluoride between the ages of five and 10 will suffer an increased rate of osteosarcoma – bone cancer – bet-ween the ages […]
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State hears pros and cons of fluoridation plan
Opponents criticized a plan to fluoridate New Jersey drinking water yesterday, calling it dangerous and unnecessary, while supporters said the state must move to protect the dental health of children. Both sides aired their views at a hearing before the Public Health Council, a state body considering regulations to mandate the fluoridation of community water […]
United States, New Jersey