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Endangered birds at risk after pipeline leak
Hundreds of birds, some of them on the Red Data (endangered) list, could be affected by a massive pump failure on the Richards Bay pipeline, which pumps effluent into the sea. As a consequence of the accident, a destination which has proved that a good working relationship between industry, tourism and conservation is possible, also […]
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Fluoridation fight lives on
Some local water providers are aggravated over the health department’s latest fluoride proposal – and they got support Tuesday from the Pierce County Council. The council unanimously approved a resolution opposing the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department’s new plan, which would force water providers that serve 5,000 or more people to choose between fluoridating water supplies […]
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Heat, fluoride makes life miserable
GULBARGA: Life in Gulbarga has become unbearable in the scorching summer heat and drinking water contaminated with fluoride. More than 322 villages in the district are supplied water with a high flouride content. This is the only source of water for more than 25 per cent villages in the district. People are unaware of the […]
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Apologize for Fluoridation; Don’t Celebrate It, Say Experts
Fluoridation fails America’s children. But that won’t stop Michigan dentists from rejoicing with a special fluoridation celebration on May 12, 2005 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, home to the first municipality that enrolled its residents, 60 years ago, in a cavity-prevention human experiment, without their informed consent. (1) In 1945, fluoride was added to Grand Rapids’ […]
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Why is Fluoridation Failing?
America is in “dental crisis” mode, according to reports from some of the nation’s largest cities, including Cincinnati, Detroit, Manhattan, Pittsburgh, and Boston. How could tooth decay be such a big problem when these cities have been fluoridating their drinking water for decades? On the other hand, why do children have lower-than-average cavity rates here […]
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Petitions seek fluoridation vote
The question of whether to add fluoride to Bellingham’s water supply in an effort to prevent cavities may go before the city’s voters this fall. A new group called Bellingham Families for Fluoride has filed documents with the city to begin collecting signatures to put the question on November’s ballot, said David Hemion, assistant executive […]
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Whistle-blowers to be honoured on Monday
OTTAWA — They took a stand and they paid the price. Some of Canada’s best-known whistle-blowers will receive awards Monday for their work defending the public interest, but there won’t likely be any glee at this ceremony. Most of the nominees have suffered severe career damage, some are in financial distress, and one has died […]
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Fluoridated Connecticut experiencing Oral Health Crisis
Let’s take a little trip down memory lane. The year is 1993. Bill Clinton is president and Monica Lewinsky is unknown. The Boston Red Sox finish in a disappointing but unsurprising fifth place. A bomb explodes in the World Trade Center basement. And in Connecticut, reimbursement rates for dentists treating low-income HUSKY patients are finally […]
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Board defends fluoridation decision, letter
A letter explaining the South Blount Utility District’s decision not to fluoridate is not what the board asked for when it spent $2,400 on a study of the pros and cons of fluoridation earlier this year, one district customer complained Tuesday. “This board approved an educational outreach, and two sentences about the pros and cons […]
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A nation of bad mouths?
When U.S. Army reserves are called up for duty in Iraq, the No. 1 cause for delaying their deployment is poor oral health. There’s no sense in sending a soldier to a war zone, after all, if he’s going to be sidelined with an infected tooth as soon as he gets there, said Dr. Dushanka […]
United States, National USA