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Fluoridation back on the ballot
LANCASTER — A controversial issue residents of Lancaster voted down 34 years ago will be decided again this November. A proposal from a several City Council members to increase the fluoride in Lancaster’s water was brought for City Council vote in 2003. In January 2004, the proposal was voted down 5-4 by City Council. Council […]
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Hazards of fluoridation outweigh its benefits
I’m the head of preventive dentistry at the University of Toronto as well as a practicing dentist. My career as a university professor has been devoted to dental research, specializing in tooth development and, more recently, dental/bone fluorosis, which is the systemic poisoning caused by fluorides. For many years, I was a vocal supporter of […]
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Scientists speak out on fluoride
LAYTON — Scientists opposed to putting fluoride in public water supplies spoke to a packed house Friday night at the new Davis County Conference Center. Proponents of fluoridating the county’s water, Utahns for Better Dental Health and the Davis County Health Department, declined to appear. The public forum was sponsored by Waterwatch of Utah, a […]
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Fluoride fighters bring in backup
KAYSVILLE — To persuade voters to use the Nov. 2 general election to rid Davis County drinking water of fluoridation, opponents have brought in an internationally recognized five-member fluoride-fighting team. Three of the five members appeared Thursday at the Utah State Botanical Gardens in Kaysville to discuss science as it relates to the hot-button political […]
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Commissioners discuss purchase of refinery
The Board of Commissioners discussed the purchase or appraisal of the Hudson Refinery property off of Highway 33 in executive session Tuesday night. In August 1998, the Environmental Protection Agency declared the property a Superfund clean-up site because it represented “an imminent and substantial threat to public health and the environment.” Just over two years […]
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Oral health program to include fluoride rinses
Oral health program to include fluoride rinses Nelkens advises ConVal board on dangers of the plan By Marsha Morrow Monadnock Ledger Staff PETERBOROUGH – Hoping to augment a dental hygiene program for area elementary students, sponsors and supporters of an elementary school oral health program laid out a proposal to the ConVal School Board Tuesday […]
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Neosho council puts fluoride issue on ballot
NEOSHO, Mo. – The people of Neosho are destined to hear plenty of talk about fluoride in their future. The Neosho City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to put the question of adding fluoride to the public water system on the April 2005 ballot. People on both sides of the issue said they plan to try […]
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Bellingen says no to fluoridation
The results of Bellingen’s Shire’s firm no vote to fluoridation have been forwarded to the state’s director general of health. More than 70 per cent of those responding to the voluntary mail poll voted against having the chemical in their drinking water. The area health service has declined to comment on the results, saying it […]
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‘Dangers’ to be presented at forum next month
BALLARAT Health Watch is calling for health professionals to defend their claims water fluoridation would benefit the city at a forum next month. Professor Paul Connett, from New York, will present scientific evidence on the dangers of water fluoridation, and evidence on the world- wide failure of fluoridation programs to control dental 1ealth problems. Ballarat […]
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Dental Health: Fluoridation Debate Rages
BALLARAT’S dental crisis could be eased by water fluoridation, ac-cording to city health workers, but staunch opposers warn the poten-tial side effects could be far worse. Ballarat and District Division of General Practice chairman Mark Churcher said the city’s prevalence of dental visitation was three times higher than Melbourne, which has fluoride in its water. […]
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