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VOICE supports demand for re-think on causes of fluoride poisoning in children
Water fluoridation has received another damaging blow this week, with the release of new research from the Oral Health Research Centre in UCC revealing that children in fluoridated areas are twice as likely to suffer from dental fluorosis than those children living in unfluoridated areas. “VOICE calls for the immediate cessation of water fluoridation, as […]
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Fluoride fight starts in earnest
OGDEN — With elections coming down the pipe, people on both sides of the fluoride debate are wading into the fray. In November, voters will decide whether the element will remain in the water supply. In preparation for that day, Utahns for Better Dental Health-Davis are distributing numbers gathered by the Davis Health Department about […]
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Milton to stop fluoridating water
The City of Milton will stop adding fluoride to its water supply. The City Council voted 7-0 Monday night to end fluoridation. The city of 6,025 residents began adding the chemical to its water on March 8 and spent about $82,897 to install the system. Although the city was eligible for $47,040 from the Tacoma-Pierce […]
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Liberal Democrats pour cold water on fluoride bid
LIBERAL Democrats are set to block Labour plans to add fluoride to Scotland’s water. And a compromise proposal – holding local referendums on the issue – is also likely to be thrown out. Scotland has an appalling record of dental health, with 55 per cent of children having dental disease by the age of five. […]
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Water wars
ADVOCATES place it among the 10 most significant public health achievements of the 20th century. They talk of it alongside medical milestones such as the eradication of smallpox and polio, the control of measles, rubella, tetanus and diphtheria and the recognition of tobacco as a health hazard. But for every person in support of fluoridating […]
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‘Fluoride on tap’ move stirs up fury
PROTESTERS were due to stage a rally later today after health bosses announced plans to take a step towards the fluoridation of Greater Manchester’s water supply. Demonstrators from all over the region planned to target the offices of Leigh MP Andy Burnham, a supporter of the plan, to raise concern over what they claim is […]
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Fluoride in drinking water gets an overwhelming OK
Manchester city water will remain fluoridated, after voters in Manchester and four surrounding towns overwhelmingly endorsed its continuation last night. The five communities voted 10,455 in favor of fluoridation to 6,010 against, a tally of 63 to 37 percent. The results was much stronger than in 1999, when Manchester voters adopted fluoridation by a mere […]
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Fluoride moratorium sought
CAMPAIGNER against fluoridation Lisa Intemann expressed relief and delight after Hastings Council on Monday night agreed to lodge a motion to the 2004 National Assembly of Local Government in Canberra next month. Cr Inteman’s notice of motion was that the Australian Local Government Association support a moratorium on the expansion of water fluoridation into any […]
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AP Water Project For Fluoride-hit Districts
In an effort to provide safe drinking water to the fluoride-affected villages in the state, the Andhra Pradesh government has announced a Rs 600-crore water supply project. “We will somehow augment the required finance to implement the project,” Chief Minister Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy said at a seminar on `sustainable policy initiatives on fluorosis’ […]
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Drinking water fluoridation debate gathering momentum in Oregon
Mention “fluoride” to the average person and chances are the word elicits a knee-jerk positive reaction. For decades, fluoride has been associated with shiny, happy, cavity reduced kids. Fluoride, dispensed in tablets, oozing out of toothpaste tubes, is almost as American as apple pie. However, the topic of water fluoridation remains embedded in controversy as […]
United States, Oregon