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Scotland: Bid to tackle rotten dental record
Radical plans to tackle Scotland’s poor record of dental care have been unveiled by the Scottish Executive. A third of children in Scotland and half of all adults are not registered with a dentist. The figures translate to higher levels of tooth decay than are found in people living in England and Wales. The executive […]
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MPs divided in big fluoridation debate
A HOUSE of Commons committee has backed plans to allow fluoride to be added to tap water following an impassioned plea by a Bolton MP. Brian Iddon urged fellow members of a scrutiny committee to support controversial Clause 61 of the Water Bill after hearing that 70 per cent of five-year-olds in his Bolton South-east […]
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Bolton fluoride debate at a climax
RESIDENTS across the borough would cut off their water in protest if fluoride is added to Bolton’s drinking supplies it was claimed today. Alex Hastings of the National Pure Water Association warned that she and many others would rather live off bottled water than drink treated tap water. Her claims came as MPs were preparing […]
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Fluoridation coming to Tigard water
BEAVERTON — Voter-approved fluoridation of Beaverton’s water supply, expected to start by March 31, will spill over to neighboring Tigard from the two cities’ common water supplier. From Our Advertiser Tom Ramisch, Beaverton’s engineering director, said Tigard officials have been informed that water that their city buys from the Joint Water Commission would be treated […]
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Meeting ends amid uproar
A MEETING between health bosses in Rugby last night had to be abandoned after it was besieged by protesters fighting flouride in the town’s water supply. A row broke out at the meeting after the campaigners believed they had been labelled “stupid and poor” by dental health chiefs. Rugby Primary Care Trust chairman Chrysandra Gilbert […]
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Time to Pull the Plug
DAVID Blaine suspended himself in an oversized phone box for 44 days without food. The might of his so-called mystical and magic powers could not allow him to complete his feat without daily supplies of water. Those three tiny atoms – two of hydrogen and one of oxygen – fuel every living cell of our […]
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Court denies local man intervention
SANTA CRUZ – Nick Bulaich had a brief appearance in court Friday morning, only to be told he was no longer welcome. After originally being asked to join the pending lawsuit that pits the city of Watsonville against the California State Department of Health Services over the state’s attempt to force the city to fluoridate […]
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[Optimal fluoride level in drinking water and public health]
[Article in Hebrew] Abstract Water fluoridation is a safe, efficient, and well-proven way of preventing dental decay in the community. In countries such as Israel, where dental care is not covered by the national insurance law, this has an important role in reducing social inequalities in health care. For toddlers and children, water fluoridation is […]
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Don’t try to mess with my water supply…
MEMBERS of Parliament – including nine from the Merseyside and Cheshire area – recently voted to take fluoridisation of our tap water a step closer. The vote gives Strategic Health Authorities the power to ask water firms to add fluoride to our water. The British Dental Association, apparently wanting to put themselves out of business, […]
United Kingdom, England -
$45 Million Question
PLANT CITY – The state estimates it would cost as much as $45 million to clean up Coronet Industries Inc. should the 980-acre plant close. In documents released Thursday, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection questions whether the phosphate processor has the money it needs to stay in business. The agency says it is losing […]
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