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Panel hears fluoride debate
Proponents and opponents of fluoride in public drinking water debated before the House Conservation and Environment Committee Monday. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lists water fluoridation as among the top 10 public health achievements of the last century, but in the past decade opposition to water fluoridation has increased nationwide. Water fluoridation […]
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Fluoride in the water means pollutants within the body
Of late, we’ve once again learned that health officials sometimes change their minds about what is considered healthy and safe. The recent warnings from the Food and Drug Administration about previously approved pain medications and over-the-counter diet aids and cough suppressants demonstrate this. Have you ever wondered what medications and health practices that we accept […]
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House panel to consider fluoridation in water
Water fluoridation, which the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lists among the top 10 public health achievements of century, will become a topic of conversation in Tennessee. Proponents and opponents of water fluoridation are scheduled to face each other before the state House Conservation and Environment Committee Monday, Jan. 9. Rep. Gary Odom […]
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Some rethink fluoridation of water
Some Tennesseans are rethinking whether it’s such a good idea to add fluoride to public drinking water supplies, questioning whether the additive is as dangerous as it is helpful. City officials in Franklin are reconsidering their city’s long-standing practice of putting fluoride in the drinking water to help prevent tooth decay. Last year, a utility […]
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Franklin to revisit fluoride in water
A 60-year-old debate about whether to add cavity-fighting fluoride to cities’ water supplies is boiling over in Franklin. Weeks after the city’s water director resigned amid allegations of poor record-keeping and other infractions, town leaders are hearing from a local anti-fluoride activist who says they ought to focus on what’s in the water. And they’re […]
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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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Study: Utility should not fluoridate
Not fluoridating its water supports South Blount Utility District’s mission of providing the “safest, cleanest and purest” water to its customers, a study found. Gary McGill of McGill Associates presented to the board Tuesday the findings of his firm’s fluoride literature review and a draft of a “mailer” that could be sent to the district’s […]
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Utility official sees wife’s health improve since fluoride dropped
Janet Lail’s husband calls her a “water junkie.” Of course, she is married to the district manager of the South Blount Utility District. “My water cup is my constant companion,” she laughed, hoisting the yellow jug into the air. “The first thing I do in the morning is fix my water. I drink water all […]
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Fluoride proponent draws battle line
MARYVILLE – A staunch proponent of restoring fluoride to water provided by the South Blount County Utility District says he will be “changing tactics” in his battle. T-Rex Ogle Jr., a Maryville computer programmer who has been at the forefront of the pro-fluoride fight, said at Tuesday’s meeting of the South Blount board that he […]
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South Blount Utility asks company for fluoride information
Months after the construction of a new state-of-the-art treatment plant, board officers for the South Blount Utility District still wrestle with the issue of fluoridating the system’s water. At the district’s Tuesday board meeting, board officers asked an engineering company, now working with the district on a grant for water lines, to put together a […]
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