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National Toxicology Program Systematic literature review of animal studies
Official citation: NTP (National Toxicology Program). 2016. Systematic Literature Review on the Effects of Fluoride on Learning and Memory in Animal Studies. NTP Research Report 1. Research Triangle Park, NC: National Toxicology Program. Conclusion (page 59): Very few studies assessed learning and memory effects in experimental animals (rats and mice) at exposure levels near 0.7 […]
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Draft National Toxicology Program monograph on immunotoxicity associated with exposure to PFOA or PFOS; availability of document; request for comments; notice of meeting
SUMMARY: The notice announces a meeting to peer review the draft NTP monograph on immunotoxicity associated with exposure to perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) or perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS). The Office of Health Assessment and Translation, Division of the National Toxicology Program (DNTP), National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), prepared the draft NTP monograph. The peer review […]
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Unfinished Business: Congress and Fluoride by Dr. J. William Hirzy
Unfinished Business: Congress and Fluoride Presented by Dr. J. William Hirzy at the Second Citizens’ Conference on Fluoride Canton, N.Y. July 30, 2006 This presentation has been authorized by the Executive Board of Chapter 280 of the National Treasury Employees Union which represents professional employees at the headquarters of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). […]
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Government Asked to Evaluate the Cancer-Causing Potential Of Fluoride in Tap Water
WASHINGTON — Citing a strong body of peer-reviewed evidence, Environmental Working Group (EWG) today asked the National Toxicology Program (NTP) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to list fluoride in tap water in its authoritative Report on Carcinogens, based on its ability to cause a rare form of childhood bone cancer, osteosarcoma, in boys. […]
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Interview with EPA’s Dr. William Hirzy About Fluoride & Cancer
The following is an excerpt of Michael Connett’s interview with Dr. J. William Hirzy, Senior Vice President of EPA’s Headquarters Union in Washington DC. The interview took place on July 3, 2000, a couple days after Hirzy testified before the US Senate calling for an independent review of the tumor slides from the National Toxicology Program’s bioassay for fluoride. […]
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Interview with EPA’s Dr. William Marcus on NTP’s Fluoride/Cancer Study
The following is an interview with Dr. William Marcus, Senior Science Advisor in EPA’s Office of Drinking Water, concerning the National Toxicology Program’s animal study on fluoride & cancer. The interview is with Dr. Gary Null, and was aired on Null’s radio show (program #310) on March 10, 1995. Marcus: When I got a hold of the contractor report […]
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Scientist Who Spoke Out on Fluoride Ordered Reinstated to Job
A two-year battle against the federal government ended in victory for a scientist fired from the Environmental Protection Agency after raising health concerns about fluoride. Labor Secretary Robert B. Reich ordered that William L. Marcus be returned to his $ 87,000-a-year job at EPA and be paid back wages, legal costs and a $ 50,000 […]
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Reich Orders EPA to Reinstate Scientist
In a precedent-setting ruling, U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Robert B. Reich has ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reinstate toxicologist Dr. William L. Marcus. Labor found the EPA guilty of falsifying employment records, discrimination, and retaliation against an employee whistleblower. It also granted Marcus the largest compensatory damage award ever upheld […]
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EPA Ordered to Reinstate Whistleblower
The Environmental Protection Agency has been ordered to reinstate a senior scientist and pay him $ 50,000 for emotional distress after he was fired allegedly for whistleblowing activities, his lawyer said Tuesday. The decision, involving William Marcus, a senior toxicologist in the EPA’s Office of Drinking Water, was made by a Labor Department administrative law […]
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USA: More About Fluoride
Early this year Newsweek magazine published a story with this advice for readers: “Brush your teeth, but the fluoride from your tap may not do much good – and may cause cancer”. The supporting cancer hazard evidence was an animal study sponsored by the government’s National Toxicology Program (Lancet, Feb 3, p282). Since then, the […]
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