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Walden to consult with health professionals on fluoride removal
WALDEN – The Village Board will consult with health professionals about the benefits and side effects of having fluoride in the water, a step mandated by state law before a municipality can remove the chemical from the public water. During a board meeting on Tuesday evening, the trustees unanimously agreed during an informal poll to […]
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South Canterbury’s water could be fluoridated if bill passes
South Canterbury’s water supplies could be set to be fluoridated if a government bill proposing to give the decision-making power on fluoridation to district health boards is successful. The South Canterbury District Health Board (SCDHB) has already said, in a position statement, it would work to “actively promote” the fluoridation of community supplies. Health Minister Jonathan Coleman […]
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Divyang toilets in Palamu village
Divyangs (differently-abled) will have toilets of their own comfort and convenience. Chookroo is a village in Palamu where people know the fate of their bones. High fluoride water there has rendered many in this village to walk bend or deformed. However, some efforts are on there to give them permissible limit fluoride water to drink. […]
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Walden may remove fluoride from water supply
WALDEN [Orange County] – The fluoride added to the village’s water supply will be up for discussion during the village’s board meeting on Tuesday and could be headed to the chopping block. Village Manager John Revella said fluoride had been added to the water for many years but was removed in 2010. In 2013, village […]
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Government commits $12m to help councils cover costs of fluoridation in water supplies
The Government has set aside $12m in funding, to help with the costs of fluoridation, following new legislation that places the power to put fluoride in town water supplies in the hands of District Health Boards. Allocated for in the May Budget, the money provided four years of funding for the infrastructure needed to fluoridate more drinking water, […]
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Danger! Replace These Household Items Now
Your home is your castle, and also your haven. But common household items may be turning your sanctuary into a hazard and increasing your risk for colds, viruses, and food poisoning as well as deadly diseases, such as Alzheimer’s and cancer. Below are five common, but possibly dangerous, items you should consider replacing … now. […]
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Meadville fluoride debate faces vote June 14
The nearly five-year journey to a decision on whether or not to fluoridate the water supplied by Meadville Area Water Authority has entered its final stages. The MAWA board will vote on the issue at a special meeting on June 14 at 10 a.m. The meeting will be held at the Lew Davies Community Center, […]
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Marin fluoride skeptics bite down on MMWD before supply vote
Marin residents opposed to the fluoridation of drinking water are urging their supporters to turn out for Tuesday’s meeting of the Marin Municipal Water District board, and board member Larry Bragman, who is sympathetic to their cause, says he will raise the issue. “I don’t think that fluoride is necessary,” Bragman said. “In this day […]
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Johnstown Editorial: Water authority has to make tough decision regarding fluoridation
In several months, the Greater Johnstown Water Authority must make a very difficult and controversial decision. The authority will decide whether to continue adding fluoride to its water supplies or stop the practice. The authority held a public forum on Tuesday to gauge its customers’ interests in fluoridation. The meeting was required by the state Department of […]
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A warning whose time has come
Threat of fluoride contamination in crops looms large in Assam Dilwar Hussain may not be able to give you the exact scientific explanation for how excessive fluoride can harm one’s bones and teeth, but he knows that it crippled his young son, causing his legs to bend. Children suffering from skeletal and dental fluorosis — […]
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