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SDRC to look into fluoridation
SOUTHERN Downs Regional Mayor Tracy Dobie has requested information from Queensland Health regarding water fluoridation after new evidence has emerged supporting it. This comes after reports the Australia Medical Association and Australia Dental Association would step up pressure on the Southern Downs Regional Council to start fluoridating its drinking water. Cr Dobie said there was […]
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Fluoride content found in N’pada groundwater
Fluoride in groundwater of Nuapada district is a menace for its people. Suffering due to this contamination is gradually increasing. About 60 per cent of the tube-wells here, which are the main sources of drinking water, contain more than the permissible fluoride level of 1.00 mg per litre. The RWSS department has tested water samples […]
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24% areas in Bengaluru receive hard water high in inorganic minerals; IT hubs Bellandur, Whitefield on the list: Survey
Bengaluru: A recent survey conducted across 1423 homes in Bengaluru reveals that about 24% households receive water with a hardness level above the ideal limit of 200 mg/l. While 49% of these samples were from borewell, 26% was corporation water. On the other hand, about 13% of samples collected reported high levels of Total Dissolvable […]
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Perak govt wants fluoride included in water treatment
Sivanesan said the practice of adding fluoride into water stopped in 2016 after the Health Ministry halted subsidies. IPOH, Sept 21 – The Perak state government will talk to the Perak Water Board (LAP) to include fluoride in its water supply to help maintain people’s dental health. State Health committee chairman A. Sivanesan said the […]
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New medical calls for Mount Isa City Council to flouridate water
Doctors and dentists are saying Queensland councils, including Mount Isa’s are condemning local communities to “a dental dark age” by failing to fluoridate their public water supplies. AMA Queensland and the Australian Dental Association Queensland have united to call on Mount Isa City Council to reverse a 2012 decision and immediately commence fluoridating water supplies. “It is a travesty that this council […]
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Attempt to reverse fluoride move proves unsuccessful at Oberon Council meeting
LAST-DITCH effort to reverse Oberon Council’s decision to add fluoride to the water was lost during a heated ordinary meeting on Tuesday night. Mayor Kathy Sajowitz had to threaten to clear the public gallery twice as tempers flared. Councillor Brenda Lyon brought a motion to the meeting that council withdraw its application to have fluoride added […]
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MAWA gives unanimous approval to bid for fluoride addition project construction
VERNON TOWNSHIP — The addition of fluoride to Meadville’s water took another step closer to becoming reality Wednesday as Meadville Area Water Authority board members approved nearly $250,000 in spending. In two 3-0 votes, the board approved a bid for construction of the fluoride addition project and then authorized spending for computer monitoring equipment and […]
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Should Rocky, Livingstone put fluoride in water?
A POWERFUL lobby group is putting pressure on Rockhampton Regional Council to reverse a 2012 decision and immediately re-commence fluoridating the water supply. The Australian Medical Association Queensland and the Australian Dental Association Queensland (ADAQ) have united to call on the council to reconsider its stance, citing health reasons. Rockhampton Regional Council was among the […]
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Eight cattle dead after 1080 drop in Waikato video
Note from FAN: Molecular structure of highly toxic Sodium fluoroacetate (known as 1080) The Department of Conservation says the animals appear to have entered an operational zone. Eight cattle found dead in the Waikato appear to have entered a 1080 drop zone through a broken fenceline, the Department of Conservation says. DOC is investigating the animal […]
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Researchers make discovery that will benefit pharmaceutical companies
UTSA [University of Texas at San Antoni0] Researchers, led by Dr. Aimin Liu, professor and luther brown distinguished chair in biochemistry, made a discovery regarding fluorine, a reactive – and often toxic – chemical element found in water and air, also used in toothpaste and medicine. Not much is known about fluorine, aside from its […]
United States, Texas Pharmaceuticals