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FDA In Brief: FDA proposes updated standards for fluoride added to bottled water to maximize health benefits while avoiding excess exposure
SILVER SPRING, Md., April 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — “Fluoride provides an important public health benefit by helping to reduce cavities and tooth decay. But too much fluoride over a long time when teeth are forming under the gums can cause changes in the appearance of tooth enamel, called dental fluorosis. Striking the right balance is especially […]
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FDA proposes new fluoride standard for bottled water, but some say it’s still too high
(CNN) The US Food and Drug Administration is proposing a lower concentration level standard for fluoride in bottled water, yet some scientists and environmental groups believe that the proposed limit is still too high and poses a danger to human health. If finalized, the new regulation would lower allowable levels of fluoride in domestically packaged […]
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Modi, KCR in secret pact: RaGa
Zaheerabad/ Wanaparthy/ Huzurnagar: AICC president Rahul Gandhi [Ra Ga] called upon the people to decide whether they want leaders like Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao who are into secret pact and support each other but accuse each other in public or a party which was committed for welfare and […]
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Manchester town meeting, 7 pm, April 1st, vote on fluoridation.
Excerpt: In the Memorial Elementary School gymnasium, 43 Lincoln St. A quorum of 100 registered voters is needed. All articles will be introduced to the floor in order unless a motion is passed to move an article… Article 19, another citizen’s petition, asks voters this non-binding question: “Do you want industrial sodium fluoride added to the […]
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Fluoride may soon be added to Hiawassee water supply
HIAWASSEE, Ga. – Fluoride may soon be added to the local water supply. Hiawassee Mayor Liz Ordiales announced the news during the March city council work session. The City of Hiawassee received notice from the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) that fluoride has not been an additive in the water supply in over 20 years. […]
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Residents wary of Superior, Wis., oil refinery rebuild
Clint Austin – Duluth News Tribune A demolition crew started removing the charred metal and broken equipment at the Husky Energy oil refinery in Superior, Wis., a key first step to reopening the facility after an explosion and fire there nearly one year ago. But what many local residents want to know is whether work […]
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Delhi: Contaminated underground water leads to rise in many diseases
New Delhi: Citizens dwelling in the areas, where use of contaminated underground water is prominent to meet the demand of their basic needs, are on the verge of getting more prone to water pollution related disorders as experts raise the alarm the regarding the city’s underground resource- contaminated by lethal toxin such as arsenic, nitrates […]
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Toothpaste Tablets: A New Way to Brush Your Teeth
Toothpaste tablets give consumers an alternative to buying toothpaste in tubes, more than a billion of which end up in landfills every year. Flickr (CC by 2.0) Toothpaste has been around since the ancient Egyptians. The tube was introduced as packaging in 1892. Since then, except for ingredients, not much has changed. Until now. […]
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San Antonio: 4200 gallons of fluoride spill from tanks at SAWS chlorine site
SAN ANTONIO — About 4200 gallons of hydrofluoric cylic acid spilled out of a tank during a transfer Friday morning. Authorities said in the process of a transfer of 4500 gallons of fluoride on the 13600 block of O’Connor Road at the San Antonio Water System Chlorine Site Friday around 8:20 a.m., 4200 gallons spilled […]
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Assam’s groundwater contamination will worsen, experts warn
Guwahati, March 29 – Its the peak election season. But, even as political parties go all out to appease voters, the worsening quality of groundwater hardly finds any mention. In northeast India, Assam is in the middle of a grave groundwater contamination crisis. According to government estimates, fluoride contamination affects 23 districts and arsenic contamination […]
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