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Fluoride still not in Hastings water supply, a year after the council said it would be
Fluoride was supposed to be added to the Hastings water supply a year ago, but it still hasn’t been added, despite the local DHB’s “serious and ongoing concerns” about the impact on dental health. Hastings District Council removed fluoride from the town water supply since the Havelock North gastro-outbreak in August 2016. Since the outbreak the […]
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Time to listen to Pro-fluoridation agencies raising alarms
The O’Brien Institute for Public Health at Calgary University has just released their report on fluoridation. This institute has, up to now, been staunchly in favour of fluoridation. However, yesterday, with regards to fluoride’s effect on the brain, they say “The new emerging studies in this domain need to be tracked very closely, and carefully […]
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It’s time to stop kicking the fluoride question down the road
\ TOM LEE/STUFF Peter Dunne introduced the Health (Fluoridation of Drinking Water) Amendment Bill when he was Associate Health Minister. OPINION: Some bulky items, a capital gains tax, less punitive approaches to criminal justice and substantive welfare reform, seem to have been held up at the courier in Jacinda Ardern’s much-vaunted year of delivery. But if […]
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Fluoride spills prompts emergency callout to Dunedin water plant
Dunedin senior station officer Chris Lind says a fluoride spill at a water treatment plant has had no effect on the city’s water supply. Firefighters in breathing apparatus and protective suits were hosed down after a fluoride spill at a water treatment plant. The incident happened at Dunedin’s Mt Grand water treatment station on Wednesday afternoon. Fire […]
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Dentist wants kids brushing programmes in schools
A Whangarei dentist says the Government should be funding tooth brushing programmes in schools if it wants to reduce waiting lists for children’s oral surgery. Dr Dave Stallworthy has operated on scores of young children with rotten teeth in his 40 year career, and he says it’s frustrating that little has changed in decay rates […]
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NZ’s dental healthcare system needs change
High cost means more than half of New Zealand’s young adults don’t access dental care, writes Jonathan Broadbent. In New Zealand, wealth determines dental health. Inequalities in untreated tooth decay are wider in New Zealand than in Australia, Canada or the United States. The latest New Zealand Health Survey, run annually by the Ministry of […]
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Mosgiel : Non-fluoridated water source request
Mosgiel resident Evan Sadler wants access to a nonfluoridated water supply in his town. Mr Sadler, speaking in the public forum at a Mosgiel Taieri Community Board meeting last week, said the Dunedin City Council should have held a referendum before switching Mosgiel to town water supply from the Mount Grand treatment plant in 2017, […]
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Anti-vax billboard tops list of most-complained about adverts of 2018
A controversial anti-vaxxer billboard was by far and away the most complained-about advert last year, the Adverstising Standards Authority (ASA) has revealed. The billboard, which contained the phrase, “If you knew the ingredients in a vaccine, would you RISK it?” triggered 146 complaints from the public. The second-most complained about advert – a TV spot […]
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Fluoridation contributes to Iodine deficiency and illness
A recent review identifies the molecular mechanisms by which fluoride inhibits sodium iodide symporter expression and functionality, which in turn contributes to impaired iodide absorption, diminished iodide-concentrating ability, and iodine deficiency disorders[1]. Overall, studies suggest that fluoride exposure directly affects the bio-availability of iodine in humans. This is particularly important for New Zealanders, as NZ […]
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Manawatu farmer says foam blood tests crucial
A Manawatu farmer says his community wants easier access to a blood test for toxic chemicals from firefighting foam, but the Health Ministry is telling them not to bother. The chemicals in the foam have been linked overseas to increased health risks. However, the Ministry of Health says there are no acute health risks to […]
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