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Tea-drinking habit led to rare bone disease
This is a tale of a Missouri woman, a mysterious bone disease, and too much of a good thing. The year was 1998. The 52-year-old suburban St. Louis woman with a stiff spine and aching back had already been to several doctors. Most told her she had disc disease. But Dr. Michael P. Whyte, a […]
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Potentially harmful fluoride levels found in some instant teas
St. Louis, Jan. 25, 2005 — Instant tea, one of the most popular drinks in the United States, may be a source of harmful levels of fluoride, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report. The researchers found that some regular strength preparations contain as much as 6.5 parts per million (ppm) […]
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Harmful Fluoride Levels Found in Instant Iced Tea
Instant iced tea mixes may contain potentially harmful levels of fluoride, according to a new study. Researchers found some commercial iced tea mixes contain up to 6.5 parts per million (ppm) of fluoride, which is well above the 4 ppm maximum allowed by the EPA in drinking water and 2.4 ppm permitted by the FDA […]
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Vote was `no-brainer’ all right
The Palm Beach County Commission made an unfortunate and irresponsible decision to give the green light to fluoridation before waiting for the results of a major project now under way at the National Research Council in Washington, D.C. The project is titled “Toxicological Risks of Fluoride in Drinking Water.” Note, the project title is not […]
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Bill revives fluoridated water debate
SALEM — Across the country, adding fluoride to tap water is as routine as brushing your teeth. But in Oregon? It’s about as popular as paying a sales tax or pumping our own gas. At least three bills have come before the Oregon Legislature since 1995 proposing to require municipal water systems to add fluoride […]
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Dentists renew push to require fluoride
SALEM – Oregon dentists, who for decades have have come out on the losing side of campaigns to add fluoride to the state’s drinking water, returned to Salem on Monday to try again. But this session’s opening hearing made it clear that, while the battle is old, the battle lines aren’t. In decades past, dentists […]
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Toothpaste label revs up some anxiety
I don’t know why, or why I hadn’t before, but the other day I read the back of my wrinkly tube of toothpaste. As if I don’t already suffer enough anxiety, I found these words: “Do not swallow.” Nearby was a warning to keep the tube away from children under 6. It got worse: “If […]
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Snohomish council votes not to add fluoride to city’s water
When it comes to water fluoridation, Snohomish will remain a town divided. The Snohomish City Council has decided not to fluoridate the water the city supplies to the southern part of the city. Water for the northern half, supplied by Everett, will continue to be fluoridated. The council had discussed the feasibility of fluoridating the […]
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Fluoridation failed in forum
Fluoridation took a blow to the teeth here last Thursday, but the Board of Health enlisted some assistance for another round which could feature a more positive outlook. With snow and freezing rain causing two members of a scheduled panel to cancel plans to drive to North Attleborough from Worcester, and a third opting not […]
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Fluoridation Comes To Palm Beach County
Its official. Palm Beach County is now a fluorinated county. The switch will be flipped later this week to begin injecting the highly controversial chemical into the County’s four public water drinking supply systems. The vote Tuesday was 5-2, but not before Commissioner and Chairman Tony Masilotti argued that fluoridation removes citizen choice. And not […]
United States, Florida