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Lancaster fluoridation debate may go to voters
LANCASTER — Two city councilmen objected Monday to the way the city was handling the issue of putting fluoride into the city water supply. The first reading of legislation that would let voters decide the issue Nov. 2 was held Monday night. Councilman Rudy Touvell (D-6th Ward) said that when the issue was brought before […]
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Linton fluoride survey ‘very close,’ mayor says
The question of whether or not Linton will add fluoride to its water is still being debated. At Monday night’s Linton City Council meeting, mayor Tom Jones — noting that residents have a chance to show approval or disapproval of fluoridation by answering a survey question on their April utility bills — said, “It’s going […]
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W.Va. Supreme Court orders DuPont documents unsealed in C8 suit
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A year before it was sued, a DuPont lawyer warned the chemical giant that it could be found liable in a class-action lawsuit alleging a chemical contaminated drinking water, according to company documents unsealed by the West Virginia Supreme Court. The court voted 5-0 Thursday to unseal the internal documents, which include […]
United States, West Virginia Perfluorinated chemicals -
House bill lets towns vote on fluoride in water system
CONCORD — The House yesterday approved a process that would allow multi-town water districts to determine whether fluoride should be added to the water supply. The bill stems from a lawsuit filed by people in communities who receive their water from the Manchester Water Works and were not able to vote on whether fluoride should […]
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New study finds cancer rate higher in C8-exposed areas
PARKERSBURG – A recently released study authored by Dr. James Dahlgren, a nationally known toxicologist retained by plaintiffs in a pending Wood County Circuit Court C8 class action lawsuit filed against DuPont Washington Works, states “the overall cancer prevalence rate is higher in the population exposed to C8 when compared to the general population.” Perfluorooctanonic […]
United States, West Virginia Perfluorinated chemicals -
Too Much Fluoride May Harm Babies’ Teeth
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Fluoride in water has helped prevent millions of cavities, but the results of a new study suggest that infants who drink large amounts of beverages that contain fluoride may be at risk for discoloration of their primary teeth. In particular, infants who drank the most water-based beverages, particularly infant formulas […]
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Taps may draw fluoridated water by mid-May
BEAVERTON — On May 17, if everything works well in tests up to then, fluoridated water will begin flowing to about 65,000 of Beaverton’s 79,000 residents. At the same time, smaller amounts of fluoride will pass from Beaverton’s system to about 17,000 residences and businesses served by Tigard’s water system. Outsiders include residents of King […]
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Reducing fluoride could cost Smithfield millions
SMITHFIELD- It will cost the town initially about $2 million and an additional $900,000 in the next 10 years to lower high fluoride in its drinking water, a consultant told Smithfield officials during the town’s water and sewer committee meeting Monday. “It’s better than what we’ve heard before,” said Mark Norris of Smithfield’s Public Utilities […]
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Forsyth Institute ranks first in NIDCR funding at $12.1M
According to a recently published list of rankings for fiscal year 2003, the Forsyth Institute – a Harvard-affiliated nonprofit biomedical research organization – received more in federal grant funding from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) than any university or other research organization in its specialty. With 40 principal investigators, the Forsyth […]
United States, National USA NIDCR -
Chippewa Falls Rejects Fluoridation
The voters in Chippewa Falls had their say, and the city council listened. Fluoride will not be added to the city’s water. Tuesday night the council voted 6-to-1 against fluoride. Earlier this month voters overwhelmingly rejected the idea of fluorination in an advisory referendum. Some members of the council said they voted against the proposal […]
United States, Wisconsin