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Moose Jaw: Fluoridation – Approved By Six Out Of Seven On Council
It was a debate based upon science steeped in the need to find the funds on how to pay for it but in the end Council decided to spend $1.2 million to upgrade its fluoridation system at the Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Plant leaving it up to Adminnistration to make recommendations on where to find […]
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Fluoridation for Yorktown, Somers and the Northern Westchester Joint Water Works.
Excerpt from a public hearing last week on Yorktown’s 2020 town budget: During the hearing, former Supervisor Susan Siegel and Yorktown resident and dentist, Dr. Carl H. Tegtmeier, chairman of the Dental Health Planning & Hospital Dentistry Committee, implored the town board to add $157,000 to the budget to complete a fluoridation project. Yorktown and […]
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Moose Jaw: No Fluoride, No Problem? Not According to Health Authorities
The Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Plant will receive a new fluoridation system if City Council approves a budget increase for the project worth $2.3 million. Moose Jaw residents have been without Saskatchewan Health Authority requirements for fluoridated water for “about a year” due to mechanical failures at the Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Plant. The City’s […]
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From Mount Vesuvius to White Island: Volcanic eruptions throughout history
By Press Association The deadly eruption of a volcano in New Zealand’s Bay of Plenty on Monday left six people confirmed dead and dozens of visitors to the island injured. A famed tourist attraction, the White Island volcano is one of several in New Zealand and thousands that encircle the Pacific. Most lie far from […]
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Letters: ‘Tony is happy to vote Green but their politics in County Durham is in a pickle’
TONY KELLY from Crook is happy to vote for the Green Party (HAS, Dec 6). But their politics in County Durham is in a pickle, or more correctly a soup (of a chemical nature). In his critique of Joy Warren (Co-ordinator, UK Freedom From Fluoride Alliance) printed here on May 4, 2019, he calls her […]
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Crest gives 86-year-old her wish with starring role in ad
Excerpt … The commercial also aims to “elevate the role of oral care in our lives,” De Jesus says, which the U.S. could actually use right now. For the first time since Crest was founded more than 60 years ago to fight cavities, he says, “This is the first decade in America when cavities are […]
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Letters: ‘Proposal to fluoridate Darlington’s water supply run contrary to the latest scientific findings’
THE ongoing discussions regarding the proposal to fluoridate Darlington’s water supply run contrary to the latest scientific findings. A recent Canadian study published in JAMA Pediatrics, a publication of the Journal of the American Medical Association, one of the world’s foremost medical resources, found that exposure to higher levels of fluoride during pregnancy is associated […]
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Exxon ordered to give information regarding 2015 explosion
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Monday that Exxon Mobil Corp. must comply with subpoenas issued by the Chemical Safety and Hazard Board in its investigation of a 2015 explosion. The Safety Board is interested in information relating to Exxon’s Acid Tank, which was located near the California explosion site. The […]
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Moose Jaw Medical Officer: Response to concerns about effects of fluoride in drinking water
Saskatchewan Health Authority Public Health Services 1000B Albert Street Moose Jaw, SK S6H 2Y2 T: 306-691-2307| F: 306-691-1539 Response to concerns about effects of fluoride in drinking water Good evening Mayor Tolmie and Council, My name is Dr Olanrewaju (‘Lanre) Medu. I am a Public Health Physician, one of the two Medical health officers […]
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Comparative efficacy of a hydroxyapatite and a fluoride toothpaste for prevention and remineralization of dental caries in children.
Abstract Objective: This in situ study compared the effectiveness of two toothpastes containing hydroxyapatite or 500 ppm fluoride in promoting remineralization and inhibiting caries development. Materials and methods: Two enamel blocks (human primary teeth), one sound and one with artificially-produced caries lesion, were exposed to toothpaste containing either 10% hydroxyapatite or 500 ppm F– (amine […]
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