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Blackpool: Summit pleas over fluoride in milk plans
Blackpool Council’s opposition leader has called for a public meeting to help parents make up their own minds over plans to add fluoride to school milk. Coun Tony Williams says parents need to hear both sides of the argument before a decision is made on the issue. It comes after the council’s Health and Wellbeing […]
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Germany sold Syria chemicals with military potential -government
BERLIN, Sept 18 (Reuters) – Germany exported 111 tonnes of chemicals to Syria between 2002 and 2006 that could be used in the production of sarin gas, according to a government document published on Wednesday. But the government rejected a suggestion from an opposition lawmaker that Germany might thereby have inadvertently contributed to the Aug. […]
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Cheyenne: Fluoride levels lower
Water from the tap contains less fluoride than it normally does. Cheyenne’s water normally contains approximately 0.7 milligrams per liter (mg/L) of fluoride. It is the amount recommended by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to prevent tooth decay and promote dental health. Cheyenne’s drinking water currently contains between 0.3 mg/L and 0.4 mg/L. […]
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To fluoridate or not: debate continues on NSW north coast
The NSW Health Minister says the Tweed Shire won’t be able to reverse a decision on fluoride in the local water supply. Meanwhile a Byron Shire councillor is calling for more facts on fluoride’s benefits and safety issues. The Tweed Shire currently puts fluoride in its water but a councillor has put up a motion […]
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Hastings: Fluoride debate rages on
Round two of the fluoridation debate was held last night in Hastings as the Hawke’s Bay District Health Board and Fluoride Free Hastings continued to lobby for votes ahead of next month’s referendum. Both meetings were held at St John’s Hall, and were attended by 54 people for and against fluoride in the water supply. […]
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NSW govt offers fluoridation sweetener
THE NSW government is offering a $7.5 million incentive that it hopes will persuade recalcitrant councils to fluoridate their drinking water. But Health Minister Jillian Skinner says the government won’t be supporting a Labor bill that would give state authorities power to force local councils to put the tooth-strengthening chemical in their drinking water. Last […]
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Hastings: DHB stands by Snee in face of accusation
The Hawke’s Bay District Health Board yesterday announced unwavering support for its publicly criticised chief executive, Dr Kevin Snee, after Fluoride Free Hastings called for his resignation, reparation and a public apology. A legal letter addressed to the board sent by Fluoride Free Hastings asking for Dr Snee’s resignation referred to “the act of wilful […]
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Fluoride or the Fox in the Henhouse
In North Carolina there is a great range of music on the radio from classical to folk to the most avant-garde. An old tune caught my attention the other day. Some of its catchy words won’t let me go, and I think I am starting to know why: “Who broke the lock? Who broke the […]
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Water, Water Everywhere — Is It Safe to Drink?
I still remember my first exposure to the nutty idea. I was reading an anthology of humorist P.J. O’Rourke’s early work from his National Lampoon days. There is was, dripping with satire, a flow chart about how fluoridated water was turning America’s kids into communists. I laughed out loud. I’m sure I was not alone. The thought […]
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Columbia: Five things residents should consider about fluoride
Water is for everyone. Fluoride is not. Fluoridation chemicals are added to 70 percent of U.S. public drinking water supplies to aid in the prevention of cavities. This benefit is dubious at best, as there is practically no difference in tooth decay rates between fluoridated and non-fluoridated countries or U.S. states. While fluoride in drinking […]
United States, Tennessee