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Colgate Total Toothpaste to Relaunch Without Controversial Chemical
With a launch party on Jan. 31 and a coming Super Bowl commercial, Colgate-Palmolive Co. is making a big splash for its new version of Colgate Total toothpaste. As part of the reformulation, the company is cutting a controversial ingredient that it’s stood by for years. Colgate-Palmolive has already removed the substance — triclosan — […]
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Tooth loss among older adults according to poverty status in the United States from 1999 through 2004 and 2009 through 2014.
Abstract Methods: The authors used data from the 1999 through 2004 and the 2009 through 2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys to assess changes in tooth loss in adults 50 years or older. The authors evaluated changes in edentulism, retaining all teeth, and having a functional dentition (21 or more natural teeth) according to […]
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NSF: Fact Sheet on Fluoridation Products and Fluoride
See pdf of document BACKGROUND NSF International (www.nsf.org) is an independent,global not-for-profit organization that facilitates standards development, and tests and certifies products for the food, water, health sciences and consumer goods industries to minimize adverse health effects and protect the environment. Founded in 1944, NSF is committed to protecting human health and safety worldwide. NSF […]
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FIMAR: A new Fluoride Index to mitigate geogenic contamination by Managed Aquifer Recharge
Highlights About 40% of the groundwater samples have fluoride above 1.5?mg/L. New Fluoride Index applied to identify sites for mitigating geogenic contamination by Managed Aquifer Recharge (FIMAR). FIMAR indicates 30% of the study area is suitable for MAR. Results from FIMAR is validated through numerical and geochemical models. Rejuvenating the existing water bodies will increase […]
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Fluoride Reduces IQ advert – NOT socially irresponsible says Advertising Standards Authority
There was nothing socially irresponsible or misleading about an advertisement regarding fluoride lowering children’s IQ, the Advertising Standards Complaints Appeal Board has ruled, overturning part of a decision by the Complaints Board in November 2018. Complaints were therefore not upheld. The Complaints Board had originally ruled that the claims were substantiated and that the advertisement […]
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Should Juneau revisit water fluoridation? New study renews debate
Fluoride skeptics remain and there is little push to change in Juneau, despite uptick in cavities After Juneau stopped adding fluoride to drinking water in 2007, Dr. David Logan says he quickly saw an increase in patients with cavities. Now executive director for the Alaska Dental Society, Logan practiced dentistry in Juneau for 28 years […]
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The Path to Universal Fluoride-Free Drinking Water in Tanzania
Abstract: Fluorosis has been prevalent in the great East African Rift Valley (EARV) since before this region was given a name. In the Tanganyika days, Germans reported elevated fluoride concentrations in natural waters. In the 1930s, the clear relationship between high fluoride level and mottling of teeth was established. Since then, the global research community […]
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Expert panel calls for dealing contamination of 25K groundwater habitations
Groundwater in over 25,000 habitations across India is contaminated with excess arsenic and fluoride levels. To address the issue, a parliamentary committee has now asked the Union Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (MDWS) to devise a time-bound plan to achieve the target of supplying clean drinking water to the contaminated areas. In India, 15,811 […]
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Most NJ towns don’t have fluoridated water — but these do
You might assume the water coming out of your tap is fluoridated. But if you live in the Garden State, chances are it’s not. Only 15 percent of New Jersey residents have teeth-protecting fluoride in their water, compared to 75 percent of the rest of the nation. According to Jim Schulz, the director of governmental […]
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In Assam’s villages, a low-cost, DIY technology is battling contaminated water
Guwahati, Jan 11 In a village called Aam-bagan in Nagaon district of Assam, Sumitra Biswas summoned her grandson to help her pour water into the filter kept in the courtyard of their house. The filter — three buckets, fitted with taps, at three different levels — was set up by the family itself through a […]
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