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Corpus Christi: The Fluoride in your water supply
The city in 2012 quietly stopped introducing a chemical into the water supply that is touted by dentists and the CDC alike for preventing tooth decay, and, for a couple of years, kept it that way. In 2015, 6 Investigates discovered the stoppage and asked why. Here’s what the city told us, back then: “Back in 2012, […]
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Springfield voters set to decide whether to add fluoride to city water
Springfield residents will head to the polls Nov. 6 to decide whether they want to add fluoride to the city water supply. Those in favor of the move say it will improve oral health in the city and say the limited amount of fluoride added to the water poses no health risks. Those against adding […]
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Niger to compensate child fluoride victims
Niger is to pay out at least $3.5 million in compensation to hundreds of children of the central town of Tibiri who suffered deformities after drinking water with high fluoride content, state TV reported Sunday. Local health authorities calculated back in 2001 that 4 918 youngsters suffered serious bone malformations after drinking the water which […]
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Harmful or Helpful: Houston MO’s Vote On Added Fluoride
Excerpts: SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— Hydrofluorosilicic acid. It’s a really big word at the center of an even bigger debate in Houston Missouri. … The decision on whether to keep the chemical in the town water supply will be left up to voters in November. We asked each side how it would cope with a loss. “If […]
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Brooksville Residents To Vote On Fluoride Issue
Note from the Fluoride Action Network – It is shocking to see that a National Public Radio station would use propaganda from the American Dental Association (ADA). The amount of fluoride that ADA purports to be safe, 0.7 mg/L in drinking water, is approximately the same level found to create higher fluoride levels in pregnant […]
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State: Don’t eat deer in part of Oscoda due to PFAS chemical contamination
Lansing — Hunters should not eat deer taken in certain areas in Oscoda Township after toxic chemical contaminants were found in one deer, two state departments warned Friday. The “do-not-eat” advisory for deer taken within five miles of Clark’s Marsh was issued by the Michigan departments of Natural Resources and Health and Humans Services, after one of […]
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Chillventa 2018 – the Baked Alaska of refrigerants business debate
Changes in refrigerant gases have taken centre stage at the biennial Chillventa exhibition, running this week from 16th to 18th October in Nürnberg, Germany. The event has been likened to a ‘Baked Alaska’ – the weather has been stunningly warm and sunny outside as Bavaria enjoys another golden autumn, but the talk inside was decidedly […]
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Letter: No evidence fluoride in water will harm, but Parry Sound reader wants choice
RE: Parry Sound doctors support water fluoridation for health of community Dear community physicians (who support fluoridation), I know you as respected professionals, community members and friends. I appreciate that you’ve taken the time to communicate your position. And I have no doubt that you want promote the health and well-being of everyone in our community. […]
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Prenatal Fluoride Exposure Linked to ADHD in Kids
Prenatal exposure to higher levels of fluoride not only impairs cognitive development but also significantly increases the incidence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, new research shows. “Our current study suggests that fluoride not only interferes with overall IQ or overall cognitive development but may also contribute to symptoms of ADHD,” lead investigator Morteza Bashash, […]
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Meadville water authority buys fluoride analyzers from Franklin
VERNON TOWNSHIP — One northwestern Pennsylvania city’s loss of fluoride is another’s gain. Meadville Area Water Authority board members approved the purchase of two fluoride analyzers and fluoride reagent from the city of Franklin’s General Authority at the monthly meeting Wednesday. “We need to purchase these as part of our fluoride system,” Project Manager Bob […]
United States, Pennsylvania