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Gympie council to debate fluoridation
The Gympie Regional Council in south-east Queensland will today discuss whether fluoride should remain in the local water supply. Fluoride will be removed from the Fraser Coast’s water supply at the end of the month because of high costs. Today, the Gympie council will discuss whether to follow suit. Fluoride costs $8,000 a year to […]
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Woodland-Davis: Fluoridation endorsed for city water supplies by Yolo supervisors
The Yolo County Board of Supervisors took up the issue of fluoridation Tuesday, with a majority in favor of adding the chemical to local drinking water as part of the Woodland-Davis Surface Water Project. “It’s really a no-brainer. Something for which in my scholarly opinion the data is so clear and so convincing,” said Dr. […]
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Fluoride-rinse maker expanding in Bustleton
Medical Products Laboratories Inc. has been approved for a $472,500 loan with an interest rate of 1.5 percent through the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority to help buy a building near its operations in the Bustleton section of Philadelphia. The privately held company will buy an existing 22,900-square-foot building as part of a $1.03 million project […]
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Invercargill: Fluoridation and skate park plan at forefront of submissions to council
Water fluoridation and the proposed skate park redevelopment have dominated the hundreds of submissions to the Invercargill City Council draft annual plan. The council received 407 submissions on the plan and will hear from 64 of those submitters wanting to speak in support of their views this week. The council’s water fluoridation scheme was the […]
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Portland: Health Groups Pour More Money into Fluoridation
Two of the biggest supporters of Measure 26-151, which calls for the fluoridation of Portland’s water supply have kicked in more cash to the Healthy Kids, Healthy Portland campaign. State filings for today show that the Northwest Health Foundation, the biggest contributor to the campaign, has given another $20,000, bringing its total to $235,000. The […]
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Thousands affected by skeletal fluorosis in Karbi Anglong
Thousands of villagers residing in border areas of Karbi Anglong and Nagaon district have been affected by skeletal fluorosis due to ingestion of excess fluoride with drinking water generally obtained from underground source. According to a study conducted by Akashi Ganga Welfare Society, an NGO based in Nagaon district of Assam and the Hojai sub […]
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Dr. Joseph Mercola Gives $15,000 to Anti-Fluoride Campaign
The campaign against Measure 26-151, which would fluoridate Portland’s water, has received one of its largest single donations—from an Illinois-based alternative physician who makes unusual medical claims. Dr. Joseph Mercola donated $15,000 in cash to Clean Water Portland on April 28, and the campaign reported the contribution over the weekend. That’s the third-largest single donation […]
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10 acres for Fluoride Mitigation Centre
District administration has allotted ten acres of land at Malkapuram village in Chowtupal mandal to establish a Fluoride Mitigation Centre here. National Institute of Nutrition, and Central Public Works department officials recently visited the area and expressed their satisfaction. The centre will initiate the construction with an amount of `100 crore. An additonal amount of […]
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Sonoma City Council to Discuss Water Fluoridation
The Sonoma City Council holds its regular meeting on Monday, May 6, at the Community Meeting Room, and will take another look at adding fluoride to drinking water to help prevent tooth decay. The issue was before the Council last month, when the City Council heard a presentation by the County Department of Health Services […]
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Clearwater: Reverse Osmosis Facility to Double City’s Drinking Water Production
Officials break ground on a $34 million reverse osmosis water treatment plant that is expected to more than double the city’s drinking water production Monday. Up to 6.25 million gallons of brackish water would be converted to drinking water daily for Clearwater Public Utility users once the facility is complete in December 2014. “For decades […]
United States, Florida