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Professors slam change to water fluoridation policy
Two of the country’s leading professors of community dentistry disputed Health Minister Yael German’s claim that approved levels of fluoride consumed in drinking water can cause thyroid disease in chronically ill patients or harm to pregnant women. Prof. Harold Sgan-Cohen and Prof. Jonathan Mann of the Hebrew University Dental School’s Department of Community Dentistry said, […]
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Innisfail: Another Qld council says no to fluoride
The Cassowary Coast Regional Council has decided not to fluoridate the water supply in the far north Queensland city of Innisfail. A recent phone poll of 300 residents found 64 per cent opposed fluoridation. Councillors voted six to one against fluoride at a meeting today. That is despite $700,000 of state funding already being spent […]
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Jharkhand in deep water as crisis worsens in summer
RANCHI: A large part of Jharkhand is facing severe water crisis even before the summer has properly set in. Groundwater level in rural as well as urban areas in the state has decreased In Siyar village under Gomia block in Bokaro, around 50 tribal families have to tread 1km and stand in a queue for […]
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Call for fluoride in indigenous towns
A PEAK indigenous health body wants fluoride added to the water supplies of Aboriginal communities. The National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) is giving evidence to a House of Representatives inquiry hearing into adult dental services on Monday. In its submission NACCHO called on the federal government to provide money to Aboriginal-controlled health organisations […]
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Harvard Professor links fluoride to brain toxicity
Dr. Philippe Grandjean, adjunct Professor of Environmental Health at Harvard University has highlighted fluoride as one of a menu of chemicals identified as dangerous to brain toxicity. In his most recent book – Only One Chance: How Environmental Pollution Impairs Brain Development – and How to Protect the Brains of the Next Generation – the […]
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ADA Welcomes Surgeon General Endorsement of Community Water Fluoridation
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin today officially endorsed community water fluoridation as “one of the most effective choices communities can make to prevent health problems while actually improving the oral health of their citizens.” “Fluoridation’s effectiveness in preventing tooth decay is not limited to children, but extends throughout life, resulting in fewer and less […]
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Weekend Diversion: Fluoridated Water: Science, Scams and Society
“Fluoridation is the single most important commitment a community can make to the oral health of its children and to future generations.” -C. Everett Koop Most weekends, I take on a lighter topic, as a way of taking a break from the deep physics, astronomy, and science we share during the week. But every once […]
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Tanzania: Seminar on ‘Roasted Teeth’ in Arusha
A worried parent who has just relocated to Arusha has asked seminar organizers if her child will acquire “roasted teeth” by drinking water in Arusha. The parent has learned that a substance called fluoride which is present in most of the natural water in Arusha causes teeth to appear as if they have been roasted. […]
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Portland: Pro-Fluoride Campaign Rakes in Another $80,000
Healthy Kids, Healthy Portland, the political action committee advocating a “yes” vote on Measure 26-151 which would fluoridate Portland’s water, reported more large contributions today. Healthy Kids got $50,000 from the Washington Dental Service Foundation; a $25,000 in-kind contribution from the Northwest Health Foundation and $5,000 from the Oregon Medical PAC. Those contributions follow a […]
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Two Opposing Views on Fluoridating Portland’s Drinking Water
The first commentary, by Rick North, encourages voters to defeat the ballot measure because of health concerns, lack of effectiveness and higher costs, while the second commentary, by Claudia Colen and Dr. Teran Colen insists the science is clear that fluoride doesn’t have any negative health or environmental impacts and is a safe and effective […]
United States, Oregon