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Queensland: Commonwealth asked to intervene on fluoride
SIX national health bodies have come together to promote the benefits of water fluoridation and to oppose the recent decision of the Queensland Government to permit Local Councils to decide whether or not to add fluoride to their water supplies. Tomorrow’s Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meeting is an opportunity for the Commonwealth to make […]
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State figures show percent of Oregon children with cavities has declined over last 5 years
As Portlanders debate adding fluoride to the city water supply, figures from a statewide survey indicate children’s dental health in Oregon and Multnomah County has made marked improvements during the last five years. Though a full report based on the Oregon Smile Survey, initially expected in February, has not been released, the state has reported […]
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Report: Toxic cloud could sicken millions in Chicago
CHICAGO – A rapidly spreading toxic cloud of hydrofluoric acid fumes from an accident at two oil refineries in Lemont and Channahon, Ill., could kill thousands and sicken millions in the Windy City, says a leading union authority on worker and public safety. The threat to Chicago and other areas around the country is so […]
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Star Prairie denies fluoridation system
Star Prairie residents need not worry about a change in their water. The Village of Star Prairie Board denied the installation of a fluoride treatment system for the village. About 35 people – residents and public health officials – attended last Wednesday’s regular board meeting to voice their opinions on the matter. Robbyn Kuester, the […]
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Sterlite’s pollution problem
On March 23, Tuticorin residents woke up to itchy eyes, burning throat and breathing trouble. As they suffered an unusual morning, they first thought it was a gas leak, and then, rumours spread that it was “because of Sterlite”. Sterlite Industries, a part of London-based Vedanta Resources, runs India’s biggest copper smelter in the region. […]
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Zhejiang Province: Villagers angered by pollution
Villagers in east China’s Zhejiang Province are demanding a nearby aluminum factory cease polluting the environment after they said 127 people had suffered fluoride poisoning and 84 had caught cancers over the past 27 years. From 1985 to the end of last year, 23 villagers living near the factory in Zhejiang’s Lanxi City died […]
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Physicians voice opposition to fluoride in Portland
PORTLAND – Just a couple weeks before voters decide whether to add fluoride to Portland’s water, dozens of medical professionals gathered at City Hall Thursday to voice their opposition. Earlier this month, the debate drew a huge crowd to a Northeast Portland community center. “As a mother and as a PT, I would like to […]
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Portland: Advocate says lead, fluoride a bad brew
Tamara Rubin, the Sellwood mom who earned a national reputation as a crusader against lead poisoning, is taking on a new target: fluoridated water. Rubin says the number of children poisoned by lead could double or even quadruple if Portlanders vote next month to fluoridate the city’s Bull Run water supply, based on studies showing […]
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Portland: Fluoride Campaign Reports Huge Cash Haul, Unusual Spending
Pro-fluoride campaign makes “grants” to minority groups The pro-fluoride campaign, Healthy Kids, Healthy Portland, has reported $325,000 in new contributions since Monday, taking a large lead in the money race on Measure 26-151, the proposal on the May 21 ballot to fluoridate Portland’s water. The campaign reported contributions of $165,920 from the Northwest Health Foundation; […]
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Election manifestos: Political parties gloss over potable water issue
KARACHI: Almost all political parties have presented their manifestos claiming to resolve people’s problems, but a fundamental issue has been neglected – potable water. Either the promise is too big to be fulfilled or terrorism, extremism, and law and order have pushed potable water far below on the priority list. A study of the election […]
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