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Tooth decay rates higher in Maoris, Pacific Islanders
The latest findings from Roy Morgan Research New Zealand reveal that Maoris, Pacific Islanders and people from the lowest socio-economic quintile have a higher rate of tooth decay than other Kiwis. If, to paraphrase Don Quixote, every tooth in a person’s mouth is worth more than a diamond, then certain segments of the New Zealand […]
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Sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) emission estimates for China: an inventory for 1990–2010 and a projection to 2020
Abstract: Sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) is the most potent greenhouse gas regulated under the Kyoto Protocol, with a high global warming potential. In this study, SF6 emissions from China were inventoried for 1990–2010 and projected to 2020. Results reveal that the highest SF6 emission contribution originates from the electrical equipment sector (about 70%), followed by the […]
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Fluoride subject to Innisfail telephone poll result
INNISFAIL district residents are to be asked if they want fluoride in their water supply during a telephone survey on March 25-28. A random statistical sample of residents will be telephoned for the independent survey. The Cairns Regional Council turned off its fluoride supply on Friday after councillors voted to cut the chemical without public […]
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Harvard Scientist Criticizes Wichita Paper’s Whitewash of Fluoride/IQ Study
A poorly fact-checked article from a Kansas newspaper is being cited by well-funded advocacy organizations across the country to convince decision-makers, physicians and the public to disregard a peer-reviewed Harvard research paper linking fluoride to lower IQ in children, reports the Fluoride Action Network (FAN). Harvard scientist, Philippe Grandjean, MD, states the newspaper never “checked […]
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Wales: Tooth decay in children too high, says chief dental officer
Dental health experts say tooth decay in children remains too high despite latest figures which show a decrease in the number of five-year-olds with problems. The survey shows 41% of youngsters experienced dental decay in 2011-12, a decrease of 6% since 2007/08. But chief dental officer David Thomas said dental decay is “still too high”. […]
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Gujarat: Official claims data on water portal is obsolete
Ahmedabad: After the official Water and Sanitation Management Organisation (WASMO) portal stated that 7675 habitations suffer from high ground water fluoride levels, the organisation’s chairman called it a “goof-up” and said that less than 400 habitations are affected. The official WASMO portal states that a recent habitation survey found that 7675 habitations suffer from high […]
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Salina: Wichita man to speak about fluoridation
Mark Gietzen, of Wichita, will speak about why he changed his views about the fluoridation of water at a meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Prescott Room of the Salina Public Library. The meeting is sponsored by Salina Cares, a group working to try to get the city of Salina to stop putting fluoride […]
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Tyrone Council to remove fluoride
Tyrone Borough residents will no longer have fluoride in their water, beginning later this spring. Council voted 6-2 in a meeting last week to direct the Water Department to begin removing hydrofluorosilicic acid and its associated chemicals… Read the full article
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Cairns: Overdose fears as Council cuts off fluoride
DENTAL experts are warning Cairns residents to take care with fluoride supplements as Council calls time on water fluoridation. Concerned parents told The Cairns Post last week they were struggling to find alternative options because fluoride tablets were no longer commercially available in Australia, while pharmacies such as Good Price Pharmacy Westcourt were preparing to […]
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Newstracker: Holmen fluoride
WHAT WE KNEW: Holmen has had about only one week of fluoridation in its water since a 2008 referendum passed to introduce fluoride. After the board installed equipment and turned on the fluoride, it voted to suspend the additive until expected new safety guidelines came out. The village’s water system still is not fluoridated. And […]
United States, Wisconsin