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Au Gres council discusses fluoridation benefit, feasibility
The Au Gres City Council discussed potentially fluoridating the city water supply during its meeting March 5, but ultimately reached no decision on the matter. Each member of the city council had researched the topic, but questions still remained on whether or not it would be worthwhile for the city to pursue it. Mayor LaVern […]
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Invercargill: PHS fine with fluoridation
AN anti-fluoridation campaigner says she is “not surprised” the Invercargill City Council (ICC) will continue fluoridating the city’s water supply. The Ministry of Health promotes fluoridation as a safe and effective means of improving oral health, but the anti-fluoridation lobby says adding fluoride to water is ineffective in preventing tooth decay and equates to mass […]
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Rockhampton council to debate removing fluoride from water
NINE councils have ruled against fluoridation since the Queensland Government gave local governments the chance to have their say earlier this year. The controversial issue came before Rockhampton Regional Council’s Water Committee yesterday. Councillors were given a report on fluoridation, but opted to make their decision in April on whether council should continue to put […]
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Sulfuryl fluoride: Pesticide industry lobbies Congress with new initiative
Issue: Retaining the Food Uses for the Fumigant Sulfuryl Fluoride Background: Sulfuryl fluoride or SF is a fumigant (gas) used to treat various different commodities and other food, including cocoa, rice, dried fruits, peanuts, and walnuts, as well as mills and food processing facilities for a wide array of insects and rodents. EPA has long […]
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Sonoma editorial. Fluoridation: Is it worth the cost?
A study last year revealed that an alarming number of children in Sonoma County are suffering serious dental health problems. The report showed that almost half the county’s kindergarteners and about 60 percent of its third graders had experienced some form of tooth decay. More importantly, 16 percent of the children showed untreated tooth decay, […]
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Mhow villagers show signs of skeletal fluorosis
Mhow tehsil administration and public health engineering (PHE) officials are on their toes after more than five dozen men, women and children in Mangliya village of the tehsil were reported to have fluorosis. Mangliya is situated about 24 km from tehsil headquarters. The matter surfaced on Monday when a twelve-year-old girl was diagnosed with the […]
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Whitsundays to debate water fluoridation
Meetings will be held in the Whitsundays in north Queensland to discuss whether the region’s water supply should be fluoridated. Representatives from Queensland Health will attend the public meetings, which will be held in Proserpine and Bowen in the next fortnight. Earlier this year, the State Government gave councils the power to stop fluoridation. Whitsundays’ […]
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Arkansas: Fluoride bills in committee; House split on fluoride control bill
While Arkansas House Bill 1312 ended up with a 9-9 split vote Feb. 27 in the House Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee, other bills have yet to be voted on. HB1312, sponsored by Republican Bruce Westerman of Hot Springs, gives local control over fluoride levels in water systems and gives each public water system […]
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New study: Fluoride in Drinking Water Cuts Tooth Decay in Adults
The University of Adelaide issued the following news release: An international study conducted by researchers at the University of Adelaide has resulted in the strongest evidence yet that fluoride in drinking water provides dental health benefits to adults. In the first population-level study of its kind in the world, researchers have found that fluoridated drinking […]
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Fluoride Choice: Duxbury adds lead to water
Opponents to water fluoridation in Duxbury say that the town is inadvertently adding lead to its water because that heavy metal is found in small concentrations in the town’s sodium fluoride additive. Town officials say the levels of the lead in Duxbury’s water are well within the state and federal standards. Duxbury Fluoride Choice, a […]
United States, Massachusetts