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MN: State budget plan would idle PFC biomonitoring study in Washington County
State health officials plan to idle a study of perfluorochemical (PFC) levels in Cottage Grove and other east-metro residents, but a legislative effort could reverse that decision. The Minnesota Department of Health plans to wind down its monitoring of 3M-produced chemicals in a group of local citizens and divert funds to other public health research […]
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Sulfuryl fluoride: Pest control industry will lobby Congress March 17-19
While the goal of those attending NPMA’s 2013 Legislative Day remains the same — to raise awareness with their legislators about issues impacting the pest control industry — what’s different about this year’s event is that there are real opportunities to make inroads thanks to a new-look Congress. The 113th Congress includes a U.S. House […]
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Prince Albert: Fluoride approved by city council following debate
Despite an impassioned plea from a Prince Albert resident backed by a Canadian medical scholar, the city is cleared to resume the fluoridation of its drinking water. Local health advocate Maureen Logue first brought the issue to city council about a year ago, around the same time the city stopped injecting fluoride into its drinking […]
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Ayyapatti villagers greet you with a dark smile
MADURAI: The villagers of Ayyapatti in Sivaganga district have had a strange tooth problem for a long while, but now it has worsened to such an extent with their decaying teeth turning black with even perforations, leading to mental agony. While people here suspect the problem as caused by unsafe water they have been using, […]
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Hawera: US campaigner condemns fluoride
The debate over adding fluoride to South Taranaki’s water again bubbled to the surface last night. New York-based anti-fluoride campaigner Paul Connett spoke to about 40 people at the Hawera Community Theatre Lounge as part of his nationwide tour against fluoride. The South Taranaki District Council voted to introduce the chemical into Patea and Waverley’s […]
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Olivehurst Public Utility District decision to stop fluoridation won’t halt First 5 funds
A decision by the Olivehurst Public Utility District board to stop adding fluoride to its drinking water will not hurt the district’s ability to receive grants from the First 5 Yuba commission, according to its executive director. “A lot of our projects aren’t sustainable, and that’s always been an issue,” said Cynthia Sodari, head of […]
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Charters Towers: Fluoridation a ‘no-brainer’
About 50 Charters Towers residents attended the town’s fluoridation information session last night. The council is set to vote, at the next council meeting, on whether to fluoridate its water supply. Councillors will also be provided with the results of a phone poll of 500 residents who will be asked for their views on fluoridation. […]
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Gladstone council to consider fluoride removal in April
GLADSTONE residents can rely on getting a dose of fluoride in their drinking water for at least another few months, with Gladstone Regional Council set to consider removing it in April. State Health Minister Lawrence Springborg gave councils the go-ahead to stop adding fluoride to town water in November, despite widely-accepted dental health benefits. Gladstone […]
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Mackay: Mayor admits council’s fluoride cover-up deceitful
WHILE the turbulent fluoride debate raged around them, the Mackay Regional Council kept quiet about the fact there has been no fluoride added to the city’s water supply since July. An ongoing workplace health and safety issue at the Nebo Road Water Treatment plant has been blamed for residents in the Mackay city and urban […]
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Are anti-fluoridation activists coming to your town?
It was an all too familiar scene. In late January, city councillors in Windsor, Ont., gathered to vote on whether or not to remove fluoride from the municipal water system. Health experts, including Canada’s chief dental officer, Peter Cooney, had descended on the town with stacks of evidence about the benefits of fluoridation as a […]
Canada, National