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  • Canadian studies prompt researcher to voice grave concerns

    Last week three new studies were published on fluoride adding more weight to an already overwhelming body of evidence that fluoridation is not safe. “I have grave concerns about the health effects of fluoride” said Ashley Malin, lead author of the Canadian Fluoride-Thyroid study and a researcher at the Department of Environmental Medicine and Public […]

  • Arsenic and fluoride contamination in water: Loot of exchequer exposed

    GUWAHATI, Oct 14: Arsenic and fluoride contamination in water continues to be a nagging problem in Assam. But then, this problem was the cash cow for those at the helm of affairs in the PHE Department from 2011-16, allegedly making a section of them richer with ill-gotten money. The department had Gautam Roy as its […]

  • Media: 3 major studies on urinary F levels published Oct 10, 2018

    Following the Media: On October 10, 2018, three significant studies—two of which were U.S. government funded (by the National Institutes of Heath and other U.S. agencies)– were published on urinary fluoride levels in the pregnant mother. Two studies linked the urinary fluoride levels in pregnant women to ADHD and thyroid problems in their offspring. A […]

  • World Arthritis Day 2018: One-third of the Delhi-NCR groundwater contains excessive fluoride causing arthritis

    A recent report in the Lok Sabha secretariat revealed that groundwater in a number of districts in Delhi contains a high level of fluoride, arsenic, and nitrate affecting the health of Delhiites. With one-third of groundwater in Delhi and the NCR containing an excessive concentration of fluoride, an increasing number of people are getting afflicted […]

  • With audio plays and drumstick plants, a radio station is battling fluorosis in Haryana’s Mewat

    Fluoride levels in 493 villages are exceptionally high. A new show called ‘Fluorosis Se Jung’ aims to help residents protect themselves from its effects. In August, Palak Ramesh showed no hesitation when the teacher at her government school in Haryana’s Khedli Khurd village asked her to spell out her name. But the next moment, when […]

  • Fluoride in pregnant women shows water is the primary source

    A new study suggests fluoride levels in the urine of pregnant women are twice as high for those living in Canadian cities which add fluoride to the water. This matter is of concern since a Mexican study found an association between prenatal exposure to fluoride and a lower IQ in children. Some women had twice […]

  • Three New Studies

  • Study: Fluoride levels in pregnant women in Canada show drinking water is primary source of exposure to fluoride

    TORONTO, October 10, 2018 – A new study led by York University researchers has found that fluoride levels in urine are twice as high for pregnant women living in Canadian cities where fluoride is added to public drinking water as for those living in cities that do not add fluoride to public water supplies. The study “Community Water Fluoridation and Urinary Fluoride […]

  • BREAKING: Three New Studies Link Fluoride to Brain and Thyroid Disorders

    Three significant studies—two of which were U.S. government funded (NIH)–have been published today linking fluoride exposure to ADHD, thyroid problems, and showing that pregnant women in “optimally” fluoridated Canada have significantly higher levels of fluoride in their urine than women in non-fluoridated communities. This third study also showed that pregnant Canadians had fluoride urinary levels […]

  • Higher levels of urinary fluoride associated with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children

    Higher levels of urinary fluoride during pregnancy are associated with more ADHD-like symptoms in school-age children, according to University of Toronto and York University researchers. Dr. Morteza Bashash “Our findings are consistent with a growing body of evidence suggesting that the growing fetal nervous system may be negatively affected by higher levels of fluoride exposure,” […]