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  • Statements from Professionals – Part Three

    In this bulletin we provide an additional 25 statements from the list of doctors, dentists, nurses, scientists, water treatment operators, and others who have signed the New Professionals’ statement calling for an end to fluoridation worldwide. Some of these statements have been edited to avoid repetition. The first statement on this selection comes from one […]

  • (How to) Make Your Own Toothpaste

    Toothpaste has various uses, such as freshening the breath, helping to prevent oral problems including halitosis, whitening the teeth and helping with overall teeth cleanliness. However, it is interesting that it can be easily made at home using basic ingredients and a simple procedure. How was toothpaste made in the past? According to ancient records, […]

  • Ask the Dentist: Fluoride Pros and Cons: Is Fluoride Safe?

    The use of fluoride is controversial—it’s a known toxin, but we’ve also been told it’s essential for healthy teeth. Fluoride can sometimes be beneficial, but with safer alternatives available, it’s just not worth the risk. Fluoride has always been a controversial topic in the world of dentistry, and as a dentist, I’m going to make […]

  • San Jose drinking water to receive fluoride, years behind other Bay Area cities

    SAN JOSE — San Francisco has had it since 1951, Oakland since 1976. Los Angeles and San Diego, along with Contra Costa, Marin and San Mateo counties, have it too. And starting Monday, large sections of San Jose — the nation’s biggest city without fluoride in its drinking water — finally will begin to receive the […]

  • Expert panel calls for dealing contamination of 25K groundwater habitations

    Groundwater in over 25,000 habitations across India is contaminated with excess arsenic and fluoride levels. To address the issue, a parliamentary committee has now asked the Union Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (MDWS) to devise a time-bound plan to achieve the target of supplying clean drinking water to the contaminated areas. In India, 15,811 […]

  • Toxic Toothpaste Ingredients You Need to Avoid

    Story at-a-glance Your mouth is highly absorbent, so chemicals lurking in your toothpaste get a fast-track into your bloodstream Triclosan, sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS), artificial sweeteners, fluoride, and diethanolamine (DEA) are examples of toothpaste ingredients that may be toxic You can make your own natural toothpaste at home – and remember that a healthy diet […]

  • TOXIC LEGACY: Air Force studies dating back decades show danger of foam that contaminated local water

    The Air Force ignored decades of warnings from its own researchers in continuing to use a chemical-laden firefighting foam that is a leading cause of contaminated drinking water for at least 6 million Americans, including thousands of people south of Colorado Springs. Multiple studies dating back to the 1970s found health risks from the foam, […]

  • Bill To Ban PFAS Chemicals From Food Packaging Would Eliminate Major Source of Exposure

    WASHINGTON – A bill introduced today in Congress would ban the toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS from use in a primary source of exposure to the compounds. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) introduced the “Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act of 2019.” The act would ban the use of PFAS on any paper used […]

  • Safe sips to quench Balitara thirst. NGO to supply purified water to tackle arsenic problem.

      The drinking water plant in Balitara village The Telegraph picture Villagers of Balitara in lower Assam’s Nalbari district will not have to think twice before taking a sip of water. They were struggling to cope with arsenic contamination of groundwater and high incidence of cancer. Gramya Vikash Mancha, a local NGO, has set up […]

  • House Republicans work to ban fluoride in public water

    CONCORD — A group of Republican state representatives are hopeful this could be the year the Legislature bans the addition of fluoride in municipal water supplies. On March 12, the House Resources, Recreation and Development Committee voted 16-3 to recommend passage of House Bill 192, sponsored by Republican Reps. Richard Marple of Hooksett and Raymond […]