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  • UK: Does fluoride pose a danger to children’s brains?

    THE TELEGRAPH: Government is keen to expand fluoridation schemes, but there are fears that the dental benefits of the mineral have a hidden cost When I first moved to London from the North East of England, my dentist took one look at my teeth and said “you must have lived north of Tyne”. Growing up, […]

  • 10 Facts on Fluoride

    Watch FAN’s New Video discussing these facts Download the Flyer! Fact #1: Most Developed Countries Do Not Fluoridate Their Water In the United States, health authorities call fluoridation “one of the top 10 public health achievements of the 20th century.” Few other countries share this view. In fact, more people drink artificially fluoridated water in […]

  • What is the Precautionary Principle?

    In Sept 2017, a 12-year rigorous US-government study (Bashash, et al., 2017) confirmed 51 previous studies that links fluoride exposure to lowered IQ in children. This finding should trigger the Precautionary Principle and we urge campaigners to consider bringing it to the attention of your local councilors. But what is this principle? We wrote a […]

  • Summary of Day One From the #FluorideLawsuit 2024 Bench Trial

    Dear Friends, Over the next two days, I’ll be sending out summaries of the trial for those who were unable to watch or listen live. Remember, it’s being recorded, so eventually we should be able to share the full trial video as well as highlight key moments in future bulletins. SUMMARY OF DAY ONE (Wednesday, […]

  • York’s letters had opinions – mine are facts

    Editor: Regarding Dr. John York’s letter two weeks ago, I have re-read my letter and can not find anywhere that I stated my opinion or made up any facts. Again, I and members of my family are personally medically affected by artificial fluoride. My mother always said we got sick after going to the dentist. […]

  • Stop Drugging Our Water Supply!

    The science of using fluoride to prevent cavities is based on weak studies according to Dr. Bill Osmunson. He says that fluoride does little if anything to prevent cavities but it does a LOT to put your health in danger. It’s linked to lowered IQ in children, dental fluorosis, bone cancer, thyroid disease, some cases […]

  • Fluoride Judge To Attys: ‘I Don’t Need Perry Mason Moments’.

    LAW 360. EXCERPT. … “I don’t need stuff repeated for the dramatics,” he said. “I don’t need the Perry Mason moments – I just need to get to the issues. So use your time wisely.” U.S. District Judge Edward Chen’s comments came before the start of the fifth day of a two-week bench trial in […]

  • Evanston: Council considers adding fluoride to city water supply

    Evanston City Council members weighed in on the introductory water fluoridation proposal at the work session on Tuesday, March 8. The special council session to vote on the second reading of Ordinances 16-01 and 16-02, reducing the size of the Planning and Zoning Commission and Board of Adjustments was overshadowed, as local physician Dr. Michael […]

  • Pregnant women exposed to flouride are more likely to have kids with low IQ, study shows

    The major study is the first of its kind; it involved researchers from Canada, US and Mexico The researchers analyzed data on 300 mother-child pairs from Mexico  They found every 0.5 milligram-per-liter increase of flouride in a pregnant woman’s urine marked a drop in intelligence scores for their children later in life Experts warn the […]

  • Bashash 2017 Study: Fluoride Exposure in Utero Linked to Lower IQ in Kids

    Above Video: FAN, Paul Connett React to NIH Fluoride In Utero Study See also: • The Study (9-19-17) • FAN Press Release (9-22-17) • FAN Bulletin (9-21-17) • Follow Up ADHD Study (10-10-18) • Clinical Trial giving Fluoride Supplements to Pregnant Women (Oct 2015)   In a study published on September 19, 2017, in the […]