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  • A ringside view of the battle between science and politics over fluoride’s neurotoxicity.

    Paul Connett’s statement for the BSC meeting May 4, 2023 A ringside view of the battle between science and politics over fluoride’s neurotoxicity. Introduction When I first became involved with the fluoridation issue in 1996 (I didn’t want the issue for fear of stigmatization from colleagues, but my wife persuaded me to read the scientific […]

  • New Study: Fluoride Can Damage the Brain – Avoid Use in Children

    NEW YORK, June 21, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — “The prolonged ingestion of fluoride may cause significant damage to health and particularly to the nervous system,” concludes a review of studies by researchers Valdez-Jimenez, et al. published in Neurologia (June 2011), reports New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation, Inc. (NYSCOF). The research team reports, “It is […]

  • Is Fluoride Really All That Safe?

    “The Fluoride Deception” reads like a whodunit. There are conspiracies, cover-ups, human casualties, and broken careers. The prime suspects in this toxic thriller are compounds of fluoride; the coconspirators represent industry, the military, and the public health community. At the book’s ending, the suspect chemicals are not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, but we […]

  • Fluoride’s Brain Damage Studies Mounting

    Studies showing fluoride can lower IQ are just the tip of the iceberg in fluoride/neurotoxicity research, according to evidence presented by attorney Michael Connett, Fluoride Action Network’s (FAN) Special Projects Director at the 5th Annual FAN Conference on September 6, 2014. Public health officials never considered brain effects before instigating fluoride’s addition to water supplies […]

  • Fluoridation Review #28

    Danish Cohort Data, When Combined With Mexican And Canadian Studies, Confirm Fluoride’s Neurotoxicity at Low Dose The inclusion of research data from over 800 mother-child pairs in Odense, Denmark, when merged with data from comparable studies from Mexico and Canada, has led scientists to conclude that a level of just 0.45 milligrams of fluoride per liter […]

  • Fluoride studies that received NIDCR funding

    In 1998, the National Institute of Dental Research (NIDR) was renamed the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) “The ADA [American Dental Association] sponsored the bill to create the National Institute of Dental Research (NIDR)… This institute would become credited with motivating 17 countries to fluoridate their water, for training hundreds of foreign […]

  • A Message From FAN’s Board Members

    Dear Friends: THE LAST 48 HOURS – DONATIONS STILL DOUBLED! Yesterday was a big day, and I want to start out with a heartfelt thank you to all of our dedicated team members who keep our organization and campaign moving forward with your support. THANK YOU! Yesterday we raised $3,970 from 66 donors. This was doubled–as donations […]

  • Fluoride: Poison on Tap

    Story at-a-glance Since 1945, it has been widely accepted in the U.S. that fluoride is “safe and effective” to prevent tooth decay, but many health experts and scientists disagree Rates of dental fluorosis among children and adolescents has spiked in recent years and, if fluoridated water is used, formula-fed infants are at particular risk for […]

  • Unprecedented Lawsuit Could End Water Fluoridation in US Based on Neurotoxicity Studies

    Story at-a-glance Fluoride Action Network (FAN) is among a coalition of environmental, medical and health groups suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ban artificial water fluoridation The EPA has been served with a petition that includes more than 2,500 pages of scientific documentation detailing the risks of water fluoridation to human health New […]

  • Fluoride & the Brain: An Interview with Dr. Phyllis Mullenix

    The following interview with Phyllis Mullenix took place on October 18, 1997.  The interviewer is Paul Connett. I. ACADEMIC BACKGROUND Connett: We’re talking with Dr. Phyllis Mullenix, who in 1995, published a very important work on the neurotoxic effects of fluoride in rat studies. And Phyllis would you begin by telling us your background? What are […]