A just-released study by University of Calgary researchers found “poorer inhibitory control and cognitive flexibility” in preschool children whose mothers were pregnant during times when the water was fluoridated in Calgary, Canada (Dewey 2023). The authors said their tests measured “executive function deficits [that have been] consistently associated with behavioural and neurodevelopmental disorders such as […]

Compiled by Michael F. Dolan, PhDNTP Reviewer Took Misguided Swipe At FANAn anonymous reviewer of the recently released National Toxicology Program (NTP) monograph on fluoride exposure and neurodevelopmental and cognitive health effects took exception to a reference to “bone fractures,” blamed the phrase on the Fluoride Action Network, and proved that FAN is more evidence-based […]

A new study led by a California public health official and long-time advocate of water fluoridation omitted data that contradicted its conclusion that fluoridated water is not associated with reduced IQ, according to documents obtained through Public Records Act requests. Attorney Michael Connett has provided the unearthed documents to the National Toxicology Program (NTP) so […]

The National Toxicology Program’s (NTP) Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC) has unanimously accepted the recommendations of its working group, calling for the swift publication of the NTP’s state of the science report and accompanying meta-analysis on fluoride neurotoxicity with only minor edits to improve clarity. The chair of the BSC, David L. Eaton, PhD, summed […]

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 […]

UPDATE 5/4/23: Today, the National Toxicology Program’s (NTP) Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC) voted unanimously to accept the recommendations of their working group.This was an action that FAN supported in our written comments and oral testimony. In doing so, the BSC soundly rejected requests by the American Dental Association and other pro-fluoridation entities for changes intended […]

Lead Industry Denial Tactics Now Used by Dental InterestsHighlights:• Similar Loss Of IQ From Fluoride As From Lead• IQ Loss Seen At Doses From Fluoridated Water• Same Industry Denials, Personal Attacks On Scientists• Industry Tactic: Blaming The Victim• Fluoride Is The New Lead But WorseThe National Toxicology Program (NTP) report on the neurotoxicity of fluoride confirms […]

Compiled by Michael F. Dolan, PhDOneida Council Rejects FluoridationThe Common Council in Oneida, NY voted unanimously at their March 7th meeting not to study the possibility of introducing fluoridation chemicals to their water system.The City’s Water Board wanted approval to apply for a state grant to study the economic and technical feasibility of starting fluoridation, […]

After a 6-year long systematic review of fluoride’s impact on the developing brain, a court order has led to the National Toxicology Program (NTP) making public their finalized report that was blocked by US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) leadership and concealed from the public for the past 10 months. The NTP reported 52 of 55 studies found decreases […]