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New studies show high fluoride levels can lead to behavioral issues and lower IQ’s in children. SAN DIEGO — The federal government is scaling back its dependence on fluoride in drinking water after new studies found a link between high fluoride exposure to behavioral issues and lower intelligence in children. Despite this, data obtained by […]

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention once called fluoridation of drinking water one of the 10 great public health achievements of the 20th century thanks to its ability to help fight tooth decay. Come January, the new presidential administration is poised to argue otherwise. “On January 20, the Trump White House will advise […]

With President-elect Donald Trump’s selection of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head the Department of Health and Human Services, many Americans are wondering whether they’re in for a future without fluoridated water. Kennedy, who has widely spread falsehoods about vaccines causing autism and other medical claims, has vowed that the Trump administration will “advise all […]

California is one of the few states in the nation that requires fluoridation in tap water in an effort to reduce tooth decay. But many communities in the Bay Area and elsewhere are exempt – and if Donald Trump’s pick for Health and Human Services secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. takes aim at fluoride in […]

Arthur Bobrove and wife Helen lived in Palo Alto for almost 40 years before he and Helen moved to Los Altos in 2018. Helen never had issues with her teeth, he said, but after living in Los Altos for six years, she was encouraged by her dentist to receive fluoride treatments. “She noted she had […]

OROVILLE — The legacy of a public health achievement in Oroville — adding fluoride in drinking water — is now on its way to being reversed as Oroville councilors pleaded for personal choice over its widely-researched public health benefits, leaving health experts worried on dental care costs likely increasing for rural children. The City Council […]

OROVILLE, Calif. – Last night, the Oroville City Council approved an ordinance to stop adding fluoride to the city water supply. Fluoride has been added to Oroville’s water supply since 1951. Leaders decided that since there are other ways to get fluoride, it’s time to discontinue adding it to the water in Oroville. The council […]