Water fluoridation is the process of adding fluoride to a public water supply in order to help prevent tooth decay. It started in the U.S. in the 1940s after scientists noticed populations living in areas with naturally occurring fluoride in the water were developing fewer cavities. Recently, with many newer dental products containing fluoride, some […]
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Decision to remove fluoride from Cambridge City water supply to wait another month
CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind. — Officials for Cambridge City still weren’t comfortable deciding on whether to remove fluoride from its water supply at Monday’s town council meeting. The vote was ultimately tabled to the council’s next meeting, on Oct. 14, to allow more research before the vote. Chris Stapleton, Cambridge City town employee, provided information from […]
City council OKs referendum on fluoride in water
The Ladysmith Common Council decided on Monday to place a referendum on the ballot asking voters if the city should stop adding fluoride to the municipal water system. But the rub was when to let voters decide. Petition organizers gathered 186 signatures, hoping to convince the council to put the question before voters. Five people […]
ADHA Maintains Policy and Recommendation of Low Fluoride Levels for Caries Prevention
CHICAGO, September 10, 2024 – The American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA®) supports community water fluoridation as a safe and effective method for reducing the incidence of dental caries throughout the lifespan.1 Therefore, ADHA is commenting on the National Toxicology Program’s (NTP) Monograph on the State of Science Concerning Fluoride Exposure and Neurodevelopment and Cognition released in August 2024. The U.S. […]
National Toxicology Program Report Confirms Fluoride Exposure Harms Children’s IQ
LAKELAND, Fla., Sept. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The National Toxicology Program’s (NTP) recent report on fluoride neurotoxicity, provides compelling scientific evidence that fluoride exposure is consistently associated with lower IQ in children. This authoritative report validates longstanding concerns about the dangers of fluoride and highlights the necessity for immediate policy changes to protect public […]
Cambridge City discusses ending fluoride addition to water supply
CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind. — Cambridge City may be one of the last towns in the surrounding area to use fluoride in its drinking water. That might change, however, after the issue was brought up earlier this month at a town council meeting with a recommendation to remove the mineral from the public water supply. “There’s […]
Should we think twice about fluoride?
If you live in the US, there’s a good chance you’re one of the approximately209 million people drinking tap water that contains added fluoride. Local governments have been putting fluoride in city water supplies for nearly 80 years. In many ways, its addition has been a remarkable public health success: According to the Centers for […]
Dallas City Council Put On Notice Over Fluoride
Anti-fluoride activist Regina Imburgia has put the Dallas City Council on notice regarding the dangers of water fluoridation that were recently enumerated in a bombshell report by the National Toxicology Program. On August 29, Imburgia emailed the entire Dallas City Council and Sarah Standifer, head of Dallas Water Utilities, a recent story by The Dallas Express that […]
Letter | Fluoride is the new lead
Dear Editor: Fluoride is the new lead, and at least some of our population is being permanently harmed by ingesting fluoride. The U.S. government has finally released its systematic review on fluoride, revealing its neurotoxicity to children’s brains at total fluoride exposure levels of 1.5mg/L and above. This groundbreaking study released by the National Toxicology […]
A government study linked high fluoride exposure to lower IQs in kids. Why was it kept hidden?
A government study that shows a link between childhood exposure to fluoride and lower intelligence was allegedly blocked from public release by federal officials for two years, says a pending lawsuit. A lawsuit filed against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by the Fluoride Action Network, a nonprofit dedicated to educating on the issues of fluoride […]