My 39-year-old son Kyle has autism and severe chemical sensitivities. He is especially hypersensitive to fluoride — yes, even fluoride added to our tap water at 0.7 parts per million. I would like to gather stories of others who have autism and are hypersensitive to fluoridated water to share with the Fluoride Action Network (FAN). In 2017, after reading […]
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Welcome to the Fluoride Action Network News Archive. The FAN News Archive serves as an historical repository for fluoride news stories, positive or negative. Since FAN catalogs all news stories on fluoride, our news section remains a reliable database of all published fluoride news.
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Anti-fluoride plaintiffs: Water fluoridation ‘an unreasonable risk to developing brain’
Two environmental groups that oppose the addition of fluoride to drinking water are waiting for a federal judge in California to decide if there’s a significant risk that fluoride has harmful effects on the brains of children. Food and Water Watch, which has offices in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., and the New York-based Fluoride […]
Low fluoride levels in Los Altos water cause dental concern
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 […]
Is fluoride varnish safe for dental implants?
Face it: we’re seeing many more patients with dental implants. Dental implants are a viable solution for tooth loss with predictable results and high success rates. I remember one of my professors, Dr. Paul Rosen, saying over and over, “Implants are not teeth; you cannot treat implants like natural teeth,” during his implant classes. One […]
Bright future for medicines and farming after fluorine discovery
US researchers have figured out an environmentally friendly way to mix fluorine into carbon molecules using enzymes and light. The discovery illuminates a path for safer and more ecologically sound materials, particularly pharmaceuticals and agricultural chemicals. “This work could pave the way for new, greener technologies in chemical production,” says senior researcher Professor Huimin Zhao, […]
Stage North Theatre Company announces 2025 season
BRAINERD — Stage North Theatre Company unveiled its 2025 Season of plays. Kicking off the 11th season is an original, historical, musical production entitled “Fluoride, the Musical.” It re-examines Brainerd’s infamous battle to stay fluoride-free and the philosophical predicament that ensues when the city finds itself battling the state of Minnesota. With script and music […]
How Asparagus Helps Protect the Brain from Fluoride Damage
Key Findings This study from Tianjin University, China, shows that Asparagus officinalis (ASP) can reduce brain damage caused by fluorosis ASP treatment improves brain tissue damage, increases urinary fluoride content, and enhances oxidation and inflammatory-factor levels ASP also reduces dental fluorosis, bone damage, and fluoride concentrations in blood and bone Fluoride exposure can lead to […]
Question: Is fluoride safe?
Note: The issue of adding fluoride to Abilene’s water supply has been addressed several times over the last 40 years. Most recently, the pros and cons of fluoride were discussed this past spring leading the Abilene City Commission — in a 3-2 vote — to remove fluoride from city water on April 22; and then […]
There Is Now An Alternative To Fluoride
For as long as I can remember, I have bought into the gospel of fluoride, believing that my teeth would surely rot out of my head without its protection. So it felt a little bit illicit, recently, when I purchased a box of German fluoride-free kids’ toothpaste for my daughter. The toothpaste came in blue, […]
Fluoride Treatments On Track to Return to Buffalo Water
Within the next few weeks or months, the water coming out of taps in the city of Buffalo will once again have fluoride in it. Recently, a diver went into the river near the Colonel Ward Pumping Station to begin the process of preparing the city’s water system to once again be fluoridated. The diver […]