Calgary: Municipal election ballots expected to balloon in size as Kenney to reveal referendum details

CALGARY — Premier Jason Kenney is scheduled to unveil details regarding referendum questions that will add to already large ballots when Albertans head to the polls for municipal elections on Oct. 18. The province has previously announced there will be a question on the fairness of equalization payments that the premier believes unfairly compensates other […]

Flumethrin: EPA Seeks Comments on Petition Filed to Cancel Seresto Registration

Note from Fluoride Action Network: Some old info from our site on Flumethrin Structural formula: On July 12, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced in the Federal Register a notice of availability of a petition filed on April 8, 2021, by the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) requesting that EPA cancel Elanco US […]

Fluoride Sources, Toxicity and Fluorosis Management Techniques – A Brief Review.

Highlights Overexposure to fluoride via drinking water causes several health effects including fluorosis Endemic fluorosis is still persisted in several countries even with advancement in research Most of fluorosis management techniques suggested in the past have come with their own drawbacks Defluoridation techniques based on aluminium materials pose serious health risks to the public A […]

American Dental Association Pressured to Extract Itself From Paul Gosar

The controversial Republican congressman has exposed the cracks in the shiny facade of the ‘Tooth Party’ as the American Dental Association faces pressure to pull funding from their man in Washington. America’s dentists have their man in Washington. His name is Paul Gosar. And these days, Gosar’s open fraternization with known white nationalists is giving […]

Fluoride: Topical and Systemic Supplements by the ADA.

Oral Health Topics Key Points The ADA recognizes the use of fluoride and community water fluoridation as safe and effective in preventing tooth decay for both children and adults. For more information, please visit the ADA Fluoride in Water resource page. Fluoride is a mineral that is found in all natural water sources and is […]

Regina city council to debate adding fluoride to drinking water

Almost all councillors elected in 2020 support adding fluoride to the water Regina city council is once again set to discuss adding fluoride to the city’s drinking water. It has been an ongoing topic in the city and was last formally discussed in 2016. On Wednesday, Councillors Bob Hawkins, Cheryl Stadnichuk, Andrew Stevens, Lori Bresciani, […]

Australian Bauxite chairman Paul Lennon outlines plans

A Tasmanian bauxite miner has boosted the value of its projects by developing new businesses, chairman and former state premier Paul Lennon says. “In addition to developing its second bauxite mine project in Tasmania, ABx (Australian Bauxite Limited) has substantially enhanced the value of its bauxite projects by developing two high-technology businesses that will deliver […]

Opinion. Cr Lisa Intemann: Countdown on to election and fluoride community poll

We now have only two meetings to go before the 4 September council elections, already delayed a year due to Covid. With the virus still around, this election will look quite different from others, with more focus on electronic iVote, and expanded qualifications for postal and pre-poll voting to reduce the number of people attending […]

Strong backing behind proposal to fluoridate Regina’s drinking water

A notice of motion calling for Regina to start fluoridating its water in 2025 has the backing of nearly everybody on city council. In four years, the new Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Plant is expected to be complete, at which point fluoridation equipment could start serving the city. The cost would be “very reasonable,” the […]