The Dept of Health?s uncertainty about allowing prescription of clinically trialled cannabis-based medicinal products with acceptable side effect profile (Florian Scheibein IMN 16/7/2012) and recommended for approval by the European Medicines Agency for MS treatment, is at total variance with the Department?s absolute certainty in treating everyone via their tap water with a uniform dose […]
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Prince Albert: Local dentists support water fluoridation
With the city’s water fluoridation program offline since 2010, a local anti-fluoride advocate is saying “good riddance.” “I’m relieved, because I wouldn’t consider drinking the water otherwise, because you can’t even get it out with a Brita filter,” Maureen Logue said. “It violates sound medical ethics and denies freedom of choice.” The city’s water fluoridation […]
Fluoride hearing set for Portland City Council on Sept. 6, vote Sept. 12
With approval all but certain, Randy Leonard’s proposal to fluoridate drinking water will head to the Portland City Council for a public hearing Sept. 6 and a vote Sept. 12. Already, Mayor Sam Adams has joined Commissioners Leonard and Nick Fish in announcing support. Leonard’s controversial proposal has prompted mounting opposition, however, with an electronic […]
Tertiary Minerals’ Cheetham hails ‘significant milestone’ at Lassedalen fluorspar project
Shares in Tertiary Minerals (LON:TYM) today rallied strongly as it unveiled the findings of a positive scoping study on the Lassedalen fluorspar project in Norway. The study found that Lassedalen is economically viable. This means that Tertiary now has two significant mine development projects in its pipeline. This has been well received by investors. And […]
Rous Water: Appeal may stop fluoridation
FLUORIDATION of the region’s water supply is far from a sure thing, after anti-fluoride activist Al Oshlack filed a last minute appeal to a Land and Environment Court ruling made earlier this year which gave it the go-ahead. “I have been working on this appeal with legal counsel for the past six weeks,” Mr Oshlack […]
Poisoned Horses: Fluoride debate continues
Dear Editor, I am Cathy Justus from Pagosa Springs, Colorado. I have the sad distinction of owning the first horses to ever be diagnosed with “chronic fluoride poisoning” from artificially fluoridated municipal water. I have this distinction not because it hasn’t been happening for years all over this world, but because vets, like doctors and […]
Anti fluoride group aims at Central Hawke’s Bay
A lobby group trying to convince Hastings to take fluoride out of its water supply will also ask the same of Central Hawke’s Bay when it fronts a public hearing on the issue next month. Central Hawke’s Bay District Council is asking its constituents whether it should continue adding fluoride to the Waipukurau water supply, […]
Bitter tears of allergy victim
A SERIES of tit-for-tat letters to the editor in the Independent has sparked an emotional plea for understanding from a fluoride allergy sufferer. The North Geelong woman broke down in tears as she described her multiple health issues, which she attributed to fluoride exposure. Maz said she did not want her surname published because she […]
Greenfield: State Says City Has Option to Stop Fluoridation
EXCERPT: The Greenfield City Board met Tuesday evening to discuss the town’s business, with the most notable items on the agenda focusing on beautifying the downtown area… Director of Public Works Tony Stout then told board members he had received a letter from the state informing him that the board has the option of discontinuing […]
Letter: Fluoride in the water. Response by Chairman, Irish Expert Body on Fluorides and Health
A chara, – For clarification, the terms of reference of Irish Expert Body on Fluorides and Health (IEBFH) remain as those given to it by the Minister for Health (Letters, July 31st-August 8th). These are to oversee the implementation of the recommendations of the Forum on Fluoridation, to advise the Minister and evaluate ongoing research […]