A chemical spill Thursday at a Caltex oil refinery in an eastern Australian city sent 24 people to the hospital with burning skin and respiratory problems, police said. Refinery manager Andrew Brewer said hydrogen fluoride began spilling from the facility when a pipe burst, but the leak was immediately stopped and contained by water. Hydrogen […]
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Beattie to demand fluoride in water
QUEENSLAND is poised to join the rest of the nation in embracing water fluoridation, ending a 30-year political stalemate that has left its children with Australia’s highest dental-cavity rates. A draft cabinet submission obtained by The Australian reveals the Beattie Government is preparing to force local councils to add flouride to urban and rural water […]
Queensland spilt over fluoride issue
The Queensland government is split over whether to add fluoride to the state’s water supply. The issue has pitted Premier Peter Beattie against his health minister after Mr Beattie ruled out taking charge of fluoridation. Mr Beattie killed off any likelihood of blanket fluoride protection in the state’s water supply on Tuesday, saying local councils […]
Oberon rules out fluoride in water
The Rural Dental Action Group says it will go ahead with a public forum even though Oberon council has ruled out introducing fluoride to the town’s water. Council this week dismissed a motion proposing fluoridation be investigated and community feedback sought. Marj Bollinger from the Rural Dental Action Group says it is disappointing news, but […]
More than a mouthful of evidence
Part of the argument for fluoridating Brisbane’s water supply is that Brisbane is out of step with the rest of Australia. In fact, Brisbane may be out of step with the rest of Australia but it is not out of step with the rest of the world. Brisbane is in step with major cities throughout […]
City and AMA Snub Debate
A PUBLIC forum in Brisbane to debate water fluoridation is expected to attract hundreds of people on Tuesday. But both the Brisbane City Council and the Australian Medical Association will snub the event. An international expert on the issue will attend and has challenged medical and dental bodies to provide a representative to debate the […]
Fluoridation in ‘spin’: Expert bags campaign, MPs claim no support for fluoride
Spin, not science, is driving a renewed State Government push to fluoridate Geelong’s water supply, according to a US fluoride expert. Professor Paul Connett said the Government should organize a forum for both sides of the fluoride debate to present their evidence and be cross-examined before an expert committee so the community could make an […]
Professor warns public of fluoridation
An American professor encouraged Ballarat residents to say “no to fluoridation” during a public forum at the University of Ballarat’s SMB campus last night. Professor Paul Connett, from New York’s St Lawrence University, claimed fluoridation was ineffective, inefficient and unsafe and warned that government education campaigns promoting fluoridation were filled with “false information”. Prof Connett’s […]
Dental Health: Fluoridation Debate Rages
BALLARAT’S dental crisis could be eased by water fluoridation, ac-cording to city health workers, but staunch opposers warn the poten-tial side effects could be far worse. Ballarat and District Division of General Practice chairman Mark Churcher said the city’s prevalence of dental visitation was three times higher than Melbourne, which has fluoride in its water. […]
‘Dangers’ to be presented at forum next month
BALLARAT Health Watch is calling for health professionals to defend their claims water fluoridation would benefit the city at a forum next month. Professor Paul Connett, from New York, will present scientific evidence on the dangers of water fluoridation, and evidence on the world- wide failure of fluoridation programs to control dental 1ealth problems. Ballarat […]