Kota Kinabalu: The Young Malaysians Movement (YMM) Sabah urged the Health Ministry to reconsider its plan to add fluoride to the water supply to address dental health problems in Sabah in view of the chemical’s negative effect on health in the long-run. Its Chairman, Deric Chiew, said the move does not resolve the problem and […]
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Carroll-Boone Water District: Fluoride suppliers not co-operating
Carroll-Boone water operator René Fonseca testified at a House and Senate Interim Committee on Public Health, Welfare and Labor meeting in Hot Springs on Aug. 17 about the water district’s concerns that the state mandate allows for water operators to follow other guidelines with which they are charged. To this end, state Rep. Loy Mauch […]
WVU study ties C8 to kidney disease
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People with C8 in their blood face a greater risk of having chronic kidney diseases, according to the latest in a series of West Virginia University studies on the toxic chemical. The study found that people with higher levels of C8 in their blood were 82 percent more likely to have chronic kidney disease, or […]
Delta Dental: A conversation with Dr. William Kohn
We talked with Dr. Kohn about the impact of healthcare reform on the provision of dental benefits, and what Delta Delta is doing to help address access-to-care issues in communities across the U.S. William Kohn, DDS, former director of the division of oral health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), joined Delta […]
College Station: City Manager recommends stopping water fluoridation
For years the City of College Station has been putting fluoride in the water to help fight tooth decay, but it’s a practice they might be stopping. Using water from the faucet, either drinking or brushing, sometimes can be hard to avoid. “I like to brush in the morning, lunch and dinner. It’s important to […]
Churchill to hold September plebiscite on fluoride in water
RESIDENTS in Churchill will decide next month if they want fluoride in the town’s water supply. The Churchill town council has recently agreed to hold a plebiscite in September on the practice of fluoridation, which is credited with fighting tooth decay. The coming vote is seen as a victory by a local environmental group, Churchill […]
Paris TN: Some communities in Tennessee rejecting fluoride in drinking water
With numerous sources of fluoride now available, members of some Tennessee communities have begun to question whether the continued addition of this chemical to sources of public drinking water is still necessary. City aldermen in Spring Hill voted last week to discontinue the addition of fluoride to their city’s water. Spring Hill joins the cities […]
Legend International Holdings announces signing MOU with Alcoa of Australia
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MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug 25, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Legend International Holdings, Inc (Legend) LGDI +7.32% is pleased to announce it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Alcoa of Australia Limited (“Alcoa”) to investigate a potential offtake agreement. The two companies have commenced preliminary discussions examining the viability of Legend supplying Alcoa with aluminium fluoride […]
Philomath Dentists Begin Advocating for a Return to Flouride
The two doctors who spearheaded the effort to add fluoride to Philomath’s drinking water 25 years ago are now taking action to bring it back. Dr. David Grube said the group – which doesn’t have a name yet – will meet next Monday with the intention of putting the issue before the public to decide […]
Nelson County may nix fluoride in public water
The Nelson County Service Authority is considering discontinuing its practice of adding fluoride to the county’s public water system. George Miller, the authority’s executive director, said the authority was concerned about the cost of fluoridation and wanted more information on the cost and benefits of the program. “I’m not saying that we don’t want to […]