Dear All, One of the downsides of stressing the dangers posed by untested silicofluorides used for fluoridating over 90% of the water systems fluoridated in the US, is the unintended implication, that perhaps the other agent used for fluoridating the other 10% of the systems is OK. This is not the case. This is stressed […]
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Alzheimer’s in America: The Aluminum-Phosphate Fertilizer Connection
Americans are losing their minds to Alzheimer’s disease. It’s an epidemic. And it’s not typical of what’s going on in the rest of the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that there are 18 million people with Alzheimer’s. Over 4 1/2 million Americans have the disease. We account for 25% of all Alzheimer’s cases, […]
Groups Nationwide Oppose Congressional Bills that Provide Harmful Fluoridation for Children
NEW YORK, Aug. 15 /PRNewswire/ — Legislation moving through the U.S. Congress, although meant to help children in the “Children’s Dental Health Improvement Act,” includes harmful provisions and allocations for fluoridation (Senate Bill S.1626; House of Representative Bills H.R. 4476, H.R. 3659,H.R. 5098, among others). Our organization joins civic and environmental organizations across the country, […]
A Precedent?
NEW: For those who haven’t heard about it yet, there is good news coming in from Europe. The Belgian Ministry of Health is planning to enact a ban on fluoride supplements. The ban was issued after a study, commissioned by the Ministry, concluded that ingestion of fluoride can cause osteoporosis and damage to the nervous […]
Fluoridation Fails Poor Children, New Studies Show
NEW YORK, July 24 /PRNewswire/ — Fluoridation promises to level cavity rates between poor and non-poor, but fails, according to two studies in the May-June “Pediatric Dentistry,” reports the New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation (NYSCOF). Low-income pre-schoolers, from northern Manhattan, New York City (100% fluoridated), have significantly more cavities than pre-schoolers nationwide (62% […]
Colgate introduces bubble-gum flavored toothpaste for kids
(Ybreo Newswire) – Colgate-Palmolive is making brushing fun for kids with the introduction of Colgate 2in1 Kids Bubble Gum Flavor liquid toothpaste. New Colgate 2in1 Kids combines the cleaning power of toothpaste and mouthwash in a bubble gum flavor that will make kids want to brush longer. There is a huge opportunity for a kid’s […]
Medicine copes with changes in direction
When researchers last week dropped bombshells debunking long-held beliefs about hormones and knee surgery, it was stunning – but hardly surprising. The history of medicine is pocked with reversals, yesterday’s panacea branded as today’s poison. Witness this swatch of advice, resounding with the august authority that Americans had come to expect from the white-jacketed high […]
Untreated cavities more common in poor children
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Three- and four-year-olds in certain disadvantaged neighborhoods in New York City have higher rates of untreated cavities than youngsters their same age in other parts of the US, researchers report. “When we examine the children who have dental caries–or cavities–there is a sharp disparity when a comparison is made to […]
NAS panel reaffirms effectiveness of fluoride
Washington — An independent review of the scientific evidence for national dietary recommendations supports an increased level of public and policy confidence in the effectiveness of fluoride in reducing tooth decay at all ages, a National Academy of Sciences panel said June 10. Today’s stories Texas lawsuit Amalgam bill HIPAA chat Call to action The […]
ADA blasts report on dental office waste
The Association has analyzed what it asserts is an “egregiously inaccurate” report on the handling and recycling of dental office waste and has refuted the accusation that organized dentistry has not acted in an environmentally responsible and ethical manner. “The dental community cares deeply about all matters affecting public health. Our record speaks for itself,” […]