Positivity on the topic of water fluoridation is growing on Twitter where the number of supporters has grown from nil to 19% in five years. By contrast, Facebook is a platform where opposition to water fluoridation has remained constant. These are among the conclusions drawn from a paper which compares identical studies analysing social media […]
Loveland Planning Commission chair must go, by Donald Menzel American democracy is under vicious attack by radical right Republicans nationwide. Then, to read that Mr. Ron Weinberg, chair of the Loveland Planning Commission, intends to screen commission candidates for “hard left” beliefs is just too much to stomach. He should look in a mirror — […]
As a department chair in charge of a nonprofit public health dental hygiene clinic, I see the consequences of the lack of water fluoridation on a daily basis. The majority of patients utilizing the clinic are the most vulnerable to poor oral health. Water fluoridation will address inequities for families living in poverty. These patients […]
Excerpts: Jaipur: Groundwater table in every fifth well (20%) in the statemhas gone below the alarming level of 40 metres, making it largely unfit for drinking. The water below 40 metres contains sulphur, chlorine and fluoride more than the permissible limit, posing health hazards when consumed constantly. … Calling for the immediate action on wells […]
Note from Fluoride Action Network: Info on Fipronil; Structural formula of Fipronil: Pest control is a major problem on battery farms. © Farm Sanctuary Two men and one woman accused of being at the basis of Belgium’s biggest-ever food fraud have been sentenced by a court in Antwerp. The three were among seven accused and […]
Lucknow, Jun 4 (IANS): Sonbhadra, the second-largest district in Uttar Pradesh, has been found to have an ‘alarmingly high’ fluoride contamination in groundwater. High arsenic toxicity has also been found in groundwater in Gonda and Basti districts. A study conducted by the Geological Survey of India (GSI), northern region, Lucknow has found that the volume […]
Note from Fluoride Action Network: This press release is on the new report on fluoridation by the Office of the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor. Do not count on the information in this report until you read the critiques of it as this report contains serious misinformation. Because of its length, a critique by FAN […]
Note from Fluoride Action Network: The following is shockingly bad advice to parents and carers. Such irresponsible reporting is worrying. Professor Christine Till’s team published this study in late 2019, Fluoride exposure from infant formula and child IQ in a Canadian birth cohort. The highlights of this study are: Consumption of formula reconstituted with fluoridated […]
Excerpt More often than not, this space is used to hold those with power accountable, to call them out and question their decisions when they fall short. It’s also used to express our concerns over something of significant community importance. It should follow, then, that it also be used to laud a ruling, praise a decision or […]
Note from Fluoride Action Network: This article reviews a new report on fluoridation by the Office of the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor. Do not count on the information in this report until you read the critiques of it as this report contains serious misinformation. Because of its length, a critique by FAN will take […]
