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Hastings: Officials try to make sense of fluoride ballot measures
There’s a chance that Hastings voters could cast conflicting votes on the Nov. 4 ballot on the issue of fluoridation. Three ballot issues pertaining to fluoride were discussed as part of a forum on the same topic hosted by the Hastings League of Women Voters Friday at the YWCA of Adams County. “At the end […]
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Timberville Postpones Vote On Fluoridation
TIMBERVILLE – The town’s water will continue to be treated with fluoride – at least, for now. On Thursday night, Timberville Town Council decided to put off voting on whether to discontinue fluoridation, a process detractors say is detrimental to the community’s health instead of the benefit most public health officials claim. The delay was […]
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Cities of Pierce and Plainview vote on fluoridation November 4
City Of Plainview Issue: Shall the City of Plainview, Nebraska, adopt an ordinance to prohibit the addition of fluoride to the City’s water system? Yes (To prohibit fluoridation from the water system) No (Against the prohibition of fluoride from the water system) City Of Pierce Issue: Shall the City of Pierce, Nebraska, add fluoride to […]
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Rossendale councillors – we need extra dentists not flouride
ROSSENDALE councillors said they would rather see cash spent on another NHS dentist for the borough, than water fluoridation. A debate was held by the cabinet after it was given a talk on controversial fluoridation by Melanie Catleugh, a consultant in dental public health. Councillors now have time to decide whether they would like to […]
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Water debate boiling over
A legal opinion will be sought to determine how fluoride could be eliminated from local drinking water. Confusion reigned during a discussion about how the controversial additive could be eliminated at a meeting of the Lambton Area Water Supply System (LAWSS) Wednesday. The board is split on whether fluoride should be in local drinking water […]
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Eurobodalla: Questions fired at candidates
Residents of the Eurobodalla wasted no time in giving the mayoral candidates assembled for a public meeting on Friday a good grilling. As soon as the floor was open to questions, issues were raised from fluoride in the water, rate rises, understanding local government legislation, Forests and Landcare policies and whether candidates believed they had […]
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ADA re-evaluating fluoride supplement recommendations
Posted Sept. 11, 200: Fluoride supplements get EBD look The ADA hosted an expert panel on fluoride supplements July 16-18 at ADA Headquarters to develop evidence-based recommendations on the prescription of fluoride supplements. For three days, the panel and ADA staff analyzed the collective data in selected systematic reviews and discussed recent clinical studies to […]
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Fluoridation information center opens
GRAND ISLAND — The handmade poster in the front display window says it all — “No need for added Fluoride” — with “No” and “Fluoride” in bold red lettering. It’s a sign at the Fluoride Information Center, which was recently opened by the Grand Island Chapter of Nebraskans for Safe Drinking Water. The center is […]
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Oasis School on bottled water due to arsenic, fluoride levels
Students and staff at Oasis School in Thermal are drinking bottled water after elevated levels of arsenic and fluoride were found in the school’s well water system, Principal Elizabeth Ramirez said. The higher levels were confirmed on Sept. 4, two days after school started, and the school immediately turned off faucets and switched to bottles, […]
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Southampton: First shot fired in the fluoride war as ‘drop ins’ labelled ‘a sham’
HEALTH chiefs are urging residents and workers in those areas that could be set to receive fluoridated water to make the most of a series of drop-in events being held during the official public consultation period. The sessions, which begin in Bitterne on September 18, will give people the opportunity to talk to experts, and […]
United Kingdom, England