TUESDAY, March 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — School-based dental care cut cavities in half among thousands of elementary students, a new study says. “The widespread implementation of oral health programs in schools could increase the reach of traditional dental practices and improve children’s oral health — all while reducing health disparities and the cost of […]
A decade ago, city council — without a plebiscite — chose to remove fluoride, but since then studies have shown the move has led to dramatically higher levels of tooth decay, particularly among children A water tap in Calgary was photographed on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. Calgary city council voted in favour of a fluoride […]
This story is part of a series celebrating the work of women at the Earth Institute, in honor of International Women’s Day on March 8, 2021. Read more about the day and our related blog posts here. Radhika Iyengar began her career as a library teacher in a Delhi slum while she worked at a […]
TEHRAN – Iran has started enriching uranium with a third cascade of advanced IR-2m centrifuges at its Natanz nuclear facility, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) tells its members, according to Press TV. “On 7 March 2021, the Agency verified … that: Iran had begun feeding natural UF6 into the third cascade of 174 IR-2m […]
Fluoride is most effective when applied topically to the surface of the teeth. Therefore, it seems unnecessary for over 3/4 of U.S. tap water to contain the chemical for consumption. Fluoride was introduced in the 1940’s as a tap water additive because it helps kill cavity-causing bacteria on people’s teeth. However, none of our body’s […]
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is investigating the presence of toxic chemicals in pesticides, which may be coming from their plastic containers, it said on Friday. The agency said in a statement that its testing showed that the chemicals, belonging to a family of substances called PFAS, were “most likely formed” by a reaction while […]
Robyn Edie/Stuff An aerial photo of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter with Bluff township and Bluff Hill in the backdrop. New Zealand Aluminium Smelters is exploring options to export more of the toxic waste it has stockpiled at Tiwai Point. The news comes just days after Environment Southland announced it would increase testing and […]
In this study, the use of eggshells was suggested as an adsorbent for fluoride removal, and their mechanism of fluoride removal was investigated. The eggshells underwent thermal treatment to improve their adsorption capacity; 800 °C was found to be the optimal temperature for treatment. Eggshells thermally treated at 800 °C (ES-800) were mainly composed of […]
Note from Fluoride Action Network: This article was first published in Organic NZ magazine March/April 2021, and is reproduced with kind permission of the author and publisher www.organicnz.org.nz. Links to the references are at the end. A pdf of the full article is online here. Excerpts: Fluoridation of public water supplies could effectively become compulsory […]
Wed, March 3, 2021, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM EST Register for free here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-evolving-science-of-fluoride-neurotoxicity-tickets-136512315009 About this Event About the Seminar: Science advances by continuously challenging old ideas and adjusting our way of thinking as new knowledge emerges, even if this means that new evidence conflicts with conventional wisdom. In the past few years, emerging […]
