Artist’s concept illustration depicting cells treated with antibiotics (red) propagating in a river environment, while those that have been genetically modified to remove the gene that produces the fluoride exporter (green) die off in the presence of fluoride. Credit: Lillian McKinney- Download Image Scientists have long been aware of the dangerous overuse of antibiotics and […]
A Pointe-Claire resident wants fluoride to be removed from his drinking water. He’s gathered over 1,000 signatures in support in a petition he’s handed over to the city. But as Global’s Felicia Parrillo reports, other argue fluoride is a good thing and should stick around. Petition circulates to stop water fluoridation on West Island, experts […]
Sir, you rightly identify the harm that is being caused by the spread of misinformation in your excellent article.1 The dental world is familiar with the work of conspiracy theorists through the activities of anti-fluoridation activists and historical dental amalgam-related scare stories. The British Fluoridation Society is working with colleagues world-wide to develop and implement […]
Abstract Exposure to fluoride concentrations above a threshold of 1.5 mg/L can cause joint pains, restricted mobility, skeletal and dental fluorosis. This study aims to determine the hydrochemical evolution of the fluoride-rich groundwater and estimate the risk of fluoride exposure to the residents of semi-arid northeastern part of Rajasthan, India. The methodology involves measurement of fluoride […]
Abstract The main focus of the present research was to examine the appropriateness of groundwater resources for drinking purposes in the Bilate River Basin of Southern Main Ethiopian Rift, Ethiopia. The groundwater quality index (GWQI), fluoride pollution index (FPI), and human health risk were used to examine the human health risk factors associated with the intake […]
SIR – I am sure we can all agree that we are living in times of upheaval, when life feels uncertain and fragile. In this global disruption and fraught environment caused by the Covid19 pandemic it also seems that recent scientific findings published in international journals underlying the effects of water fluoridation on human health […]
Re: City council owes it to Calgary’s children to return fluoride to our water, Opinion, Dec. 26 Catherine Ford’s fluoride article has done Calgarians a service. City councillors should know that if children suffer because they willingly ignore medical advice or abdicate responsibility, their prospects at the ballot box will suffer. As Calgarians endure a […]
The re-introduction of fluoride in the city’s water system has been a longstanding debate in the city’s history, and could become an election issue in October. Adam MacVicar reports. The re-introduction of fluoride in the city’s water system has been a longstanding debate in the city’s history, and could become an election issue in […]
Agra, Dec 29 (IANS): Amid all talks of development in India in the 21 century, hundreds of residents of Pachgai Patti village — just a few kilometres from the iconic 17th century monument of love, Taj Mahal — are still forced to lead the lives of cripples in the absence of safe potable drinking water. […]
Re: City council owes it to Calgary’s children to return fluoride to our water, Opinion, Dec. 26 Catherine Ford’s essay on fluoride is long on rhetoric and short on logic. Why would a city spend $10 million-plus to spike the water supply with fluoride while more than 99 per cent is flushed through the toilet […]
