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Health Minister Backtracks on Fluoridation Propaganda
The Government denied today it said people should stop brushing their teeth after a letter to MPs highlighted the benefits of fluoridated water above more traditional methods or oral hygiene. Public health minister Melanie Johnson wrote to MPs ahead of a vote on the Water Bill, which could see water companies forced to add fluoride […]
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Dump your toothbrush, says health minister
Children up and down the country will be delighting at the latest public health advice from ministers: throw away your toothbrush. Drinking a glass of fluoridated water is now the “preferred method” of preventing tooth decay, according to the public health minister, and is cheaper and easier than brushing. Melanie Johnson wrote to MPs last […]
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Dr. John Lee
Dear All, I have to share the very sad news that Dr. John Lee, a very important voice on fluoridation and other health issues, has passed away. I received the news as I was about to board a plane, on route to Palo Alto, one of the many communities in California (and beyond) which he […]
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Ballarat to Face Government Fluoridation Push
THE State Government is remaining tightlipped about a community awareness campaign promoting fluoridation in Ballarat. A spokesman for Health Minister Bronwyn Pike yesterday said exactly when and what the fluoridation campaign would involve was still being determined. But the government was “on track” to launch the campaign this year, the spokesman said. “We are on […]
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Group is urging oil refineries to stop using deadly chemical
A national public advocacy group has called on oil refineries, including five in Louisiana, to stop using hydrofluoric acid, a deadly chemical that puts nearby communities at risk in the event of a leak. In a report called “Needless Risk” issued Tuesday, the U.S. Public Interest Research Group said the threat of a catastrophic terrorist […]
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N. Attleboro eyes temporary fluoride halt
NORTH ATTLEBORO — The town’s lawyer is being asked to investigate whether the board of health can temporarily halt fluoridation of the town’s water supply. The idea was discussed during a meeting held between the Plainville Water Commission and the North Attleboro Board of Health, part of a renewed effort to jointly resolve the fluoridation […]
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Activists push to ban hydrofluoric acid in refineries
WASHINGTON — Environmentalists and their congressional allies are pushing for legislation that would require oil refineries to stop using a chemical the critics claim threatens the health and safety of residents near the facilities. The U.S. Public Interest Research Group wants Congress to require refinery operators to stop using hydrofluoric acid in favor of alternative […]
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Oil Refineries Pose Avoidable Risk To More Than 15 Million In U.S.
Washington, DC – Oil refineries put more than 15 million people across the United States at needless and avoidable risk of injury or death in the event of an accident or deliberate attack, according to a new report released today by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group. The report, Needless Risk: Oil Refineries And Hazard […]
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Anti-brick brigade fights for more pollution controls
An NT music faculty member is leading a charge with fellow Denton citizens to force Acme Brick to reexamine its “business as usual” attitude. Acme’s Denton manufacturing plant on Fort Worth Drive has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for renewal of their air quality permit, which associate professor Ed Soph contends the […]
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Nalco smelter fluoride damages Orissa crops
BHUBANESWAR: Fluoride reportedly released from a smelter plant last week has damaged crops in at least 2,000 hectares of cultivable land in Orissa’s Angul district, officials claimed Monday. About 3,000 farmers who lost their crops demonstrated before the district collector’s office Monday, demanding compensation for the damage caused to their crops. The fluoride was reportedly […]
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