Council’s priorities and finance committee will receive a report Tuesday on the cost of reintroducing fluoride to the city’s drinking water One of Calgary’s most historically contentious issues will be back before council members this week. Council’s priorities and finance committee will receive a report Tuesday on the cost of reintroducing fluoride to the city’s […]
There would also be ongoing maintenance costs of $2 million to $4 million; report goes to council committee Dec. 1 Reintroducing fluoride into Calgary’s water will cost the city a total of $30 million, with annual operating and maintenance costs of up to $4 million. An administration review coming to the Priorities and Finance committee […]
Note from FAN: The molecular structure of Sarin: Highlights Repeated low-dose sarin disturbed the cognitive ability in guinea pigs. Sarin disturbed phospholipid and sphingolipid metabolism in hippocampus. Neuropathy target esterase plays an important role on phospholipid metabolism. Biological function of identified metabolites that against sarin lesions need to be studied. Abstract Repeated low-level exposure to […]
Who founded BFS and why? The late, great Labour MP Dick Crossman was instrumental in the creation of The British Fluoridation Society (BFS) in 1969. As Secretary of State for Health and Social Services he could see the need for an independent organisation to communicate the benefits of water fluoridation. BFS became the scientific and […]
Excerpt: “However, a third source involved in the talks said the problem for Freeport is that Grasberg’s concentrate will risk exceeding the maximum permitted fluorine content of 1,000 parts per million, or 0.1%, in top copper consumer China.” FILE PHOTO: Truck is seen on a road in the Grasberg copper and gold mine operated by […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has presented the Port Arthur Water Department with a Water Fluoridation Quality Award. Texas Department of State Health Services sent a letter addressed to Mayor Thurman Bartie, informing him of the award. Bartie read the letter during this week’s city council meeting with Water Department Director Donnie Stanton […]
‘The benefit of fluoridation is taught in every dental school in the country,’ says head of dental association Calgarians for Kids’ Health and the Alberta Dental Association and College want the city’s finance committee to vote in favour of fluoridation reinstatement when the committee considers the matter on Dec. 1. (Shutterstock) Child health and dental […]
Spokane city officials have hired a consultant to study the controversial issue of fluoridating the municipal drinking water supply. (Christopher Anderson) After a bitter battle this summer over fluoridating the city’s water supply, Spokane is preparing to hire a consultant to study the issue. The process of choosing a consultant is expected to take […]
The company, which says it now plans to phase out the chemicals, has known of potential risks for at least 15 years, internal studies show Little-known chemicals used by the manufacturer Solvay Specialty Polymers as replacements for now-regulated PFAS chemicals have been detected in the blood of company workers, according to documents obtained by Consumer […]
Abstract Objectives Child dental caries is a global public health challenge with high prevalence and wide inequalities. A complex public health programme (Childsmile) was established. We aimed to evaluate the reach of the programme and its impact on child oral health. Setting Education, health and community settings, Scotland-wide. Interventions Childsmile (national oral health improvement programme) […]
