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Backgrounder : Study of Mortality in Port Hope, 1956-1997
Prepared by Surveillance and Risk Assessment Division Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, Population and Public Health Branch, Health Canada June, 2002 Abstract This Health Canada (HC) report responds to public health concerns over environmental exposure to radioactive and other materials in Port Hope that were by-products of radium and uranium processing activities in […]
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CNSC Releases Study of Mortality in Port Hope, 1956-1997
Ottawa – The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) today released the results of a study entitled “Cancer and General Mortality in Port Hope, 1956 – 1997”. The study, carried out by Health Canada and subjected to a scientific peer review by independent scientists, found that the overall cancer mortality rates in the town of Port […]
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Two Texarkanas may add fluoride to drinking water
Texarkana citizens may be making fewer trips to the dentist in the near future, if city governments on both sides of the State Line decide to add fluoride to the drinking water. The issue was originally raised by Texarkana, Texas, Ward 3 Council Member Christie Adams. Other members of the council have followed suit with […]
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What’s in the Water?
Even the Davis County residents who voted for water fluoridation two years ago should be happy that opponents are close to forcing the issue back onto the ballot this fall. The additive most people assumed they would be getting — the pharmaceutical-grade sodium fluoride found in toothpaste, pills and dental treatments — is not the […]
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Fluoridation decision angers Methuen leadership
METHUEN — Mayor Sharon M. Pollard wants the Board of Health to rescind its vote to fluoridate the town’s drinking water, saying the decision was made without properly informing the public. Few people even knew of the vote until more than a week after it happened, a delay that angered the mayor, councilors and fluoridation […]
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Davis voters face fluoride issue again
FARMINGTON — The decision on whether to fluoridate Davis County drinking water systems will once again rest with voters in the Nov. 5 general election. In the meantime, Davis County Health officials vow to move full speed ahead to get fluoride implemented countywide by an Oct. 15 deadline. Davis County Clerk/Auditor Steve Rawlings said his […]
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Untreated cavities more common in poor children
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Three- and four-year-olds in certain disadvantaged neighborhoods in New York City have higher rates of untreated cavities than youngsters their same age in other parts of the US, researchers report. “When we examine the children who have dental caries–or cavities–there is a sharp disparity when a comparison is made to […]
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Fluoride in water – yes or no?
Cape Town – The state’s legal obligation to add fluoride to drinking water was debated in a parliamentary portfolio committee meeting on Friday because of concerns about the possible side effects the substance might have on the human skeletal structure. Pressure groups opposed to the addition of fluoride to drinking water told the portfolio committee […]
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Oswal Phosphate Plant facing Closure due to Fluoride Contamination
The di-ammonia plant (DAP) of Oswal Chemicals and Fertilisers Ltd at Paradip will be closed for causing environmental pollution. A joint inspection team (JIT) of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest, Central Pollution Control Board and the Orissa State Pollution Control Board have ordered the closure. The JIT has opined that unless the company […]
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Fluoride and Amalgam: An Introduction to the Debate
By Todd Seavey It is ironic that some greens and leftists are now promoting fear of fluoride and believe in a government/dental establishment conspiracy to foist fluoride on an unwilling populace — since fear of a fluoride conspiracy was considered right-wing paranoia back in the days when Dr. Strangelove was filmed. Recall the brilliantly-acted scene […]
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