The city of Spokane’s water tank at 9th Avenue near Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center, pictured in 2017, was built in 1969. It’s one of several water storage facilities used in the city’s water system. (JESSE TINSLEY) Mark Wiener vividly remembers the Great Portland Fluoride Battle of 2013. It wasn’t the kind of clash […]
I trust the knowledge and honest ‘urging’ of Spokane City Council to approve adding fluoride to our water by some dentists. That said, I simply cannot swallow their solution! (1) Why is it always not for us but “for the kids?” Not only that, but “those poor disadvantaged kids.” (2) My wife and I raised […]
I am expressing my strong support for the City Council’s passage of an emergency ordinance to optimize fluoride levels in Spokane’s water supply so that all people in the community – regardless of age, address, education, or income, have the best opportunity for improved health. I am honored to serve as President of Molina Healthcare […]
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) has announced a collaboration agreement with US-based Kairos Power, which is working to develop and license fluoride salt-cooled small modular reactor (SMR) technology. The agreement is funded through CNL’s Canadian Nuclear Research Initiative (CNRI) programme and will cover research and engineering of technologies to separate, analyse and store tritium generated through […]
The following is a series of studies performed in Sri Lanka to understand the cause of the high incident rate of Chronic Kidney Disease of uncertain aetiology (CKDu) in the North Central province of the country. There are high fluoride levels in the drinking water in the same area. The latest paper by Jayalal et […]
“But in the years following my healing, I kept my promise” In this video, Dr. Ashley Malin recounts her path to becoming a public health scientist and psychologist, facing a life-altering disease along the way. Watch to learn how Dr. Malin’s determination led to publishing research in an under-studied field, linking low-level sodium fluoride exposure […]
Tuulia Hyötyläinen and Matej Oresic, both researchers in biomedicine, have published two studies on the connection between highly fluorinated chemicals—per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) – and two diseases in children: type 1 diabetes and coeliac disease (US spelling celiac, or gluten intolerance). Both are autoimmune diseases, which arise from an abnormal immune response to the […]
Note from Fluoride Action Network The structural formula of Sulfoxaflor (see more information) SACRAMENTO – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today led a multistate coalition in filing an amicus brief in support of a lawsuit challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) improper registration process for new uses of sulfoxaflor. Sulfoxaflor is a pesticide that, due to its […]
City council members will vote on adding fluoride to Spokane’s water in less than two weeks. That ticking clock is encouraging people to make their voices heard. On Thursday, a group of people gathered in Riverfront Park for an anti-fluoride rally. Organizer Stefanie Howerton told KHQ they understand wanting to help the city’s collective health, […]
Contamination of arsenic and fluoride in drinking water reservoirs is a serious health issue in the Sibi district, Balochistan, Pakistan. The contamination has already been affecting a large population of the district. Dental fluorosis and dermatitis are the most common reported illnesses in the area. This study focused on the evaluation of the root causes […]
