I am responding to the editorial promoting the addition of fluoride to our drinking water (“It’s time to fluoridate Spokane’s water,” Aug. 9). How nice that the CDC has “dialed back” their recommended level so the toxic effects are not so apparent. Speaking of levels, how can that be standardized? People have different body weights. […]
We don’t hear very much about Toyota when it comes to electric cars these days. If it is working on them, it seems to be in no particular hurry to bring them to market. But that doesn’t mean Toyta is not hard at work on developing new batteries for future EVs. This week, researchers at […]
Green Bay’s Protection and Policy committee will hold a special meeting on October 8 to discuss the fluoride issue. Click here to see TV report GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) – There’s a renewed effort in Green Bay to eliminate fluoride in the drinking water. Action 2 News first reported in 2017, the city took up […]
As the status of children in Spokane continues to deteriorate on the heels of Covid-19, there has never been a better time to adjust the level of fluoride in Spokane’s water supply. Smile Spokane is an organization that works with schools, health care providers, and community leaders to understand oral health in a comprehensive way. […]
In line with plans to reduce its stockpile of depleted uranium hexafluoride (DUHF), a waste produce to uranium enrichment, enterprises of Russia’s Fuel Company TVEL (part of state nuclear corporation Rosatom) plans to build a new facility for the treatment of DUHF. The Central Design and Technological Institute (TSPI) and the Ural Electrochemical Plant (UECP) […]
Prototype fluoride-ion cell packs bigger punch than lithium Researchers at Kyoto University and Toyota Motor are working on a new type of rechargeable battery based on fluoride. (Photo courtesy of Kyoto University). OSAKA — A team of researchers from Kyoto University and Toyota Motor is making solid progress developing next-generation battery technology that has the potential […]
When Bostwick residents cast their ballots for president in the upcoming November Election, they will also be asked whether or not the city should remove fluoride from the drinking water in a special election question. The city of Bostwick is hoping the citizens will vote to eliminate fluoride from the drink water to save the […]
I did my dental training in Indianapolis. When I moved to Spokane I was shocked at how many kids had decay or white spots on their teeth compared to the kids in Indianapolis. The only difference being, unlike most of the rest of the country we do not have water fluoridation. When I share this […]
Abstract: Introduction: Designed to Smile (D2S) is a national oral health improvement programme, aimed to reduce the prevalence of dental caries in young children in Wales. D2S has a responsibility to consider the environmental impact of the service it provides and demonstrate adherence to the sustainable development principle legislated within the Wellbeing of Future Generations […]
Excerpts: Following a bench trial over the risks of adding fluoride to drinking water, a California federal judge told the challengers to file a new administrative petition with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency so it can consider the substance’s risk with the benefit of new evidence. … “[A new petition] will enable plaintiffs to address […]
