Dr. Frederick S. McKay in 1952, explaining the benefits of fluoride in drinking water. Credit Bettmann/Corbis In March 1957, as Elvis was buying Graceland and the Soviets were preparing to shock the world with Sputnik, Robert F. Wagner, the famously cautious mayor of New York, was having trouble taking a stand. In two days, the […]
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In Oneida, opposing views expressed on fluoridation…
Two offered opposing views on fluoridating the city’s water supply at an Oneida Common Council public hearing Tuesday night. “This is an issue that has kind of percolated out there for some time,” said Oneida city mayor Max Smith. Speaking in favor of fluoridation was local dentist Dr. Samuel Barr. In a 10 minute presentation, […]
Public Hearing on Fluoridation in Oneida tonight
Tuesday night’s meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Common Council Chambers located at 109 North Main St. in Oneida. Excerpts: In October 2014, common council filed a recommendation from the city Water Board, a letter from the Madison County Board of Health and an informational packet regarding a request from local dentists and […]
Oneida Public Hearing on the fluoridation of the city’s water
A meeting of the Common Council of the City of Oneida, NY was held on the seventeenth day of February, 2015 at 6:30 o’clock P.M. in Council Chambers, Oneida Municipal Building, 109 N. Main Street, Oneida, NY. Public Hearing – Fluoridation of the City’s Water Resolution 15-34 APPEARANCES: Dr. Samuel Barr, Dentist, 231 Broad Street, […]
NY State to expand fluoridation ignoring own evidence of harm & ineffectiveness
Despite their own evidence of harm and ineffectiveness, New York State unelected bureaucrats encourage water fluoridation expansion throughout the state, wasting money and endangering health, (12/15/2014 NYS Department of Health letter), reports the NYS Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation (NYSCOF). Unnecessary toxin-laced fluoride chemicals added to water supplies attempt to prevent cavities in tap-water drinkers. Plans […]
Cuomo to Ban Fracking in New York State, Citing Health Risks
Note from FAN: Hydrofluoric acid is used in many fracking operations. It is injected deep into the ground to break up shale to release the gas. The news from New York today is an historic decision made in favor of the health and environment of all New Yorkers. ALBANY — The Cuomo administration announced Wednesday […]
Andover: An end to fluoride supplements in school
From the School Nurse… Also of note we will not be giving fluoride anymore as the State is not supplying this. Andover water is not fluoridated so you need to obtain a prescription for this to give to your child at home. Note: Andover is in Allegany County See Newsletter
Oral Health: How a foundation in New York State is working to prevent cavities in young Children
Early Childhood Caries—tooth decay among children under age six—is a disease process that can cause pain that affects a child’s ability to eat, speak, and learn at a time when he or she should be developing and thriving. Almost half of all children develop this decay before they reach kindergarten, with the greatest burden occurring […]
Town of Tonawanda’s Huntley power plant is biggest polluter in Erie County
Renewable energy advocates said the 440,000 pounds of pollutants that the Huntley electric plant generated in the Town of Tonawanda in 2013 proves it doesn’t take much coal to damage the Earth. The plant’s operator said the 98-year-old facility has never run cleaner. Both arguments might be true, but it didn’t stop Huntley from recapturing […]
Oneida Common Council receives recommendation to fluoridate
Excerpts from the article on the Oneida Common Council meeting on Tuesday: Council also filed a recommendation from the city Water Board, a letter from the Madison County Board of Health and an informational packet regarding a request from local dentists and physicians asking that fluoride be added to city water. Fluoridating the city’s water […]