Marquette County Health Department Dental Outreach Summary 2018-19 School Year

Note from Fluoride Action Network We have placed emphasis on these two points within this article: — (Schools that have children living in areas with fluoridated water supplies and have a significant amount of students in the free/reduce breakfast/lunch programs and busing children from townships with non-fluoride supplies; school of choice students; are also eligible.) […]

End Fluoridation Singapore

Fluoridation of drinking water began in Singapore in 1956. Singapore has an activist group and website, both called End Fluoridation Singapore at https://lkyfluoride.com/ Here is a preview:  

Fluoride scheme to tackle tooth decay will not reach Teesdale

A MAJOR project to slash levels of tooth decay in County Durham will not be rolled out in Barnard Castle and other parts of Teesdale. Durham County Council has approved the next stage of £250,000-a-year plans to add fluoride to the county’s water supplies. But the scheme is not expected to reach southern parts of […]

FAN Comments on NTP Study: “Fluoride is presumed to be a cognitive neurodevelopmental hazard to humans”

NEW YORK, Oct. 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — On Oct 22, the National Toxicology Program (NTP) published a draft review of fluoride’s neurotoxicity concluding: “…fluoride is presumed to be a cognitive neurodevelopmental hazard to humans. This conclusion is based on a consistent pattern of findings in human studies across several different populations showing that higher fluoride […]

Fluoride abundance and their release mechanisms in groundwater along with associated human health risks in a geologically heterogeneous semi-arid region of east India

Highlights Assessed groundwater fluoride level and its genesis in a semi-arid region Source of fluoride is mainly geogenic, influenced largely by pH and HCO3– ions Health risk assessed using dose-response characterization and the USEPA method Health risk evaluated via multiple exposure routes on different populations groups Infant and child age groups have more health risk […]

Sulfoxaflor; Pesticide Tolerances

Note from the Fluoride Action Network: Molecular structure for Sulfoxaflor (see more information on its toxicity and USDA Shuts Down Data Collection on Honey Bees) and Sulfoxaflor: Documents.   _________________________________________________________________ Online at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/10/25/2019-23384/sulfoxaflor-pesticide-tolerances AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of sulfoxaflor in or on rice grain, […]

November 6: Public Meeting on the draft NTP Systematic Review of Fluoride Exposure and Neurodevelopmental and Cognitive Health Effects

8:30 AM – 6:30 AM (EST) Meeting ONE-DAY EVENT | November 6, 2019 Peer Review of the NTP Monograph on Systematic Review of Fluoride Exposure and Neurodevelopmental and Cognitive Health Effects- In Person Meeting 1 Location: Keck Center 500 5th St NW, Washington, DC 20001 Event Type : Meeting The open session meeting will take […]

SC notice to Centre, others on plea for ban on dumping of fly ash in water bodies of MP”s Singrauli

Excerpt … Dubey contended that water of the many villages, namely Govindpur, Kusmaha, Kakri, Harrahwa, Khairahi, Naktu, Sirsoti, Chilkadand, Pasavar Raja and Dibulgang, Jaitpur, Jayant, Baliyari, Jubadi, Chandawal, Yogichaura, Bhairawan and Misra, is already contaminated and rendered unsafe for drinking due to high fluoride concentration and toxic residue. *To read the full article go to […]

Fluoridating Moab’s water could reduce cavities by up to 27%, health experts say

“Too good to be true,” is an idea that, according to most oral health professionals, does not apply to fluoridated water. The practice, common across the United States and in some other nations, is not practiced in Moab, but local oral health specialists say it would be a great boon to residents – particularly young […]