VOTERS SAY NO TO FLUORIDE Houston voters took action to end the 16-year practice of fluoridation of the city’s water supply. With a 482-292 vote, the public ended a long – and often times heated – debate in city government. The Houston City Council in May unanimously voted to place the issue on the ballot […]
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Springfield fluoride issue fails, will not be added to city water
UPDATE: 10 p.m. The Springfield city fluoride issue failed at the balllot box Tuesday. More than 53 percent of voters rejected the issue. *A subscription is needed to access this article (which has little other information on the vote) at https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/local/springfield-fluoride-issue-fails-will-not-added-city-water/3wghRVBgKkSq9KkK4ktL7M/
Fluoride ballot measure in Brooksville: Residents say yes to fluoride in early results
Fluoride in Brooksville’s water is here to stay. Almost 1,900 voters supported the “yes” option on a referendum to keep fluoride in the city’s water supply, according to the unofficial results. That’s about 65 percent of the votes. The city has about 8,000 residents. The outcome of this ballot measure should bring an end to […]
Voters in Houston to decide on fluoride in city’s water supply
HOUSTON, Mo. — One Ozarks city has a question on their ballot that no other city in the Ozarks has. The City of Houston is asking voters if it should continue to add fluoride to the city’s drinking water. Michael Deere has reaction from both sides of the issue. Counties all across the Ozarks are […]
Your Health And Fluoride
stream/download this segment as an MP3 file – Air Date: Week of November 2, 2018 Most public water supplies in the United States add fluoride to reduce tooth decay, and the CDC calls water fluoridation one of the greatest public health achievements in the modern era. But recent studies show a correlation between drinking water containing […]
Class Action Lawsuit For PFC Water Contamination in Dutchess County, NY
Napoli Shkolnik PLLC has filed a class action lawsuit against five manufacturers of aqueous firefighting foams (“AFFF”) containing perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (“PFOS”) and perfluorooctanoic acid (“PFOA”) for the contamination of the groundwater relied upon Dutchess County and seeks to certify a class to represent all water providers in the State of New York that have been […]
A Toxic Threat. A Factsheet on PFOA and PFOS.
Across the country, families are exposed to dangerous chemicals in their water—and the families most at risk are those living on or near military bases. This threat concerns me not just as a researcher, but as the child of a military family. PFAS, or poly- and perfluorinated alkyl substances, are a class of synthetic chemicals […]
Crest TV Commercial, ‘Halloween Treats Gone Wrong’
These kids aren’t too happy when their Halloween candy is replaced with some healthy Halloween treats. One says the veggie fruit chews taste like “poo-poo” and another says it tastes like broccoli. Luckily, Crest has you covered and encourages you to bring on the candy. Advertiser – Crest Advertiser Profiles – Facebook, Twitter, YouTube Products – Crest Complete […]
Johnstown: Water fluoridation ends next month
Note from FAN: The decision to end fluoridation was made in July 2017 in the Greater Johnston Water Authority – an area with over 52,000 residents. Customers of the Greater Johnstown Water Authority will soon no longer have fluoride on tap. Notices were recently mailed to area residents alerting them that fluoridation will be discontinued […]
Ozone gas: reversing tooth decay
For a few months, Christy Kramer had watched as a baby tooth that had hung on for 50 years near the front of her mouth had gradually darkened and turned brown. When she smiled, her daughter noticed it. Her dentist told her that it needed to be extracted. No one relishes pain in the dentist’s […]