Meadville: Fluoride forum moderator gets positive reviews

In what has been a fraught and at times contentious fluoridation debate process so far, one point of agreement has emerged among the primary participants. Though their recommendations on water fluoridation vary, three out of three groups involved agree that Frank Coppola, the consultant hired by the Meadville Area Water Authority to coordinate the May […]

Fluoride has no place in our drinking water – Claire Viadro

On Feb. 2, operational failures at OWASA increased fluoride levels to 8.4 times higher than normal. OWASA’s dangerous fiasco cost local businesses an estimated $3 million to $5 million. The substance added to OWASA water is fluorosilicic acid, a toxic corrosive. Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) information on fluorosilicic acid recommends its use for “tanning […]

Could Your Toothpaste Cause Cancer? (Do This Instead)

Just when you thought it was safe to brush your teeth, here comes a report telling you toothpaste could be cancerous! But, is there any rationality to that claim? Let’s dig a little deeper and find out what’s really lurking inside your tube of toothpaste. And, what you can do instead to avoid those seemingly […]

Middletown grapples with budget concerns on fluoride issue

No one in Middletown’s town government argues the benefits of offering fluoride in the town’s water supply. But the town is grappling with whether or not it is cost-prohibitive in the budget to do so. With a vote scheduled for May 8, the town held another public meeting for residents to offer perspective on the […]

Today in NYC: Free screening of our “Daily Dose” & discussion

Date: Wednesday, April 26. Time: 6.30pm -8pm Address: 860 11th Ave., NYC 10019 Free Film Screening “Our Daily Dose” by award-winning Jeremy Seifert, and Q&A with NYC’s Gerald Curatola, DDS, Oral Health Expert Join us for what is sure to be a lively discussion about the highly questionable practice of adding Hexafluorosilicic Acid to our […]

Middletown: Town Board meeting tonight will include fluoridation

The Agenda for the Town Meeting meeting for April 24 includes this recommendation: Page 20: “Staff would recommend the Town Board give serious consideration to the substantial capital cost for providing fluoride to resident’s ($90,000), which is only a benefit to a specific segment of the population, when fluoride is available through many other sources. […]

Meadville: Water authority defends absence at anti-fluoride event

Meadville Area Water Authority board member Mark Gildea offered a defense on Wednesday of the board’s absence from a recent presentation held by a local anti-fluoridation group. “That was somewhat of an informal thing that they were doing on their own,” Gildea said immediately following the board’s meeting on Wednesday. “We’re waiting to hear the […]