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Now that Donald Trump has won the presidential election, he could start a campaign to make America’s tap water fluoride-free again. Federal health officials have been recommending fluoridating water since 1950, as there’s copious evidence that moderate fluoride exposure reduces tooth decay. But Robert F. Kennedy Jr.—who is a member of the president-elect’s transition team […]

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vow to remove fluoride from the nation’s drinking water would be a time-consuming and politically fraught task for the incoming Trump administration — but not an impossible one. Adding the cavity-fighting chemical to water supplies was one of the 20th century’s signature public health achievements, according to the Centers for Disease […]

President-elect Donald J. Trump has indicated that he would support ending water fluoridation. Mayor Eric Adams was reticent on the issue, before eventually taking a side. Original article online at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/07/nyregion/fluoride-water-eric-adams.html

WASHINGTON — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Saturday that a Trump administration would, on its first day, “advise all U.S?. water systems to remove fluoride from public water.” Kennedy linked fluoride to various illnesses, despite major medical associations supporting water fluoridation, which they say is safe and a benefit to public health. “President ?@realDonaldTrump and First Lady @MELANIATRUMP […]

Donald J. Trump has said he would give Mr. Kennedy, a former rival who has long promoted unproven medical theories, a prominent health role if he wins. Original article online at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/02/us/politics/robert-f-kennedy-jr-trump-fluoride-water.html#

Fresh off a historic win against the EPA over the use of fluoride in drinking water, lead attorney for the plaintiffs, Michael Connett, Esq., discusses the decades-long concealment of the significant harms fluoride poses to human health and its implications for the future of water fluoridation. AIRDATE: October 31, 2024 Original article online at: https://thehighwire.com/ark-videos/expert-attorney-exposes-decades-of-fluoride-harms/

Fluorine is represented on the periodic table with the symbol “F” and Fluorine is toxic. Despite Fluorine’s known properties as a dangerous gas, public health has promoted its use in fluoridated drinking water and dental products for 75 years. A recent federal court ruled that fluoride is a neurotoxin and lowers IQ. How did our […]

Teeth are so easy to take for granted. And they’re the only part of your body that doesn’t fix itself! That’s why dental care is so important — we only get two sets, and it’s our job to make sure they last a lifetime. And that work starts when you’re a kid. So how do […]

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued calendar year 2025 allowances for the production and consumption of hydrofluorocarbons in accordance with the Agency’s regulations. This issuance of allowances is undertaken pursuant to the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act, which directs the Environmental Protection Agency by October 1 of each calendar year to determine the […]

Fluoride is oftentimes added to communities’ water supply to help residents ward off cavities, but a new report found that too much fluoride could be dangerous for kids’ health.1 An August report by the National Toxicology Program (NTP) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) found that lower IQ in kids has been […]