HOLYOKE – Three ways exist for the city to stop fluoridation of public water and none appears easy or imminent, city councilors learned Tuesday (April 1). Two health officials told the Public Safety Committee at City Hall water fluoridation’s benefits outweigh any negatives. According to city staff attorney William Newcomb: –The city Board of Health […]
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Editorial: Water fluoridation / N.J. towns should join Egg Harbor City
Egg Harbor City Council has voted to continue adding recommended amounts of healthful fluoride to their water system. We commend them for what in New Jersey is apparently an act of courage or superior understanding. … The CDC says 74 percent of Americans get the benefit of fluoride in their water. None of those Americans […]
DOE Seeks contractor for depleted Uranium hexafluoride (DUF6) operations at OH and KY facilities
Cincinnati — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today issued a Draft Request for Proposal (RFP) seeking a contractor to perform Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride (DUF6) Operations at the two DUF6 conversion facilities at Portsmouth, Ohio, and Paducah, Kentucky. A cost plus award fee contract with firm-fixed-price contract line items is anticipated. The total estimated value […]
Martha’s Vineyard: Keep Fluoridating
On April 16 at the annual town election the voters of Oak Bluffs will face a ballot question asking whether the fluoridation of the town water supply should continue or be discontinued. Fluoride, a naturally occurring mineral, has been added to the public water supply in Oak Bluffs continuously, for the last 24 years, since […]
Fluoridation Process In Greenwood Delayed
The city of Greenwood was supposed to start fluoridating the water Wednesday (Apr.1) following a state mandate from three years ago. But now, the process of adding fluoride is being pushed back. Greenwood Mayor Doug Kinslow said it all comes down to when the equipment they need gets in, and when the building that will […]
Too Much Iced Tea Blamed for Man’s Kidney Failure
After a 56-year-old man experienced kidney failure, his doctors discovered that his habit of drinking excessive amounts of iced tea every day was likely the culprit, according to a new report of his case. The man’s kidney function has not recovered, and he remains on dialysis, said Dr. Alejandra Mena-Gutierrez, of University of Arkansas for […]
Meadville’s fluoridation debate could flare up later this summe
Putting fluoride in Meadville’s water supply has been a topic which has been debated off and on for more than 60 years. Discussion in front of the board that decides Meadville water supply’s fluoride fate could return as early as August. Fluoride is a hot button topic because talks of adding it to the city’s […]
Lawmaker’s fluoridation bill advances in Missouri House
A local state representative is using her knowledge in the dental health field to promote a bill regarding the fluoridation of water. Rep. Donna Lichtenegger, R-Jackson, is the sponsor of the fluoridation notification bill, which recently was approved by the House and taken up in the Senate. The bill requires public water systems and water […]
Holyoke councilors to consider fluoridation, discarded needles, unstable buildings
Fluoride in the water, needles on the sidewalk and shaky buildings on the streets are among issues facing a City Council committee at a busy meeting Wednesday (April 1). The Public Safety Committee meeting is at 6 p.m. at City Hall. Here are some of the agenda items: –Councilor James M. Leahy has asked David […]
Public health debate over fluoride rages on in Lyerly, Ga.
LYERLY, Ga. — Outside Sam’s Family Grocery last week, a group of men in ball caps, big beards and overalls contemplated the intersection of scientific evidence and public opinion. They were asked a question: If people are afraid of fluoride in their water, should the government stop supplying it? “Bull,” said William Anderson, a Lyerly […]