After successfully pushing for a public referendum for next spring’s election ballots in Rockport, a group of both Gloucester and Cape Ann activists committed to putting an end to community-wide fluoridation in their communities’ water systems will get a turn at a public hearing tonight before the Gloucester City Council. And their first goal will […]
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Portland. Dental health doesn’t require fluoride: Letters to the Editor
Scotland recently got amazing dental health results with their ‘Childsmile’ program. In less than 10 years, dental costs were cut in half, and seventy percent of kids had no tooth decay. ‘Childsmile’ enrolls new babies at the age of three months. Parents are provided nutritional education, brushing instructions, and connected with a dentist. Dental exams […]
Nome: NJUS proposes rate hike, cuts to labor and fluoridation in 2015 budget scramble
In its continuing efforts to pare down its budget in the wake ongoing financial issues, the Nome Joint Utility Board heard proposals to trim thousands of dollars from it’s 2015 budget during a work session Saturday. Utility Manager John Handeland said he looked at the utility budget “line by line” when he brought forward suggestions […]
Gillette: CCSD ready for temporary fluoride precautions
The City of Gillette will temporarily shut down the Madison Pipeline from January 1, 2015 through March 31, 2015. During this time, the City will rely on in-town wells from the Fort Union and Fox Hills formations to produce drinking water for its City customers. Fluoride occurs naturally in the in-town wells which the City […]
Gloucester: Fluoride city talks on tap for council
Eliminating fluoride from Gloucester’s drinking water is the aim, and getting the City Council to support the measure is the game, according to those who are against having the substance in the city’s drinking supply. The push for removing Gloucester from the list of those cities and towns that provide communitywide fluoridation of the public […]
Calcifies Your Arterial Walls, But 67% of Americans Consume It Daily
See original article, read and/or submit comments, and see free video interview Those who bother to delve into the science behind water fluoridation will inevitably come to see that there’s an abysmal lack of evidence supporting this routine practice, and an awful lot of evidence stacked against it. Water fluoridation began in 1945. Today, the […]
Clarifying Hyperactive Thyroid Disease In Cats
DEAR DR. FOX: I recently read your article in which you said that after radiation for hyperthyroidism in cats, the cat would need continuing medication. In 2010, my 14-year-old cat developed hyperthyroidism. Our vet said that she could either take medication for the rest of her life or go to Radiocat for a one-time treatment […]
The Fight Against Water Fluoridation Continues
The fluoride-free movement has continued to grow throughout the world at a staggering pace. We have had more than 400 communities around the world end existing fluoridation programs or reject new efforts to fluoridate either by council vote or citizen referendum since 1990. In 2014 alone, we’ve confirmed that at least 30 communities providing water […]
Carroll-Boone Water District. FROM THE EDITOR: Citizens United … against fluoride
Over the past two weeks, I have received calls, emails and letters from many of you who adamantly oppose the mandated fluoridation of water in the Carroll-Boone Water District, and subsequently, Eureka Springs. I am new to the issue and at first was unsure about why exactly a whole community that tends to disagree on […]
Bennington Oral Health Coalition to approach select board regarding fluoridation of drinking water
Bennington Oral Health Coalition set to make its case at Dec. 22 meeting A committee plans to make the case before the Bennington Select Board for fluoridating the town’s water. Richard Dundas, a doctor from Bennington and member of the Bennington Oral Health Coalition, spoke during the citizen’s comment portion of Monday’s select board meeting. […]