For more than 60 years, fluoride has been added to Healdsburg’s water to fight tooth decay. But that could end if opponents of fluoridated drinking water convince a majority of voters to stop the practice. Activists recently filed a notice of intent to begin circulating petitions to put the issue on the ballot. Healdsburg is […]
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EPA warns Wolfforth about excess fluoride in water
Wolfforth officials have expected to someday receive a letter from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency about fluoride in the city’s water supply. On Monday, March 3, that day arrived. Wolfforth City Manager Darrell Newsom said he received a letter from the EPA ordering the city to lower levels of fluoride in its water within 18 […]
Fluoride Wars Resume—in ABQ
Meanwhile, Santa Fe fluoridates at a reduced level When city and county officials in Albuquerque met last week to discuss reinstating water fluoridation, the scene was one familiar to Santa Feans. Dozens of community members showed up to protest what they described as an unnecessary and potentially cancer-causing, IQ-lowering incursion on their liberty, while doctors […]
St. Peters advised to continue practice of adding fluoride to city water
A St. Peters health advisory committee recommended earlier this month that the city continue to add fluoride to drinking water from city wells to help lessen tooth decay. The city’s committee on health and wellness, an 11-member citizen advisory panel, advised the city not to change its policy on fluoridation to promote public health. Committee […]
Young kids’ tooth decay hits ‘epidemic’ proportions
Tooth decay is largely preventable, but it remains one of the most common diseases of childhood – five times as common as asthma, and seven times as common as hay fever, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC says 42% of children ages 2 to 11 have had cavities in baby teeth; […]
Hernando: Florida County Votes Down Fluoridation
Well it had to happen somewhere eventually, right? The decision was made after a hearing in which commissioners listened to comments from local residents, as stated by the Tampa Bay Times: They described health risks they believed to be associated with fluoride, ranging from a tooth condition called fluorosis to renal failure and bone problems. […]
Forsyth Residents to Vote on Fluoride Question
Forsyth residents will have the opportunity to voice their opinions on the policy of adding fluoride to city water. In a special meeting this week, aldermen decided to send out a survey to residents as part of a newsletter in March. Residents will be asked to indicate their preference on the fluoride question, and return […]
No easy answers in West Salem cancer cases following EPA study
Two weeks ago, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released the results of soil tests showing nothing that could explain a string of childhood bone cancer cases in West Salem. Since, then, the Statesman Journal has received calls, letters and social media comments from dozens of community members suggesting other avenues to pursue. What about testing […]
Nhanes data links PFCs to earlier menopause
A US study adds to evidence that higher blood levels of perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) may be linked to an earlier menopause. A team led by Kyla Taylor, from the US National Toxicology Program, investigated the association between a range of PFCs and the age at which menopause starts for 2,732 women in the National Health and […]
Hernando commissioners say no to fluoridation
BROOKSVILLE -There will be no fluoride in Hernando County’s water system. County commissioners decided not to introduce the chemical after listening Tuesday to dozens of people speaking on the matter. The majority of those speakers were opposed to fluoridation. At the end of the two-hour debate, Commission Chairman Wayne Dukes said the board was pressed […]