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. […]
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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 […]
Key Kansas lawmaker: Anti-fluoride bill is dead
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas legislators killed a proposal Monday that sought to undercut public support for adding fluoride to public water supplies. The House Health and Human Services Committee voted 10-2 to table a bill that would have required cities and other local governments to warn consumers if their water is fluoridated. The bill can’t […]
House panel tables proposed anti-fluoride measure
An anti-fluoride bill won’t be headed to the House floor anytime soon. House Bill 2372 would have required all local governments providing fluoridated water to “notify the consumers of that treated water, that the latest science confirms that ingested fluoride lowers the I.Q. in children.” The House Health and Human Services Committee voted 10-2 Monday […]
Port Orange: Move on from fluoride debate
City officials in Port Orange have more pressing issues to consider than whether fluoride should be added to their water supply. City council members debated the safety of fluoride at a recent public workshop after a resident raised concerns about adding it to drinking water. The resident and other fluoride skeptics cite health concerns and […]
Fluoride-Fighting Update #3 from Kansas
(This is the 3nd follow-up letter on the progress of HB-2372, the fluoride bill that is being debated in the Kansas Legislature. Many see this bill as the first step toward making Kansas the first fluoride-free state in America. The KRA has pledged to stay fully-engaged in the Fluoride-fight until America is Fluoride-free! Please forward […]
Dangers of fluoride are significant
A proposal by Maggie Hart Stebbins, a county commissioner and member of the Bernalillo County Water Board, to resume fluoridation of our municipal drinking water is scheduled for a final vote at a Water Utility meeting Wednesday. The reasoning behind the proposal is to safeguard the teeth of low-income children who have little or no […]