Ladysmith voters will find a referendum on the ballot in the April 1 spring election, asking if the city should discontinue adding fluoride to its public water system. Original article online at: https://www.ladysmithnews.com/news/article_61f34402-f9e7-11ef-bb4a-a352efd520e6.html
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Trump’s FDA pick made his name by bashing the medical establishment. Soon he may be leading it
WASHINGTON — Dr. Marty Makary rose to national attention by skewering the medical establishment in books and papers and bashing the federal response to COVID-19 on TV. Now the Johns Hopkins University surgeon and researcher has been nominated to lead the Food and Drug Administration. The agency — responsible for regulating products ranging from toothpaste […]
DeSantis expects federal health regulators to follow Florida push to ban fluoride in drinking water
Fluoride has been added to public water supplies since the 1940s in an effort to stop children from getting tooth cavities. But recent studies convinced Ladapo late last year that fluoride could also lead kids to have lower IQ scores and behavioral problems. DeSantis grew up in Dunedin, where city leaders first voted to add […]
‘Forced medication’: Gov. DeSantis wants fluoride out of water
Gov. Ron DeSantis isn’t holding back on fluoride in water supplies, expressing the belief that it’s “forced medication.” “When you’re forcing it into the water supply, that’s not really giving people the choice. If people want to be able to purchase fluoridated water or do more, then they already have the ability to do it,” […]
Lakeland commissioners unanimously vote to stop adding fluoride to city water
Lakeland city commissioners voted to end the 44-year practice of adding fluoride to the city’s drinking water. The decision comes amid controversy surrounding potential health risks associated with fluoride, despite its benefits for dental health. Lakeland joins a growing number of communities in Polk County that no longer fluoridate their water. (This story was revised […]
Tennessee Bills Banning Geoengineering & Fluoride In Drinking Water To Be Heard In House Subcommittee
Two bills popular with conservatives are set to be heard in the House Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee on Wednesday, 3/5. The first, HB1112/SB1033, would make any kind of geoengineering or weather modification a Class A misdemeanor in the state. Despite legislation passed last year which technically made weather modification illegal in Tennessee, there was […]
Debate over fluoridating water systems cascades into Florida’s legislative session
The Florida legislative session will begin Tuesday, and with it comes the ongoing debate about whether to have fluoride in the state’s drinking water. It is one of the latest battles across the state after more than a dozen local governments have voted to stop adding fluoride to their water systems. RELATED: Faulty equipment causes […]
Horicon votes to stop adding fluoride to city water, citing worker safety
Horicon will soon stop adding fluoride to the city’s water following a decision by the Common Council. The council on Tuesday voted 5-1 in favor of no longer adding fluoride to the water. Ald. Marie Fenske voted against removing the fluoride. Mayor Josh Maas said that the decision to remove fluoride from the water supply […]
Do you support removing fluoride from drinking water? Oviedo’s mayor wants to know
OVIEDO, Fla. – Oviedo Mayor Megan Sladek is asking Floridians to participate in a survey asking whether they support the banning of fluoride from drinking water. The survey states anonymous results will not be counted and instead asks that respondents match their feedback to their voter record in order for local representatives to see what […]
Two state lawmakers want to ban fluoride in public water systems across Louisiana
Two Louisiana lawmakers want to ban fluoridation of all public water systems across the state, arguing that individuals should be able to choose whether or not to ingest more fluoride than what already occurs naturally in the environment. But some public health experts and dentists have pushed back on that approach, arguing that fluoridated water […]