CLICK HERE TO Read ORIGINAL ARTICLE Story at-a-glance Higher exposure to fluoride while in utero is associated with lower scores on tests of cognitive function in childhood Women with higher levels of fluoride in their urine during pregnancy were more likely to have children with lower intelligence Each 0.5 milligram per liter increase in pregnant […]
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Port Angeles businesses get letter threatening blacklisting over fluoridation
PORT ANGELES — Businesses in Port Angeles that serve tap water to their customers have received an unsigned letter threatening them with being blacklisted if voters favor fluoridating the city’s municipal water supply in a Nov. 7 advisory ballot measure, and if the Port Angeles City Council follows through on its pledge to follow the […]
Tom’s of Maine celebrates 25 years of Silly Strawberry Natural Children’s Toothpaste
Note from FAN: The concern with kid-friendly tasting toothpaste is that children may swallow more of it. See more here KENNEBUNK, Maine. – Tom’s of Maine, creators of toothpaste for adults set out to use their expertise and success in making effective, natural toothpastes to construct an offering for children. The Silly Strawberry Natural Children’s Toothpaste […]
Sudbury: Report details fluoride use in city’s water supply
Backed by health unit and Health Canada, practice is still controversial for some Greater Sudbury spends $100,000 to $120,000 a year fluoridating tap water, according to a report headed to the operations committee next week. The report was commissioned last spring following a request from Ward 10 Coun. Fern Cormier. Cormier said at a meeting […]
Port Angeles. LETTER: Pregnant women should avoid fluoride
A study, published in Environmental Health Perspectives (Sept. 19), shows child brain damage occurs when pregnant mothers drink waters fluoridated at the so-called “optimum levels” (0.7 mg/L). They will give birth to children who likely will have meaningfully lowered cognitive function at 4 years old, and at 6-12 years old, about half of these children […]
Bega Valley: Council to vote on fluoride dosing
The NSW Health Department is “strongly” urging councillors to vote in favour of water fluoridation during this week’s council meeting. At the September 20 council meeting, councillors resolved to defer a decision on adding fluoride to the Tantawanglo-Kiah and Brogo-Bermagui water supplies following presentations by concerned community members. NSW director of public health for the Murrumbidgee […]
The recovery of sulphur hexafluoride in focus for Taiyo Nippon Sanso Higashikanto
According to The Gas Review, Taiyo Nippon Sanso Higashikanto performs the recovery of sulphur hexafluoride (SF6), used as an insulating gas in electrical transformers and other devices throughout Japan. They handle between 400 and 500 orders a year. SF6 is one of the gases set for reduction in usage in the Kyoto Protocol. Recovery work was […]
Fate of fluoride in Buda’s water to be decided in Nov. 7 election
Highlights • Town had fluoridated water until San Marcos residents voted in November 2015 to stop fluoridating their water. • Most of the costs of fluoridation in Buda would be covered by the Texas Fluoridation Program. The debate over whether to add fluoride to the water in Buda, reignited early this year by community activists, […]
Calgary. Opinion: Fluoridation should be city council’s top priority
The following is a rebuttal to a column by Licia Corbella, “The science is not settled on water fluoridation,” which appeared in the Herald on Oct. 12. The original piece appears below this response. As the newly elected Calgary city councillors take their seats, an important public health issue awaits. Children and other residents are […]
ABB cuts greenhouse gases with green grid tech
ABB has launched an eco-efficient switchgear product in China. The technology firm claims its ZX2 AirPlus is a more sustainable version of the combination of disconnect switches, fuses or circuit breakers commonly used to control, protect and isolate electrical equipment on a power grid. It says its medium-voltage gas-insulated switchgear will help China as the […]