The city of Cadillac has a simple theory when it comes to injecting fluoride into city water. If the citizens desire it, then they just have to say so. In the past, the citizens have simply said “no” through the medium of four citywide votes. The last, in April of 1977, was turned down by […]
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Ormond Beach commissioners starting budget approval
Excerpt: Near the end of the meeting, Commissioner Troy Kent raised the question about the fluoridation of city water. He expressed concern about the actual chemical make-up of the product the city was buying in comparison with what is delivered “on the truck.” Mayor Kelly responded that there would be a workshop to cover those […]
DuBois: Residents question whether there should be fluoride in water
Residents in DuBois are raising questions as to whether or not fluoride should continue to be in the city’s water. DuBois city manager, Herm Suplizio said that fluoride has been in the water since 1964. Suplizio said recently, residents have been addressing city officials expressing concerns stating fluoride is not healthy to have in the […]
CDC awards contract to Hager Sharp to promote fluoridation
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded two contracts to DC-based Hager Sharp. The two multi-year contracts worth an estimated $6.2 million include support for the Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention (DHDSP) and the Division of Oral Health (DOH), both based in Atlanta. The two contracts awarded to the agency include a […]
More Studies Link Fluoride to Brain Damage
Legislators Are Mislead About Gravity and Extent of Fluoride Brain Risk. Newly discovered and translated published studies reveal fluoride is linked to lower IQ, even at levels added to US water supplies, reports the Fluoride Action Network (FAN). Further, fluoridation promoters misrepresented newly published Harvard fluoride/IQ research. Thirty-four studies now link fluoride to reduced IQ […]
Hingham Board of Health to hold fluoride discussion
The Hingham Board of Health will host a fluoride discussion with Aquarion Vice President of Operations John Walsh and the Hull and Cohasset boards of health Wednesday, Sept. 19, at 7 p.m. Hingham Executive Health Officer Bruce Capman said the agenda item is in response to the January 2011 U.S. Department of Health and Human […]
Harvard study: Fluoridated water lowers children’s IQ
Researchers at Harvard University recently published the results of a long-term analysis that links fluoridated water to lower IQ scores in children. The alarming findings were released in Environmental Health Perspectives, a publication of the National Institute of Health. Professor Philippe Grandjean and research scientist Anna L. Choi of Harvard University partnered with medical […]
Clean water advocates file for citizen referendum with goal of giving Portlanders a vote on water fluoridation
Portland, OR – Immediately following the Portland City Council’s decision to add fluoridation chemicals to Portland’s water, clean water advocates announced plans to launch a citizen referendum that would put the fluoridation question to Portland voters. Referendum paperwork was filed within an hour of the City Council’s vote. The Clean Water Portland PAC at the same time announced […]
Editorial. Fluoride in Portland: a banner day for public health
Set aside the boos and the recall threats from a vocal minority. Forget, for a moment, the angry references in public forums over the past month to fascism and forced medication. Wednesday was a great day for Portland. The City Council’s 5-0 vote to add fluoride to Portland’s drinking water will translate, over time, into […]
ACSH: Fluoridated water finally comes to Portland
Portland, Oregon, whose residents have long resisted fluoridating city drinking water, will finally be joining the twentieth century in tooth decay prevention. (Yes, fluoridated drinking water became an official policy of the U.S. Public Health Service in 1951.) Just yesterday, the City Council approved a plan to add fluoride to Portland’s water by March of 2014. By […]