State officials formally submitted a request to keep $10 billion that recent changes to the Medicaid program have saved the federal government, saying investing that money over the next five years will further “bend the Medicaid cost curve.” The entire waiver request is below. Changes to the ballooning Medicaid system — which is jointly funded […]
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Editorial on Pinellas: Paying for Fluoride Four’s foolishness
A Tampa Bay Times Editorial They started lining up shortly after sunrise in the county that rejected science and removed fluoride from the drinking water. By midmorning, the Pinellas County Health Department was jammed with families waiting for free dental exams for their children that could include cleanings, X-rays, fillings — and fluoride treatments. These […]
Pro-Fluoridation Group Submits Petition To Wichita City Council
A local group of dentists, doctors and community members in favor of Wichita water fluoridation held a rally Friday at City Hall to mark the collection of more than 11,000 petition signatures. Members of the group Wichitans for Healthy Teeth have been going door-to-door for the past several weeks collecting signatures and distributing information about […]
Sacramento Editorial: Fluoride is needed in city water, at low levels
Excerpt The controversy came to the Sacramento City Council in what appeared a rather innocuous agenda item last week to accept a $550,000 grant from the First 5 Sacramento Commission to help pay for fluoridation equipment upgrades… … The city is hoping for more aid from First 5. Opponents said the terms of the grant […]
Sacramento City Council extends fluoride program despite rising costs
… the City Council voted last week to extend its fluoridation program, despite a report from utilities officials that continuing the practice will cost millions of dollars in water revenue collected from city residents and businesses. According to a study by the city’s Department of Utilities, annual operation and maintenance costs for the city’s fluoridation […]
Panel links PFOA exposure to thyroid disease, ulcerative colitis
VIENNA – An independent panel of scientists has now linked exposure to PFOA — a chemical used in making non-stick coatings — to thyroid disease and ulcerative colitis in humans. On Monday, the DuPont-approved panel released its third set of reports nixing the company’s objections that PFOA, also known as the chemical C8 or ammonium […]
Fluoride Lowers IQ in Kids, New Study Shows
A review of some two dozen studies by Harvard University researchers published this month in a peer-reviewed federal journal suggests that fluoride added into water supplies “significantly” decreases the IQ of children, leading to renewed calls by activists to end the controversial practice of fluoridation. Most public water supplies in the United States still have […]
Two Pinellas candidates seek to make fluoridation a campaign issue
… The cavity-fighting mineral has a starring role in the campaigns of two Democrats seeking to oust Republican incumbents from their county commission seats. Both candidates want to turn the election into a referendum on the commission’s 4-3 vote last year to end fluoridation, a practice backed by federal health officials who say it has […]
Fluoridation boosts risk of fluorosis – new study
It has been known that exposure to a tiny amount of fluoride may help prevent tooth caries, but if the exposure is too much, this neurotoxin can cause a much more serious dental disease called fluorosis. A new study published online Oct 20, 2011 in Journal of Public Health Dentistry showed that in fluoridated areas, […]
City of Midland receives grant for fluoridation equipment
The Michigan Department of Community Health Oral Health Program has selected 11 communities from across the state — including Midland — to initiate and maintain a community water fluoridation program for residents. This is the third year fluoridation equipment grants have been awarded. This year they were made possible by a $100,000 donation from the […]