Two-thirds of Americans drink tap water that has added fluoride. Unlike other chemicals added to water, which are intended to treat the water itself, fluoride is intended to treat the people who drink the water, whether they want the treatment or not. As the Fluoride Action Network (FAN) puts it, “Fluoridating water supplies can thus […]
News Archive
Welcome to the Fluoride Action Network News Archive. The FAN News Archive serves as an historical repository for fluoride news stories, positive or negative. Since FAN catalogs all news stories on fluoride, our news section remains a reliable database of all published fluoride news.
Our news database is categorized by country, state/province, and industry. This collection of articles is constantly being updated with the most recent global news on fluoride-related issues and events.
Water Fluoridation Linked to Diabetes and Low IQ
In the video above, you can watch professor Paul Connett, Ph.D., director of the Fluoride Action Network (FAN), debate professor Mike Berridge, Ph.D., of the Malaghan Institute of Medical Research in New Zealand on the topic of water fluoridation. This debate was 12 years in the making; it’s taken that long to find someone willing […]
Your dentist’s advice may prove to be toothless
It’s not just flossing. Or the fluoride. A lot of what your dentist has been telling you to do over the years is looking, well, toothless, according to a new report that contradicts commonly given advice. Writing for The New York Times, Dr. Aaron E. Carroll debunked everything you thought you knew about your teeth, […]
Endo To Pay $15.5M to Settle Fluoride Multivitamin Class Action
Endo Health Solutions Inc. has reportedly agreed to pay $15.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit over its Qualitest multivitamins that allegedly contain less than 45 percent of the amount of fluoride that is advertised on the label. Plaintiff Shannon Mahoney initially filed the Endo class action lawsuit in December 2015, alleging she purchased […]
Phillipe Grandjean awarded the John Goldsmith Award
The John Goldsmith Award is for sustained and outstanding contributions to the knowledge and practice of environmental epidemiology. This annual award was established to honor John Goldsmith, one of the organizers, early leaders, and constant supporters of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE), who passed away in October 1999. ISEE has chosen Dr. Philippe […]
Fluoridation Useless for Low-Income Children, Federal Data Shows
CDC 2011/2012 statistics reveal low-income children’s tooth decay rates are increasing substantially – despite record numbers of children served fluoride from water, foods, dental products and medicines causing an overall alarming surge in fluoride-overdose symptoms – dental fluorosis (discolored teeth), reports the New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation, Inc. (NYSCOF) Decay rates for children, […]
Fluoride Consumption Linked to Diabetes Using Mathematical Models
Regression analyses suggest association between increases in consumption of fluoridated water and type 2 diabetes Water fluoridation prevents dental cavities, which are a costly public health concern. But despite the benefits supplemental water fluoridation remains a controversial subject. Some indicate it may cause long term health problems, but studies reporting side effects have been minimal […]
FDA to Require Pharma to Update Fluoroquinolone Labels
The FDA will now require pharmaceuticals to update drug labels and medication guides for all antibacterial drugs containing Fluoroquinolone. The labels and guides must reflect the findings of ongoing studies that led to an FDA warning issued earlier this year. The FDA cautioned practitioners to prescribe fluoroquinolones only when no alternative treatments are an option. […]
FDA updates warnings for fluoroquinolone antibiotics
Limits use for acute bacterial sinusitis, acute bacterial exacerbation of chronic bronchitis and uncomplicated urinary tract infections The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved safety labeling changes for a class of antibiotics, called fluoroquinolones, to enhance warnings about their association with disabling and potentially permanent side effects and to limit their use in patients […]
FDA updates warnings for fluoroquinolone antibiotics
Limits use for acute bacterial sinusitis, acute bacterial exacerbation of chronic bronchitis and uncomplicated urinary tract infections The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved safety labeling changes for a class of antibiotics, called fluoroquinolones, to enhance warnings about their association with disabling and potentially permanent side effects and to limit their use in patients […]