Oregon: Albany Council Agenda, April 27, 2022

Brief excerpts from the April 27, 2022, agenda for the City Council Members. FOR: March 30, 2022, Letter from Dan Keteri, CEO, Samaritan Albany General Hospital.  “On behalf of Samaritan Albany General Hospital and Samaritan Health Services, I write to express our support of continuing water fluoridation in the City of Albany’s water supply… “According […]

Central Otago: Fluoridation of tap water on way

The fluoride-free status of Central Otago drinking water is likely to change — at a cost of more than $1 million. That figure is based on estimates of a cost of about $255,000 per site supplying water to more than than 500 people but does not include the existing supply to Alexandra and Clyde but […]

Letter: Fluoridation

Our experience as a society beset with problems reveals a sad truth: When numbers of people suffer injury, the less-advantaged suffer disproportionately. This is injustice. My specific concern is fluoridation of public water supplies, a practice that science, ethics and common sense increasingly discredits. Fluoridation is known to have negative health impacts across a wide […]

920,000 people exposed to fluoride contaminated water in Northern Ghana

A research finding by the Center for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) – Water Research Instititute (WRI) and Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (EAWAG) has revealed that about 920,000 persons in Northern Ghana are exposed to fluoride contaminated water. The report said most of the population relied on groundwater for drinking, which […]

Oregon: Albany councilor’s push to remove fluoride from drinking water fails

Albany City Hall , Ashley Smith, Mid-Valley Media An Albany City Council member’s push to remove fluoride from the city’s drinking water died without a vote. Councilor Matilda Novak raised the idea in March, leading to a staff report and passionate testimony regarding fluoridation during a council meeting the night of Wednesday, April 27. In […]

American Dental Association hit by new Black Basta ransomware

The American Dental Association (ADA) was hit by a weekend cyberattack, causing them to shut down portions of their network while investigating the attack. The ADA is a dentist and oral hygiene advocacy association providing training, workshops, and courses to its 175,000 members. For many living in the USA, you will likely recognize the ADA Accepted […]

Tablet fluoridation. Letter: Something to chew on regarding fluoride

I disagree with Rob Goren’s letter, “Missouri should support fluoride” because it implies that fluoridated water has been proven to be safe and effective in fighting tooth decay. Many doctors and scientists throughout the world claim that adding fluoride to our drinking water has not been proven to be safe or effective. In 2016, the […]

Chlorfenapyr: Illegal pesticide unit busted

Note from Fluoride Action Network: See adverse effects. Chlorfenapyr structural formula: MUZAFFARGARH: Pest Warning Assistant Director Shahid Hussain and other officials, on a tip-off, busted an illegal factory at Chah Ali Wala, Mauza Kotla Abul Fateh, and seized counterfeit pesticides and other materials, such as chlorphenypyrkins, chlorfenapyr TC, Carbo Furan NTC, plastic funnels, beakers, drums, […]

Fluoride, arsenic concentration found in 73 Jharkhand hamlets

Note from Fluoride Action Network: One lakh is one hundred thousand (100,000). (EC) Ranchi, Apr 22 (PTI) The Jharkhand government has identified 73 hamlets affected by fluoride and arsenic concentration in groundwater, which causes several health complications, officials said. According to the Central Ground Water Board website, fluoride concentration was found above 1.5mg/l in parts […]