Shippensburg Borough Authority decided this week to not stop adding fluoride to the local water supply and to continue to do research on what concentration of the chemical should be used. The board first discussed the issue at a meeting earlier this month, when it was brought to their attention that the recommendation for fluoride […]
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Pinellas County Commissioner seat contested by pro-fluoridation Charlie Justice
Former state Sen. Charlie Justice launched a bid Thursday to unseat Pinellas County Commissioner Nancy Bostock. Justice, a Democrat from St. Petersburg, cited Bostock’s vote to end fluoridation of drinking water and the county’s fights with cities over EMS funding after filing paperwork to run Thursday. Bostock, a first-term Republican from Treasure Island, voted with […]
Health officials urge well owners to test water
CALDWELL — Groundwater throughout southwestern Idaho are contaminated with trace amounts of arsenic, nitrates and fluoride, according to Southwest District Health officials. There’s no need for alarm, Environmental Health Services director David Loper said — these contaminants occur naturally and usually don’t pose a significant health risk. Nonetheless, he continued, it’s important for residents to […]
International Bottled Water Assoc. disputes New York Times on children’s cavity rates
The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) issued the following statement regarding a March 6, 2012, New York Times article concerning recent increases in children’s cavity rates: “The New York Times article, Preschoolers in Surgery for a Mouthful of Cavities, (March 6, 2012), notes that the causes of increased dental problems in young children vary, from […]
Philomath voters have one week to return ballots on fluoridation question
The March 13 special election is a week away and, as of Monday, about 23 percent of ballots had been received by the Benton County elections office. Philomath voters are voting on Measure 02-76, which would overturn a May 2011 decision by the Philomath City Council to discontinue adding fluoride to the city’s municipal water […]
Madison Utilities board votes to lower fluoride level from 0.8 to 0.7 ppm
Monday night the Madison Utilities board of directors unanimously passed a recommendation from General Manager Ricky Pounders to lower the fluoride levels from 0.8 to 0.7 milligrams per liter of the city’s drinking water. The Department of Health and Human Resources made the recommendation in January 2011 that 0.7 be the minimal amount of fluoride […]
Madison Utilities board to vote tonight on lowering fluoride levels in city’s drinking water
Ben and Robin Gremillion of Madison have spent much of their waking hours over the past couple of years campaigning against fluoride in the city’s drinking water. They believe fluoride has caused their 10-year-old daughter and Robin herself to have thyroid problems, which have led to numerous other health problems. They have been pleading their […]
Aspen: Poison in the water
As both a research epidemiologist and dentist, I have studied fluoride‘s dental and systemic effects for more than 10 years. I used to live and practice in Basalt years ago. I take exception to Dr. David Swersky’s recent letter titled “The facts support fluoride in water” (Feb. 29, The Aspen Times). General dentists without academic […]
Myerstown Water Authority first to stop fluoridation
Just over 67 years ago, Grand Rapids, Mich., became the first city in the world to adjust the fluoride in its water supply. Scientists had determined that fluoride could be used to reduce tooth decay, and many communities followed Grand Rapids’ lead, including the borough of Myerstown. Although he wasn’t sure of the exact date, […]
New Jersey pharmacy mistakenly gives kids breast cancer medication instead of fluoride pills
TRENTON, N.J. — The state attorney general’s office has begun a preliminary investigation into a CVS pharmacy’s mistaken distribution of pills for the treatment of breast cancer to children instead of the fluoride pills that were prescribed. The attorney general’s consumer affairs division on Friday ordered a CVS pharmacy in Chatham to explain the mistake […]