More fluoridation of Hawke’s Bay water will be strongly opposed by an anti-lobby group. The Hawke’s Bay District Health board would likely impose it on the whole region thanks to an upcoming law change. Until recently Hastings’ urban area was the only part of Hawke’s Bay with fluoridation. It has been temporarily suspended while the […]
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Doctor’s Diary: … Water torture
The conundrum of the woman whose nausea and sickness resolved on a visit to France, and ceased altogether on switching to drinking only bottled water, appears to have been resolved. Prompted by the suggestion from retired engineer Derek Jones, mentioned in this column, that she request Thames Water to investigate the matter, she reports it […]
Drinking poison along with water
TANGLA, Oct 15: High concentration of fluoride in ground water, which causes fluorosis, has brought severe threat to the people living in 22 revenue villages of Udalguri district, the latest survey by the Public Health Engineering Department, Tangla has revealed. Fluorosis is a disease in which the teeth chip and bones become brittle. The findings […]
Petition to make Carrick-on-Shannon Fluoride Free
An online petition to make Leitrim’s county town, Carrick-on-Shannon Flouride Free has attracted over 200 signatures. The organisers of the petition which is addressed to Leitrim HSE is headed by Tara Killeen. The group want “to follow in the footsteps of Bantry and Clonakilty, to be the third town in Ireland to be Fluoride free!” […]
A teleconference with regulatory officials on April 9, 2015
For the previous months leading up to this event, Jill Jennings-McElheney of the Northeast Georgia Children’s Environmental Health Coalition worked to arrange a teleconference meeting with officials in U.S. regulatory agencies to dialogue with non-government participants on issues pertaining to the toxicology and science of fluoride (and if possible, the ethics of their decision-making). This […]
Amid drought, there’s a debate in Ashland about fluoride in water
ASHLAND — The town has been drawing water from Southborough since late September, and since, a concern has trickled to the surface several times: water in Southborough has fluoride, and Ashland doesn’t, per a decade-old Town Meeting vote. The town has drawn 200,000 gallons or less on a handful of days to replenish drying wells […]
Evaluation of fluoride levels in bottled water and their contribution to health and teeth problems in the United Arab Emirates.
Abstract Fluoride is needed for better health, yet if ingested at higher levels it may lead to health problems. Fluoride can be obtained from different sources, with drinking water being a major contributor. In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), bottled water is the major source for drinking. The aim of this research is to measure […]
‘Fluoride is a deadly poison’ Peel’s water fluoridation committee has heard
Members of Peel Region’s Community Water Fluoridation Committee heard in no uncertain terms that the longstanding water treatment practice is a serious threat to general good health. New Delhi researcher and professor Dr. A.K. Susheela spoke to the committee for about 30 minutes during a meeting Thursday. The committee is re-examining the use of fluoride […]
Experts call for fluoridated water to combat dental decay
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention named community water fluoridation “one of the 10 great public health achievements” of the 20th century “because of its contribution to the large decline in cavities in the United States since the 1960s.” But Hawaii water supplies are not fluoridated. And a recent report from the state […]
Andrew Young Sends Letter to GA Governor and American Water Works Association Calling for Fluoridegate Scandal Hearings
Says Story Offered by Fluoridation Promoters “Keeps Changing…and Changing…and Changing” Ellijay, Georgia — Civil rights pioneer and former U.S. Ambassador Andrew Young sent a letter to Georgia Governor Nathan Deal and House Speaker D avid Ralston calling for hearings to investigate why water fluoridation is continuing despite numerous reasons for ending the practice. “This is […]