WATSONVILLE — A City Council committee is recommending Watsonville move forward with a contract to pay for fluoridation of the public water supply. The 2-1 decision by the committee came Monday, a day after a deadline set by the state Department of Public Health for the city to commit to fluoridating its water. The contract […]
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Cayuga County: Saving smiles
Excerpts: … Last week, a dental hygienist and speaker touted the importance of focusing on oral hygiene with children to a group of pediatric professionals. During a presentation at Auburn Memorial Hospital, Laurie Turner said pediatricians should be working with families to address their young children’s teeth to prevent health issues down the line. “If […]
Fluoride in Water Prevents Adult Tooth Loss, Study Suggests
Children drinking water with added fluoride helps dental health in adulthood decades later, a new study finds. In an article appearing in the October issue of the American Journal of Public Health, Matthew Neidell reports a strong relationship between fluoride levels in a resident’s county at the time of their birth with tooth loss as […]
Scientists Grow Disillusioned Waiting for ‘Clear Guidance’ From Obama Admin
William Hirzy, a former U.S. EPA chemist, has a favorite example when discussing the role of science in government policy: fluoride in drinking water. His view — and that of the EPA chapter of the National Treasury Employees Union — is that the chemical can be dangerous, possibly increasing the risk of bone cancer in […]
Wellington: Water is safe, officials say
Wellington, Kan. — Posters claiming poison is in the City of Wellington’s drinking water are unfounded and untrue, city officials say. Bright yellow posters claiming “There is Poison in the Tap Water” have been spotted on the north side of Wellington. The posters claim fluoride in the water system is dangerous and could cause neurological […]
Gillette region: Water may get a little harder
Water in the region of Gillette could become a little harder but with less fluoride after the Madison Pipeline project is complete. The project is a $217 million effort to stretch a 42-mile-long pipeline that will bring fresh water from the Madison formation well fields north of Moorcroft to Gillette. The pipeline will duplicate the […]
Maryville: For some, fluoride is nothing to smile at
Maryville, Mo. — Now that Citizens for a Smoke-free Nodaway County has succeeded in gaining City Council approval for a workplace smoking ban inside the Maryville City Limits, a second group of citizens is seeking similar action against what they see as yet another threat to public health — fluoride in the municipal water supply. […]
Walden OKs return of fluoride
Fluoride. It’s back in Walden. With one opposing vote, the Village Board of Walden approved the local law on fluoride at their meeting last week, returning the chemical to the water supply. Of course, as the village has seen ever since the topic first came up some months ago, it wasn’t that simple. The board […]
Watsonville cited for failure to fluoridate
WATSONVILLE – The state Department of Public Health cited Watsonville on Thursday for failing to fluoridate its water supply. The citation comes seven months after the City Council put off signing a contract for a $2 million grant to pay for a fluoridation system and established a committee to continue negotiating the deal. “I was […]
Napa City Council Rejects Grand Jury recommendation to Fluoridate its Water
This year’s grand jury wants the city of Napa to fluoridate its drinking water and combine its Public Works Department with Napa Sanitation District. Don’t hold your breath. Napa Sanitation District’s board of directors, headed by Mayor Jill Techel, flatly rejected the consolidation recommendation last week. Tuesday night the City Council nixed fluoridation. The grand […]