For decades, fluoride has been lauded as a key ingredient in preventing tooth decay, leading to widespread water fluoridation across the U.S. However, emerging scientific evidence raises critical questions about the safety and efficacy of this practice, particularly concerning its potential impact on brain development in children. The recent federal court ruling challenged the status […]
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Naples leaders may stop fluoridating drinking water. What to know
Naples city leaders may stop having fluoride added to the drinking water due to a recent federal court ruling and the urging of fluoride opponents. Half a dozen residents, including physicians, addressed the Naples City Council on Wednesday on the harms of fluoride being added to the water and called for the practice to stop. […]
Fluoride in water prevents some cavities but concern about health risks raises questions about the tradeoffs
The public health practice of adding fluoride to water supplies faces new scrutiny as a few recent reports raise concerns about potential health risks and suggest the benefits may not be as significant as they once were. A new report from the Cochrane Collaboration, an independent group that systematically analyzes scientific research, found just a slight benefit […]
American Dental Association Defends & Pledges To Keep Pushing Fluoridated Water
Despite a courts ruling that fluoride can damage the brains of children, the American Dental association has pledged that it will continue to push its use in the US water supply. A federal court ruling recently determined that the levels of fluoride in US drinking water pose unreasonable risks to children’s IQ and cognitive development Natural News reports: Generations of […]
Water fluoridation found to be less effective now than in past
The dental health benefits of adding fluoride to drinking water may be smaller now than before fluoride toothpaste was widely available, an updated Cochrane review has found. The team of researchers from the Universities of Manchester, Dundee and Aberdeen reviewed the evidence from 157 studies which compared communities that had fluoride added to their water supplies with […]
Water district that refuses to fluoridate being fined $500 per week
Only one water district in Arkansas serving more than 5,000 customers has refused to add fluoride to its water system as required by a state mandate, the Ozark Mountain Regional Public Water Authority (OMRPWA), which serves parts of Boone, Newton and Searcy counties. As a result, the water authority has been fined $500 per week […]
Federal ruling heartens fluoridation opponents
The American Dental Association (ADA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have argued for decades that it is necessary to add fluoride to the drinking water to help protect children from cavities. Anti-fluoride activists across the state and country have countered that fluoride is only effective when applied topically on the teeth, […]
Fed Judge Rules Fluoride Has Unreasonable Risk
Concerns about fluoride in water and its impact on the brain were once believed to be a conspiracy theory. But no longer can media pundits and public health institutions bank on the claim that the questions raised about the safety of what we drink and our dental hygiene products are just some “far out hoax” […]
Where does Wichita Falls stand on renewed fluoride debate?
Wichita Falls will take a wait-and-see stance on continuing to add fluoride to its water supply. Cities across the county are taking a second look at fluoride after a federal report linked high levels of fluoride in other countries to lower IQs in children. The report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ National Toxicity […]
Hillsborough commissioner wants county to stop adding fluoride to water
TAMPA — A decades-old debate over whether fluoride should be added to Tampa Bay’s drinking water might be renewed. On Sept. 26, Hillsborough County Commissioner Joshua Wostal posted on the social media site X that he intends to bring a motion to end the practice of Hillsborough County adding fluoride to “our children’s water supply. […]