(HealthDay News) — People’s teeth are wearing away at a faster rate than ever, dissolving under a blistering acid attack that they’ve brought on themselves, dental experts say. Dental erosion — the loss of the protective enamel on teeth — is reportedly on the increase in the United States. The condition occurs when enamel is […]
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Torrington: Fluoride proposal stalled indefinitely
It’s been more than a year since the Torrington City Council voted to consider putting a fluoride supplement into the city’s water – an issue that sparked quite a bit of local controversy. The subject has been sitting on the back burner since then, Mayor Leroy Schafer said Thursday, and for a lot of reasons. […]
Helix Water District says fluoridation to continue
LA MESA: The Helix Water District board voted yesterday to continue fluoridating the district’s water after it ran out of grant money to pay for the process. Helix began fluoridating its water in December 2007, at the same time that the Metropolitan Water District began fluoridating the treated water it supplies to San Diego County. […]
State Supreme Court to take up Port Angeles fluoride petitions
(Olympia) — The state’s highest court will review an effort to get fluoride out of the city of Port Angeles water supply. The state Supreme Court agreed last week to review the case of two intiatives that sought to stop the city from adding fluoride to the water. Local environmental group “Protect the Peninsula’s Future” […]
Hamilton brings fluoride debate to library
An ongoing and heated debate over the benefits and harmful effects of fluoridating public water came to Hamilton April 28. To present both sides of the discussion, the village brought Paul Connett, a retired chemistry professor and anti-fluoridation advocate, and Jayanth Kumar, director of oral health surveillance and research at the Bureau of Dental Health […]
DeLand cancels fluoride, then adds it back
A contingent of dentists and public-health professionals has convinced the DeLand City Commission it wasn’t a good idea to save money by canceling fluoridation of city water. Two months ago, to balance the water-department budget, DeLand officials stopped adding fluoride to city water. They stopped buying the chemical, and didn’t replace the laboratory technician who […]
PFOA contaminated sludge spread in Lawrence County
The first time most people in Lawrence County became aware of biosolids being spread on county fields was last summer when residents in the Mount Hope area complained. Biosolids are by products of human waste and come from sludge in waste water (sewer) treatment plants. People in Mount Hope were upset about the smell and […]
Athol: Anti-fluoridation article easily defeated at town meeting
ATHOL — Fluoride has been in the town’s water for more than 50 years, and it will continue to be added after a vote last night rejecting a call to end the practice. The call for ending fluoridation was defeated after residents heard from Health Agent Philip D. Leger, who said the Board of Health […]
Reverse osmosis units could be installed in every Andrews household
ANDREWS — As part of a compliance agreement with state and federal agencies, Andrews is considering installing reverse osmosis water systems in every household in town. Since the late 1980s, Andrews has been in a compliance agreement with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and U.S. Environmental Protection agency about elevated FLUORIDE levels in water […]
Fluoride on Athol meeting warrant
ATHOL — While there are budgets to pass, zoning regulations to be changed and land to be preserved, the thorniest issue on this year’s annual town meeting warrant may be efforts to stop the town from putting fluoride in its drinking water. The town meeting will be held tomorrow beginning at 6:30 p.m. in Memorial […]