BOISE – A resolution was introduced Tuesday into the Idaho House recognizing the dental health benefits of fluoridated water. The resolution recognizes the “significant public health effort” and the role Idaho played in the development of a scientific understanding of fluoride, sponsor Rep. Kelly Packer, R-McCammon, told the Health and Welfare Committee. When Oakley built […]
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Nalgonda to get hospital to treat fluoride victims
Union Health and Family Welfare Minister, Jagat Prakash Nadda, has promised to set up a 300-bed hospital in Marriguda manda headquarters in the district to provide treatment for fluorosis victims. Addressing the victims during a meeting organised by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State wing at Marriguda on Tuesday, the Union Minister promised the hospital after […]
Water crisis is the biggest killer in making, writes Murli Manohar Joshi
Water is essential for sustaining life and our ecosystem as a whole and India is by far the largest and fastest growing consumer of ground water in the world. In our country, ground water is a common pool resource (CPR), used by millions of farmers, and about 84 percent of the total addition to the […]
Proposed New Jersey Public Water Supply Fluoridation Act
SENATE, No. 1250 STATE OF NEW JERSEY 217th LEGISLATURE INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 8, 2016 Sponsored by: Senator JOSEPH F. VITALE District 19 (Middlesex) SYNOPSIS “New Jersey Public Water Supply Fluoridation Act.” CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT As introduced. An Act concerning public community water systems, supplementing P.L.1977, c.224 (C.58:12A-1 et seq.), and amending R.S.24:12-2 and R.S.26:2-65. Be […]
Health Minister backs water fluoridation
The Health Minister responsible for dentistry has backed mass fluoridation of tap water to cut tooth decay – but warned MPs will never vote for it. Alistair Burt said he was ‘perfectly convinced by the science’, which concludes there are huge benefits to oral health from adding fluoride, which currently reaches just 10% of the population. […]
Fluoride in water ‘hurts’ intelligence
Nacada chairman John Mututho on Saturday said there are high fluoride deposits in water from boreholes in Naivasha. A recent report, Fluoride and Intelligence: The 37 studies-conducted by the global Fluoride Network, says the chemical affects human IQ. “We have in the past raised the issue of quality water in Naivasha but this has not […]
Port Angeles. OUR VIEW: Conduct fluoride advisory vote
IT’S NOT WORKING. The Port Angeles City Council has mismanaged the process of obtaining public input on the fluoridation of city water to the point that many members of the public feel disenfranchised rather than empowered by those elected to represent them. The issue has gone beyond fluoridation to the question of whether democracy works […]
Ethics complaint filed against Port Angeles deputy mayor
PORT ANGELES — A former City Council candidate has filed an eight-part ethics complaint against Deputy Mayor Cherie Kidd over her conduct while presiding at a City Council meeting Tuesday night. Marolee Smith, who unsuccessfully ran for a position in November now occupied by Michael Merideth, filed the action Thursday under a section of the […]
Cortland: County pushes for fluoridation study grant
CORTLAND – County health officials refuse to let an opportunity to fluoridate public drinking water go away without a fight. City of Cortland officials were expected to receive a letter today or Monday from county Health Director Catherine Feuerherm, Seven Valleys Health Coalition Executive Director Jackie Leaf and county Environmental Health Director Michael Ryan offering […]
Abolishing fluoridation in water: Inexpedient to Legislate
HB 1693-FN-LOCAL, abolishing fluoridation in water. INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE. Rep. Paula Francese for Resources, Recreation and Development. This bill would prohibit the introduction of fluoride into drinking water supplies in the state. It contains a number of issues of concern for the committee. Tooth decay is one of the most common chronic diseases among American […]