DERUYTER, N.Y. — A mistake by a school nurse results in the distribution of a prescription drug to a kindergarten class. It happened in the DeRuyter School District this morning. Superintendent Bruce Sharpe says the nurse for the elementary school mistakenly brought another student’s Ritalin prescription to the kindergarten class instead of fluoride tablets, which […]
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Corning denies Star-Gazette FOIA request
CORNING – The city of Corning has denied a Star-Gazette Freedom of Information Law request. The newspaper filed the request Tuesday, seeking a copy of an opinion by the city’s lawyer on the validity of anti-flouride petitions filed last month. The city plans to make public the lawyer’s ruling at a press conference at 9 […]
Newport may delay adding fluoride to county water
Newport Beach City Council members will decide Tuesday whether to ask for a delay in the upcoming fluoridation of Orange County’s water supply so they can sort out residents’ concerns. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, which provides 18% of Newport’s drinking water, plans to begin adding fluoride at the Robert B. Diemer Treatment […]
End the insanity, junk fluoride plan
Re: your Oct. 8 Arts & Living article, “Cavity Crisis: Survey finds big holes in children’s dental care”: It’s astonishing to see any article attribute the rise in cavities to children not getting enough fluoride, when the truth is that many of us, especially small children, currently ingest more than considered safe. Due to widespread […]
County’s fluoridation date bumped again
LOS ANGELES — Construction difficulties will again delay plans to start adding fluoride to San Diego County water supplies, this time until Dec. 3, officials from Southern California’s main water supplier said Wednesday. After waiting four years to complete billions of dollars of improvements at five water treatment plants, the Metropolitan Water District had expected […]
Ashland considers fluoridating water
ASHLAND – Would adding fluoride to the town’s drinking water make residents smile or gnash their teeth? Town health officials intend to find out as they weigh whether Ashland should join the majority of towns in MetroWest with fluoridated water. Ashland last considered fluoridation about a decade ago, when a dentist sat on the Board […]
Corning fluoride opinion under wraps
CORNING — The city of Corning has received an opinion from its lawyer on an anti-fluoride petition, but doesn’t plan to disclose it publicly until Oct. 23. Mayor Frank Coccho said he and City Manager Mark Ryckman have read the opinion by Pamela Doyle Gee of Davidson & O’Mara in Elmira. “I skimmed through the […]
Water district OKs fluoride study
HUMBOLDT – The Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District (HBMWD) will proceed with a study on how it might eventually add fluoride to water for its seven municipal clients in Northern Humboldt. The narrowly focused study, to be conducted by Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, considers only cost and technical issues, such as system design, construction and costs. Any […]
Elgin debating refluoridating its water supply
Right now, Elgin’s water has minimal amounts of natural flouride, but it’s not enough to prevent tooth decay. “Most of us have been told if you want your teeth to be okay, you should have fluoride in the water,” Elgin resident Jeanette Shelby said. The American Dental Association agrees, saying fluoridation of community water is […]
High fluoride levels in water creates crisis in Princess Anne; More than $80M in development halted
PRINCESS ANNE — The well water crisis in northern Somerset County is now hammering customers who rely on water from the Somerset County Sanitary District. Because of requirements mandated by the Maryland Department of the Environment concerning two proposed wells on Revell’s Neck Road, millions of dollars in new development in and around Princess Anne […]