HUMBOLDT – Results of initial surveying done by the Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District and the Humboldt Community Services District show majority support for fluoridation of drinking water and the water district’s board will decide whether to do a study on it next September. The municipal customers that get water from the district are considering […]
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Corning man says referendum may not make it on fall ballot
CORNING — Opponents of water fluoridation in Corning are waiting for information from Ithaca before launching a petition campaign that could force a referendum on the issue. “I sent a Freedom of Information request to the Ithaca City Council last week,” said Kirk Huttleston, leader of the anti-fluoride campaign. Huttleston said he is seeking the […]
About 40 gallons of hydrofluoric acid leaked from a rail car in Bloomington, California
About 40 gallons of hydrofluoric acid leaked from a rail car in Bloomington on Saturday night, but did not create a hazard for nearby residents and no injuries were reported, officials said. Joe Arbona, a spokesman for Union Pacific Railroad, said the acid leaked at a rate of about four gallons per hour, with the […]
Formal Complaint Charges CDC Oral Health Division with Ethics Violations
A joint meeting of two ethics committees for the Centers for Disease Control has received a detailed formal complaint alleging a series of unethical activities by the CDC Oral Health Division and the CDC Director. The complaint points to a quote by a highly placed CDC official that the public health ethics code CDC espouses […]
York County meeting on access that people with lower incomes have to dental care and the fluoridation of public water
Dr. Veasey Cullen Jr., sees an underlying irony in the push for fluoridated water. Those who most support making it mandatory and universal are those who have the most to lose from that arrangement. To wit: dental professionals such as himself. “If you have fluoridated water, dentists are the ones who won’t see the patients […]
Cobleskill village in Schoharie County ends use of fluoride
After 54 years of drinking water with fluoride added, Cobleskill village residents who believe in its dental benefits will now have to rely on toothpaste and other products “From a personal standpoint, I’m very happy,” village Water Superintendent Jeff Pangman said Friday. After several years of his pushing village officials to reconsider fluoridation, the Cobleskill […]
KU prof among hundreds demanding hearings on fluoride
A wide-ranging group of physicians, environmentalists, dentists and scientists — including a Kansas University professor emeritus — have called on Congress to stop water fluoridation. The group of 600 professionals said congressional hearings should be held because recent reports indicate fluoridation has no benefits and may pose health risks. Most water supplies in the United […]
South Yarmouth could face fluoridation vote
SOUTH YARMOUTH — The town’s plan to fluoridate its water supply could be challenged in a referendum. Opponents say they have enough resident signatures to force a town vote next May. They have not yet turned in the signatures to the town clerk’s office. Two months ago, the town’s board of health voted 3-2 in […]
600 pros urge Congress to stop fluoridation
Citing new scientific evidence suggesting ineffectiveness and serious health risks, more than 600 professionals are urging Congress to stop water fluoridation until congressional hearings are conducted. The signers include physicians, dentists, scientists, and environmentalists. Their statement released yesterday cites a 500-page review of fluoride‘s toxicology by a panel appointed by the National Research Council of […]
600 Physicians, Dentists, Scientists and Environmentalists Call for an End to Fluoridation
A statement asking Congress to end water fluoridation in the United States has been released by the Fluoride Action Network (FAN). Over 600 professionals, including a Nobel Prize winner, officers in the Union that represents Environmental Protection Agency professionals, and members of the National Research Council panel on fluoride‘s toxicology, have signed the statement. The […]