LOS ANGELES, Aug. 20 (AScribe Newswire) — More than 64,000 children a day in Southern California will be exposed to an unsafe dose of fluoride when the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) begins adding fluoride to drinking water in October, according to an analysis by the Environmental Working Group (EWG). The water district’s plan to add […]
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Editorial: Add fluoride to York water
In the classic Cold War satire “Dr. Strangelove,” Gen. Jack Ripper goes “a little funny in the head” and orders a nuclear attack on the Soviet Union. His reason for attacking? Fluoridation of water. Gen. Ripper believes fluoridation of water was a communist plot to pollute Americans’ “precious bodily fluids.” In a pivotal scene, Gen. […]
The Madison Water Utility battles criticism over high fluoride levels in Well 28
The Madison Water Utility had to shut down far west side Well No. 28 Tuesday because there was too much fluoride in the water pumping into the drinking water supply, the utility announced Friday. While the utility is so far unsure what caused the elevated fluoride, the incident has sparked further concern the utility is […]
Fluoride to be added to most of western Riverside County.
The agency that serves much of the drinking water to 18 million Southern Californians will start adding fluoride to its supply beginning in late October at a treatment plant that provides water to most of western Riverside County. Although state and county health officials said Friday that fluoride is considered beneficial to prevent tooth decay, […]
New Orleans runs out of fluoridating chemical
wo weeks after it resumed adding fluoride to New Orleans’ drinking water for the first time since Hurricane Katrina, the Sewerage & Water Board said Wednesday it has run out of the compound and, starting today, will not be able to add any to the water until a new supply is found. Most U.S. cities […]
Support grows for fluoridation in Humbolt Bay Municipal Water District
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 […]
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 […]