Throughout her career, Ayse Asatekin, associate professor of chemical and biological engineering at Tufts University, has sought to use filters to prevent illness and protect the environment. One mineral that performs this function is fluoride, which results in dental and skeletal fluorosis. Fluorosis is a degradation of bones or teeth that happens when fluoride is […]
National Institutes of Health Biomedical research agency will be in experienced hands as search for permanent director continues Lawrence Tabak, principal deputy director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), will become the agency’s acting director on 20 December—the day after current Director Francis Collins leaves his post, the Department of Health and Human Services […]
Abstract Introduction In the United States of America, early childhood caries (ECC) is the most common chronic childhood disease of early onset, with dental caries being the most prevalent chronic disease among children aged 6-19 years. Children without an established medical home, from low-income households, and who are uninsured have historically shown to be prone […]
Note from Fluoride Action Network Structural formula for Sulfoxaflor (see more information on its toxicity and USDA Shuts Down Data Collection on Honey Bees) and Sulfoxaflor: Documents. “With this ruling, the bees in California are getting much-needed relief just as we’re seeing some of the worst signs of colony collapse.” The bee-killing pesticide sulfoxaflor is […]
A citizen’s group believes fluoridated water does more harm than good. On Dec. 8, Boothbay selectmen received a request to place an article on the May town meeting warrant seeking the removal of fluoride from the local water supply. Boothbay Region Water District began adding fluoride into the drinking water supply after Boothbay and […]
Residents who for years have been complaining about the City of Alpena’s water management company adding fluoride to the drinking water may not have to argue their viewpoints much longer. SUEZ has been operating the city’s water/wastewater utility since July, 2008. It has been adding fluoride to the drinking water since the beginning. Adding fluoride […]
ABx Group’s 87 per cent-owned chemical refining subsidiary, Alcore, has commenced construction of a pilot plant that will look to produce precursor chemicals used to recover fluorine from aluminium smelter waste known as “excess bath”. The Sydney-based company believes Alcore’s proprietary technology for recycling excess bath into high-value products, such as aluminium fluoride, could deliver […]
New York – December 2021 — American Dental Association (ADA) internal documents reveal how it influenced the world to ignore a preponderance of evidence proving vitamin D can prevent tooth decay in order to promote nonessential but profitable fluoride, reports Philippe P. Hujoel, PhD, DDS, Professor, Oral Health Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Washington […]
Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology (CKDu) has been a major concern in Sri Lanka, especially in the North Central Province as well as some other parts of the dry zone, claiming lives of hundreds of locals over the past few decades. Many researches conducted so far in the country to find out actual causes for CKDu, has […]
Water & Sewer Department Posted on: December 7, 2021 Sodium Fluoride for Water Treatment for the Town of Shrewsbury BOARD OF HEALTH 100 MAPLE AVENUE SHREWSBURY, MA 01545 508-841-8384 Dear Shrewsbury Residents: Despite the Town’s best efforts to avoid the global supply chain issues affecting the availability of sodium fluoride, the Town of Shrewsbury inventory […]
