BOSTON — Dental experts are warning that too much fluoride could be a bad thing for babies. NewsCenter 5’s Liz Brunner reported Wednesday that if you’re a parent, you may have noticed Nursery Water. It’s fluoridated water and bottled for babies. It’s marketed as a way to help prevent tooth decay. Dental experts said there’s […]
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The case against fluoride in water
Northern Kentucky University sociology professor Joan Ferrante buys copies of the book “The Fluoride Deception” by Christopher Bryson and gives them to people she meets. “I think it is the most well-researched book that I have ever come across in my career,” said Ferrante, who loves research and prefers it to two other main sources […]
High amounts of fluoride reported in water at Eastalco
ADAMSTOWN — The amount of fluoride in the water moving underground off Alcoa Eastalco Works’ property and onto William Renn’s farm in the 5500 block of Mountville Road may contain concentrations of fluoride in excess of what would be safe to drink, environmental and health experts at Johns Hopkins University said. Right near the property […]
More Communities Throw out Fluoridation
New York – December 21 — Legislators and officials are responding to newly published evidence of fluoride‘s adverse effects and rejecting fluoridation. This December, Juneau, Alaska and Martin County, Florida voted fluoride out of their drinking water. A Tennessee state legislator urged water companies to stop fluoridation. And the Vermont Department of Health sent a […]
Martin County won’t add fluoride to water supply
STUART — On one side were the blue-shirted activists, those convinced that fluoride is hazardous to the health of most anyone who drinks it out of the tap. On the other side were those dressed in white: dentists and nurses who desperately wanted the chemical compound added to Martin County’s water supply to help strengthen […]
Health dept. issues fluoridation warning
BELLOWS FALLS — The Vermont Department of Health is warning parents not to give any fluoridated water to infants under 12 months of age. The recommendation comes on the heels of a recent statement from the American Dental Association that also asks parents not to mix infant formula with fluoridated water because of the risk […]
Fort Collins should halt water fluoridation
On Nov. 9, the American Dental Association quietly reversed their half-century-old position regarding fluoridated water and baby formula. In an e-mail statement to dentists, the ADA said, “infants less than 1 year old may be getting more than the optimal amount of fluoride (which may increase their risk of enamel fluorosis).” What is their advice? […]
Martin votes against fluoridating water
STUART — Martin County commissioners voted 3-2 this afternoon against adding fluoride to the water the utility department serves to more than 20,000 customers. The majority agreed with a large group of activists who questioned the safety of using the chemical, as well as its usefulness. Commissioners had decided to reconsider their earlier approval of […]
Water districts cautioned against fluoride
Is utility-supplied water in Dayton and Rhea County tainted with a harmful chemical that is damaging residents’ teeth and internal organs? According to a practicing physician serving in the Tennessee legislature, all fluoridated drinking water, which includes water provided by some utilities in Dayton and Rhea County, is harmful to humans, especially infants and young […]
Legislator-Physician asks for limit on fluoridation
Lafayette may have been acting ahead of the proverbial “learning curve” last year when it made the decision to stop adding fluoride to the city’s water supply. A state legislator who is also the only practicing medical doctor in the elected body has called on hundreds of water districts to stop adding fluoride to drinking […]