Water utility ends fluoridation citing health concerns

A Baldwin County utility company has made a decision that could affect thousands of its customers. North Baldwin Utilities in Bay Minette is removing fluoride from its water supply. The utility company cites medical studies that show fluoride can be harmful to infants and elderly. “It’s not mandated by any state agency that we put […]

Acushnet moves to clog city fluoridation

ACUSHNET — In a move to block New Bedford from fluoridating the water supply, selectmen voted unanimously last night to ask town counsel about taking legal action against the city, and are trying to enlist Fairhaven’s and Dartmouth’s support in the ensuing fight. “Does New Bedford not have any responsibility to Acushnet and Dartmouth just […]

New Fluoride Warning for Infants

Does your drinking water contain added fluoride? If so, keep it away from infants under the age of one. This directive was issued recently by an unlikely source: the American Dental Association (ADA). In a November 9th email alert sent to all of its members, the ADA noted that “Infants less than one year old […]

Parents Warned Against Fluoride in water

It’s a health warning all parents should know about. Fluoride is added to the tap water in most water districts in Tennessee. The American Dental Association says this prevents tooth decay, but this month an advisory was added to their website. It warns parents not to mix fluoridated water with their baby’s formula. Fluoride is […]

Reconsider fluoride additive

Recently, my husband’s cardiologist was not joking when he told him, “They should put Lipitor in the water supply.” His explanation of the benefits he saw with his patients in lowering their cholesterol had convinced him that this was the way to go. But in another doctor’s office, a patient was complaining about the side […]

Fluoride And Babies Don’t Mix, Says ADA

Most cities in Tennessee add fluoride to their water systems. Experts have debated for and against the practice. A new recommendation has put fluoride back in the spotlight, with babies in the center of the debate. Julie Pusser prepares her 10-month-old’s formula only with bottled water. “It’s all ready, I don’t have to boil it, […]

Ashland passes bill prohibiting fluoridation

ASHLAND – The Ashland City Council wants to underline its message to the Oregon Legislature: Don’t tell us what to put in our drinking water. So it passed an ordinance this week making it illegal to put fluoride, or anything else that would act as medication, in the city’s water supply. Although the American Dental […]

Juneau nixes fluoridation

After contentious public debate, the Juneau Assembly voted down Monday a proposal to continue fluoridating the city’s water supply. The proposal failed narrowly in a 4-5 vote against the procedure. Assembly member Sara Chambers was one of those who was against fluoridation. “Beyond the medical concerns is a philosophical opposition (to) government mass medication. I […]

Water fluoridation: A debate with teeth

BANGOR – The debate over adding fluoride to public drinking water supplies, a practice that gained broad national support in the 1950s and is still going strong today, never seems to be completely settled. At this year’s November election, voters in two northern Maine communities found fluoride on their local ballots — one measure seeking […]

Ripple against Martin fluoridation grows to wave

STUART — Six months ago, Jensen Beach engineer Pat Arena was running a one-man campaign opposed to Martin County’s plans to begin fluoridating the drinking water it serves to 28,000 customers. Nobody was paying attention. But this squeaky wheel may be getting some grease. Three of the five Martin County commissioners now say they plan […]