PAGE — Locally, the sale of Lake Powell Mobile Home Village was approved by voters Tuesday, and putting fluoride in the water was voted down. Coconino Community College’s plans for an override of its budget failed, and Donald G. Roberts was elected to another term as Page’s Justice of the Peace. Prop. 400, the sale […]
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Rifle considers ending fluoridation program
Whether or not to fluoridate the Rifle’s drinking water is still up for debate, and city council members have yet to make a decision. “I’m not prepared to make a comment about it because we, as a council, haven’t discussed it,” said Mayor Keith Lambert. And, at least from Rifle City Hall staffers’ perspectives, Rifleites […]
Amidst onslaught from public health community, one dentist speaks out
I write to you as a dentist in support of Measure W – Yes to safe drinking water. I am concerned for the health of our community, my patients, my 23-month-old son, my wife, myself and our environment. In my practice, unfortunately I see a significant number of children with signs of excess fluoride ingestion […]
Juneau: City officials may stop fluoridation
Juneau’s drinking water is fluoridated, but this could change if city officials decide to halt the operation of the controversial program. “This is going to be huge. It is going to divide the community. It is one of those issues,” City Manager Rod Swope said Saturday during a four-hour retreat involving all members of the […]
Fluoride-rich water too much of a good thing
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. Officials in three Virginia localities are trying to reduce excessive levels of fluoride, which in higher levels can damage teeth. Drinking water in Isle of Wight County and the communities of Smithfield and Suffolk has — in some instances — double the recommended levels of cavity-fighting fluoride. Too much fluoride can turn […]
The Great Flood: Arcata up to its eyeballs in fluoridated water
It really doesn’t matter that fluoridated water has been hailed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as one of the 10 greatest public health achievements of the 20th century, reducing cavities for pennies on the dollar by 30 to 60 percent in children and 20 to 40 percent in adults. Nor does the […]
Firms Can Make Fluoridated Water Claim
WASHINGTON — Companies can claim that drinking bottled water with fluoride prevents cavities, the government said Wednesday. The Food and Drug Administration said it would allow bottlers of fluoridated water to make the health claim, in a notice dated Oct. 14 but posted Wednesday to its Web site. The claim _ specifically, that fluoridated water […]
Fluoride: A Pain in the Neck – Case Report
NEW YORK, Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ — A 52-year-old American man’s arthritic- like joint pain and immobility went away after he stopped brushing his teeth with fluoridated toothpaste, according to a new study in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. There’s no scientific dispute that large fluoride doses cause crippling skeletal fluorosis over time. But, […]
Del Rio council urged to rethink fluoridation
To fluoridate or not to fluoridate, that is once again the question before the Del Rio City Council. Several leaders of The Border Organization, a local grassroots citizens group, accompanied by a number of Del Rio dentists and doctors, urged council members Tuesday night to reverse their Sept. 12 decision to discontinue the addition of […]
Martin reopens fluoride debate
Stuart — The great fluoride fight is coming to Martin County later this year. The county plans to start adding the mineral to its drinking water for its 28,000 customers early next year, almost four years after commissioners voted 4-1 to fluoridate the water. But commissioners voted Tuesday to let supporters of the additive, and […]