Dear All, One of the downsides of stressing the dangers posed by untested silicofluorides used for fluoridating over 90% of the water systems fluoridated in the US, is the unintended implication, that perhaps the other agent used for fluoridating the other 10% of the systems is OK. This is not the case. This is stressed […]
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Alzheimer’s in America: The Aluminum-Phosphate Fertilizer Connection
Americans are losing their minds to Alzheimer’s disease. It’s an epidemic. And it’s not typical of what’s going on in the rest of the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that there are 18 million people with Alzheimer’s. Over 4 1/2 million Americans have the disease. We account for 25% of all Alzheimer’s cases, […]
Davis Board of Health should reverse decision to mandate fluoridation before Revote
The Davis County Board of Health is playing hardball with cities that haven’t fluoridated their water.Centerville and cities to its south were to have fluoridated their drinking water by May. Centerville and Bountiful haven’t. They’ve joined South Weber in asking for a moratorium on implementation until after a probable re-vote on the fluoridation issue Nov. […]
Fluoride proponents sue to avert fluoridation revote in Davis County
FARMINGTON ÷ Fluoride proponents filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to stop a fluoride revote this fall. The suit by members of Utahns for Better Dental Health names the Davis County Commission and the county clerk/auditor as defendants. “We’re seeking an injunction to stop the county clerk from putting it on the ballot,” said David Irvine, […]
Groups Nationwide Oppose Congressional Bills that Provide Harmful Fluoridation for Children
NEW YORK, Aug. 15 /PRNewswire/ — Legislation moving through the U.S. Congress, although meant to help children in the “Children’s Dental Health Improvement Act,” includes harmful provisions and allocations for fluoridation (Senate Bill S.1626; House of Representative Bills H.R. 4476, H.R. 3659,H.R. 5098, among others). Our organization joins civic and environmental organizations across the country, […]
3 Cities May Ignore Fluoridation Deadline
If South Weber, Centerville and Bountiful comply with a policy statement issued Tuesday by the Davis Board of Heath, they could be wasting nearly $1 million of taxpayer money. With that cash in mind, leaders in the three cities are considering ignoring the policy statement Ñ a move that might incur the wrath of the […]
Texas side of Texarkana weighs in on fluoride
The fluoride debate traveled across the state line Monday night as the Texarkana, Texas, City Council heard comments on both sides of the issue. The hearing followed other city business and did not start until 10:30 p.m. In spite of the time, the council chambers were relatively packed with citizens eager to speak on the […]
Citizens of Santa Maria file Intent to Circulate Safe Drinking Water Initiative
On Tuesday, August 13, 2002 at 12:30, at the entrance to city hall with more than 30 supporters in attendance, three members of Santa Maria Valley Citizens for Safe Drinking Water held a press conference to announce their filing of a “Notice of Intent to Circulate” a petition to place the Santa Maria Safe Drinking […]
Pro-Fluoridation Newspaper Questions Low Grade, Industrial Quality of Fluoridation Chemicals
The quibbling over fluoridation of drinking water seems destined to plague Davis County residents for years to come. In addition to claims and counterclaims about the perceived benefits or harmfulness of fluoridation, now it looks like a lawsuit log will soon be tossed onto the fire of controversy. In 2000, 52 percent of Davis voters […]
Oneida City Council Votes No to Fluoridation
ONEIDA – Fluoridation of the city’s water supply was defeated at Tuesday night’s Common Council meeting, ending a city-wide debate that was started last year. Only Third Ward Councilman Erwin Smith voted “no” to the resolution that sought to decline the authorization from state agencies to introduce fluoride into the city’s water. The way the […]