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Anti-fluoride campaigners bamboozle with pseudoscience
ROTORUA. 26 September 2012. Local bodies will continue to be bombarded with pseudoscience by anti-fluoride campaigners, Dr Stephen Palmer, Medical Officer of Health from the National Fluoride Information Service told the Water New Zealand conference in Rotorua today. “In the absence of clear facts, pseudoscience works well – as toxicology and epidemiology are so specialised. […]
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Portland: Anti-fluoride group reaches midway point of 30-day period to collect signatures for vote
Portland’s anti-fluoride group on Thursday reached the midpoint of their 30-day period to collect nearly 20,000 signatures from registered voters and force the issue to the ballot. The group declined to say how many signatures have been collected as part of the referendum effort, but if fundraising is any indicator, fluoride opponents are making progress. […]
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Wichita: Groups respond to Fact Finder 12 Survey on fluoride
In the weeks since the Wichita City Council voted to put the question of whether to add fluoride to the city’s water on the ballot both opponents and supporters of the idea have been fairly quiet. But, coinciding with the release of the new Factfinder 12 Scientific Survey on Thursday, they’re starting to make their […]
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Reading Environmental Advisory Council has questions about fluoride risks
Reading Environmental Advisory Council is talking about an alternative-energy ordinance, adding commercial curbside recycling and the fluoride in the city’s water supply. The committee has formed a subcommittee to study the health aspects of the Reading Area Water Authority adding fluoride to water. Member Andrew Molteni said Tuesday that some studies have shown that fluoride […]
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Kenya: Hope for Nakuru Residents Over Stained Teeth
The problem of teeth becoming a stained brown is a common problem among Nakuru residents/MUTHONI NJUKI NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 26 – Fifteen year-old Kevin Muriithi was only seven years when his teeth started discolouring. He lives in Kaptembwa estate in Nakuru. His parents thought his teeth were turning brown as a result of eating a […]
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Athens: Councilman asks for fluoride approval to be separate from other water treatment chemicals
Athens City Councilman Elahu Gosney requested that the city separate legislation to approve chemicals used to fluoridate the city’s drinking water from other water treatment chemical approval requests, which would give fluoride opponents on Council the opportunity to voice their opinion. On Monday evening, Council discussed the purchase for 2013 of salt and other chemicals […]
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Patea and Waverley: Fiery debate precedes fluoride sign-off
Before the battle lines were even set over whether Patea and Waverley should have fluoride in their water, the fighting had begun. South Taranaki District Council signed off on plans for public consultation on the contentious debate on Monday night. But the sign-off only came after debate over locations to be consulted and the rules […]
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St. Joseph Council: fluoride will remain in drinking water
The City Council decided Monday not to pursue the potential elimination of the practice of adding fluoride to the city’s drinking water… Voters approved the addition of fluoride into St. Joseph’s drinking water up to a level of 1 part per million in 1988. Last year the council reduced the level to .7 parts per […]
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Hawaii Fluoride Debate Idle Despite Major Policy Shifts On Mainland
Honolulu is one of the largest U.S. cities not to put fluoride in its water supply, but it’s been nearly a decade since the issue was last up for public debate. Most cities add fluoride to their community water supplies to help prevent tooth decay — particularly among children and adolescents. But in Hawaii, there’s […]
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Largest Fluorine Maker Calls Tulsa Home
Advance Research Chemicals (ARC), one of the world’s largest producers of specialty fluorine and specialty inorganic fluorides, celebrated its 25th year of business in September. The company was founded by Dr. Dayal Meshri in 1987 and now has locations in the U.S., Mexico and India. ARC is headquartered in Tulsa’s Port of Catoosa, and Meshri’s […]
United States, Oklahoma Chemical Industry