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Fluoride fight is on in Phoenix
The fluoride fight is on in the city of Phoenix. City leaders are considering axing the chemical from the water supply. Some like the idea, other’s not so much. Both sides of the argument came together Wednesday evening at Phoenix College for a debate. In a packed auditorium Dr.Howard Farran, a dentist with 25 years […]
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Meanwhile, an Update From the Great Big Fluoride Debate
It’s been an hour and a half after the massively packed city hall hearing on water fluoridation got started, and we’re still barely done with the scheduled part of the hearing—the high-powered and much-decorated parade of panelists and experts personally invited by city officials to testify on the health and economic benefits of fluoride. Not […]
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Indonesia Volcano Unleashes Cloud Of Ash, Warnings Issued
Clouds of volcanic ash from Anak Krakatau, or child of Krakatau, have become so prominent in recent days that Indonesian authorities have issued a warning for local residents and tourists. “The ash was carried by wind from the southeast to the south, reaching Bandarlampung,” Nurhuda, head of the observation and information section of the Meteorology, […]
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Editorial: Universal access to dental care needed
Last week Greens Senator Richard Di Natale and Labor Health Minister Tanya Plibersek announced a $4.1 billion dental package for children – set to begin in January 2014 – and low income Australians, raising a great deal of optimism that dental care might come within the reach of the 30 percent of Australians who presently […]
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Government unveils scheme to avoid costly fluoride legal fights
THE Government has unveiled plans to avoid a repeat of the costly legal battle that blighted plans to add fluoride to Hampshire’s water supply. Health bosses ran up a £350,000 legal bill fighting a High Court challenge to their controversial decision to back the scheme to put the chemical in tap water delivered to homes […]
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To Fluoridate Or Not To Fluoridate? Portland Considers The Idea
Three of five city commissioners have said they’re in favor of adding fluoride to Portland city water. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says fluoride is a safe and healthy way to effectively prevent tooth decay. But opposition is vocal and intense. The list of organizations that endorse fluoridation is long and authoratative. Think: […]
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SDK develops new system to decompose PFCs
Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) will begin marketing a new hybrid-type system for decomposing perfluoro compounds (PFCs) by the end of this year. The system (trade name: HB-3000) does not require a water treatment process, helping to increase exhaust gas treatment capacity and reduce running costs. PFCs are used in the process of etching LCD panels […]
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Portland letter: Fluoridation does more harm than good
Like most of you, I’m not a doctor or scientist. And like all of you, I don’t have time to research every subject I need to make a decision about. We typically look to the opinions of individuals and organizations we know and trust and act accordingly. I’m the former chief executive officer of the […]
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NW Health Foundation’s new executive talks health care, fluoride and social justice
As the new executive director of the Northwest Health Foundation, Nichole Maher is both a fresh face and an old soul. At only 33, she comes to the organization already with 10 years experience as the head of NAYA, the Native American Youth and Family Center. It was a decade of working within one of […]
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Portland: City’s fluoridation tussle boils over
Portland City Council’s looming decision to fluoridate water from Bull Run Reservoir could prevent a lot of children from getting holes in their teeth. But the speedy-quick decision is punching holes in Portland’s relations with Gresham and other communities that buy 40 percent of Portland’s Bull Run water supply. “We really feel like we got […]
United States, Oregon