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Phoenix: Council drilling for facts on fluoridation
Phoenix this month will reconsider its stance on one of the most fervently debated public-health policies of the past 60 years: fluoridating drinking water. City leaders voted in 1989 to add fluoride to the water supply. City Manager David Cavazos said he still remembers watching a dentist testify during a council hearing that the practice […]
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Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: The Impact of Fluoride on Health
ABSTRACT It is the position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics to support optimal systemic and topical fluoride as an important public health measure to promote oral health and overall health throughout life. Fluoride is an important element in the mineralization of bone and teeth. The proper use of topical and systemic fluoride has […]
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Portland editorial: Randy Leonard’s aggressive fluoridation schedule deserves council support
Citizens reportedly inundated the Portland City Council with calls and emails shortly after Commissioner Randy Leonard proposed last week to fluoridate the city’s water by March 1, 2014. That’s a lot sooner than the Portland Water Bureau had said it could get the job done, and it’s a couple of months before Portland residents would […]
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Consultation on the arrangements for consideration of proposals on the fluoridation of drinking water
The Department is consulting on the process local authorities will use to conduct consultations on fluoridation of drinking water. We are not consulting on the benefits or disadvantages of fluoridation. This consultation is an opportunity for the Department to obtain the views of local authorities, NHS commissioners, public health professionals, service providers, equality representatives and […]
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Portland Mayor Sam Adams: Why I’m Voting Yes on Fluoridation
Dear Portlander, I hope you are enjoying the beginning of the Autumn season. Since I announced my support for adding fluoride to Portland’s water system, many people have asked me how I came to my decision. I have been studying the water fluoridation issue since I was elected as a City Commissioner and I am […]
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Chemical exposure linked to higher infant weight
Researchers have established a link between pregnant women’s exposure to polyfluoroalkyl compounds (PFCs) and increased weight in infants that may predispose them to obesity later in life. PFCs are found in protective coatings of packaging products, clothes, furniture, and non-stick cookware. Human exposure to them is increasingly common. These findings are consistent with emerging evidence […]
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Public debate on fluoride issue hits Valley on heels of Gilbert flap
Phoenix residents have scheduled a public debate on water fluoridation in advance of an upcoming city council vote on whether to continue putting fluoride in the city’s water supply. Two experts — Paul Connett, a retired professor of environmental chemistry and toxicology at New York’s St. Lawrence University, and Dr. Howard Farran, a dentist in […]
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Blacksburg: Flush the anti-fluoride campaign
Signs have been popping up in the New River Valley. I do not mean the political signs, though there are plenty of those, too, but the blue ones that read, “End water fluoridation.” If you have not seen one yet, head on over to Eats Natural Foods in Blacksburg. Customers walking in the front door […]
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Hamilton, Ontario: Another PFOS polluted site at airport?
The province is reviewing the history of another potentially polluted firefighting training area at Hamilton’s airport. Airport operator Tradeport is already testing for historic perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) contamination at an old firefighting training site near the southwest corner of the city-owned facility. A report on the extent of the pollution, which has been found in […]
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Portland Commissioner Dan Saltzman mum on fluoride stance
Portland City Commissioner Dan Saltzman on Friday remained silent about his stance on fluoride. Saltzman is the only member of the Portland City Council who hasn’t weighed in with a public hearing looming Thursday and a vote scheduled Sept. 12. Already, Mayor Sam Adams and Commissioners Randy Leonard and Nick Fish have said they’ll vote […]
United States, Oregon