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Yanchep and Two Rocks: Fluoridation plan in pipeline
A FLUORIDATION plan for Yanchep and Two Rocks’ water could be in the pipeline after the Department of Health put out a call for public comment this week. A community meeting on March 9 will enable residents to discuss a proposal to add fluoride to the towns’ drinking water with representatives from the Fluoridation of […]
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Independence agrees not to fluoridate its water supply
Independence, Va.—The Virginia/Carolina Water Authority Board learned last Thursday that the Town of Independence will not be seeking to fluoridate its water supply at this time. The authority was informed by representatives of the Town of Independence near the end of its regularly scheduled meeting last week. With that move, a proposal to build a […]
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Bill would extend fluoridation opt-out
YORK — York voters have already said no to fluoridation of the public water supply, but other towns with more than 1,000 in population could have an extended deadline to vote on the issue. State senators advanced a bill from general file that would eliminate a deadline for cities and villages to opt out of […]
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Massena will keep fluoride In village water
MASSENA – Fluoride will remain in the village’s water supply for the foreseeable future. The village Board of Trustees unanimously voted to keep fluoride in its water supply Tuesday night. The village will revisit the issue down the road as more studies and research are done about the long-term effects of fluoride, Trustee Patricia K. […]
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Hand-pumps lead to spurt in fluorosis cases
Hand-pump, a convenient contraption for drawing groundwater, particularly in rural areas with little or no surface water supply, has led to a spurt in fluorosis disease in several States, including Andhra Pradesh. A team of doctors and scientists of the Geological Survey of India and the National Institute of Nutrition, which has been monitoring the […]
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Dental health a ‘neglected epidemic’ in Sask.
The percentage of children with cavities has been steadily increasing since the termination of the provincial dental health plan more than 15 years ago, a new report shows. Every five years since 1993, when the dental health plan ceased, Grade 1 students have been screened for signs of tooth decay. The percentage of students with […]
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Australia: There is poison in your tap water — Sent with love from China
On Monday the South Australia Parliament House in Adelaide was visited by Dr. Paul Connett, Professor of Chemistry and long time “fluoride” fighter and Dr. Andrew Harms former President of the Australian Dental Association, who presented the facts about the flawed “science” of forced water “fluoridation” and many of the harms being caused by this […]
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Aiken: Council to assess fluoride in water
Aiken City Council will be discussing the fluoridation of the City’s water in the coming months. During the meeting Monday, Councilman Dick Dewar requested a work session to look at the issue of fluoride which has become quite controversial around the country in recent months. “This subject, it has been getting a lot of talk; […]
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Red Deer: Fluoride fighters inspired
Calgary’s decision to remove fluoride from its drinking water is giving some teeth to anti-fluoride supporters in Red Deer. Residents who are opposed to the cavity-fighting chemical being added to Red Deer’s water supply are hailing a recent decision by Calgary elected leaders, who voted 10-3 in favour of eliminating it. The decision in Alberta’s […]
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EWG: Proposed federal fluoride cap too high
February 14, 2011 Howard K. Koh, M.D., M.P.H. Assistant Secretary for Health U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Community Water Fluoridation Comments Division of Oral Health National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion 4770 Buford Highway, NE, MS F–10 Atlanta, GA 30341–3717 Submitted to: CWFcomments@cdc.gov Subject: […]
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