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Fluoridation of Milton, Tapanui water supplies to begin
Fluoridation of the Milton and Tapanui water supplies to help improve dental health will begin on 1 December. Manager District Assets Jules Witt said Council had taken the step to fluoridate the supplies following advice from the District Health Board and consultation with the communities involved over the past few years. Non-binding referenda run in […]
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Navin producing fluorochemicals in India
Navin Fluorine International Ltd makes fluoro-chemicals, a highly corrosive, poisonous and gaseous halogen element used in a wide variety of industrially important compounds. Navin Fluorine has one of the largest integrated fluoro-chemicals complexes in Surat (Gujarat) since 1967. Its other manufacturing facility is located in Dewas (Madhya Pradesh). The company focuses on three product groups—refrigeration […]
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Yellow Springs: A closer look at fluoridation
At a Village Council-sponsored forum on fluoridated water last weekend, some lesser known facts were shared by several scientists who were invited to speak on the sometimes controversial issue. While ingesting fluoride is not recommended for infants, for example, children between the ages of 1 and 5 who are exposed to fluoride show a greater […]
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Fluoridated water needed in health region: report
The rural-urban divide doesn’t just involve politics. According to the Cypress Health Region’s Dental Health Screening Program Report, oral health is impacted by where people live. Dr. David Torr, a consulting medical health officer for the Cypress Health Region, informed the region’s board rural students have worse dental health than urban students while presenting the […]
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Rous Water: Court up in fluoride debate
Rous Water will seek further legal advice about the prospect of successfully defending a case in the Land and Environment Court taken by anti-fluoride activist Al Oshlack. Mr Oshlack lodged the case back in July and his evidence was filed in court on October 8 and 11. His case asserts that the Review of Environmental […]
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What your dentist doesn’t know about fluoride
A few weeks ago, I invited holistic nutritionist, wellness expert, and school food activist Dr. Susan Rubin to guest blog for The Wellness Bitch. At that time, I thought we’d end up with a Better School Food-inspired rant from one of the original Two Angry Moms. I was excited! But who knew that Dr. SuRu’s […]
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Sparta: Commissioners vote 4-1 against fluoridating water supply
The Alleghany County Commission voted 4-1 Monday night to oppose the introduction of fluoride into Sparta’s water system. Chairman Ken Richardson was the lone opponent to the motion made by Milly Richardson to direct the county’s two members of the Virginia-Carolina Water Authority to vote against fluoride’s use. Milly Richardson said she hasn’t seen such […]
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Gainesville: Students to propose fluoride be added to Gainesville water
Texas Woman’s University students Taylor McGehee and Jennifer Kotlik plan to present a proposal to the Gainesville City Council to request an increase in the levels of fluoride for Gainesville’s water. The proposal is part of the students’ assignment to do a community project for their TWU Community Oral Health Class. McGehee said that they […]
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Waterloo: Dentists can’t stop fluoride decision
Waterloo will stop adding fluoride to tap water at noon Nov. 29. Regional councillors voted Tuesday to end the longtime public health practice, after critics asked that it be stopped and residents voted 50.3 per cent against it last month. Fluoride has been added to Waterloo drinking water since 1967 as a way to strengthen […]
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Jonathan Kay: Why fluoride-phobia refuses to go away
“My greatest fear here is with the advent of the Internet, and with the advent of social media, that a small vocal minority of individuals who are perhaps misinformed are able to reach a great number of people.” So said dentist Harry Hoediono, the incoming head of the Ontario Dental Association, in response to this […]
Canada, Ontario