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Water fluoridation meets its Waterloo
A group trying to remove fluoride from Canada’s water supply said an Ontario municipality’s decision on Tuesday to stop using the chemical additive was “ground zero” for its national movement. But the incoming head of the Ontario Dental Association warned the decision sets a dangerous precedent by allowing a small minority of people, using questionable […]
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Sarnia council asks for future costs of fluoridation
At the Sarnia City Council meeting on Monday, Nov. 15, Councillor Andy Bruziewicz asked and received council’s agreement for a motion to determine what “significant capital expenditures,” including training and other costs the city might incur related to fluoridation of the water system. Bruziewicz said the issue related to an incident involving a spill of […]
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Fluoridated Water Not OK by 1 Dentist in 4
Fluoridated water has historically been hailed by dentists as one of the greatest public health innovations of the 20th century. And while most doctors (73%) still support it, one dentist in four opposes adding fluoride to the public water supply. “Tests show the current water supply & vegetables are saturated with the fluoride we already […]
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Waterloo region: Fluoride shutdown expected Nov. 29
WATERLOO REGION — Regional government plans to stop adding fluoride to Waterloo drinking water at noon on Nov. 29. Fluoride has been added to tap water since 1967, as a public health measure meant to prevent cavities. Residents voted by a slim margin last month to end the practice, 50.3 per cent to 49.7 per […]
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Molong push for fluoridated water
MOLONG residents are among the minority of people in NSW without access to a fluoridated community water supply, but this may soon change. Cabonne Council will begin investigating the possibility of fluoridating Molong’s water supply, as the Rural Dental Action Group (RDAG) continues to push for fluoride for dental benefits. The RDAG said the move […]
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Portsmouth. To fluoridate or not to fluoridate water?
An important discussion is going on in Portsmouth and it’s less about the science of whether fluoridation of the water is good or bad for our health and more about the choice of individual citizens of Portsmouth as to whether they want the fluoridation of their water imposed upon them. I’ve read with interest the […]
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Portsmouth. CDC official: Fluoride one of great public health achievements
It appears the fight for a fluoride-free Portsmouth has only just begun. The already controversial subject rose to new heights this past week when the City Council voted 8 to 1 to forego a request from city resident Rick Horowitz asking for further study of the topic. Since then, dentists and physicians have criticized Horowitz’s […]
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Bundaberg. Council seeks fluoride funding
A STATE government response to requests for help with funding the fluoridation of Bundaberg’s underground water supply has failed to provide any comfort on the issue, according to Bundaberg’s mayor Lorraine Pyefinch. Commenting on a letter to Member for Bundaberg Jack Dempsey from Infrastructure and Planning Minister Stirling Hinchliffe, Cr Pyefinch said the letter had […]
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Portsmouth: Water fluoridation has more benefits than flaws
Nov. 8 — To the Editor: Thank you for printing Mr. Horowitz’s concern about fluoride. It is a perfect example of the misinformation that periodically creeps into the press and the minds of citizens looking for accurate information about health. I am pleased that Mr. Horowitz seems open to dialogue when he states, “the next […]
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Austin: Fluoridation Under the Microscope
Local anti-fluoridation activists brought in heavy scientific reinforcements last week, with several Austin appearances by Paul Connett, professor emeritus of environmental chemistry at St. Lawrence University, director of the Fluoride Action Network, and co-author of the recently released The Case Against Fluoride (Chelsea Green Publish ing), in which he and two academic colleagues review the […]
United States, Texas