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Deadly Immunity
In June 2000, a group of top government scientists and health officials gathered for a meeting at the isolated Simpsonwood conference center in Norcross, Ga. Convened by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the meeting was held at this Methodist retreat center, nestled in wooded farmland next to the Chattahoochee River, to ensure complete […]
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Water treatment process called potential risk
GREENVILLE — A combination of chemicals used in hundreds of water-treatment systems across the country could cause lead to leach into drinking water from plumbing, UNC-Asheville researchers say. Richard P. Maas, an environmental science professor, said the chemical interaction could cause elevated lead levels like those that have plagued Greenville recently. At least 20 of […]
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Apologize for Fluoridation; Don’t Celebrate It, Say Experts
Fluoridation fails America’s children. But that won’t stop Michigan dentists from rejoicing with a special fluoridation celebration on May 12, 2005 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, home to the first municipality that enrolled its residents, 60 years ago, in a cavity-prevention human experiment, without their informed consent. (1) In 1945, fluoride was added to Grand Rapids’ […]
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A nation of bad mouths?
When U.S. Army reserves are called up for duty in Iraq, the No. 1 cause for delaying their deployment is poor oral health. There’s no sense in sending a soldier to a war zone, after all, if he’s going to be sidelined with an infected tooth as soon as he gets there, said Dr. Dushanka […]
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Dentists Award the Toothless and Cavity-prone
New York — (ArriveNet – Apr 29, 2005) — “Fluoridation honors” were bestowed upon many communities(1), which happen to have the highest cavity and tooth loss rates, by the American Dental Association (ADA), the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the American Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors (AASTDD). The irony is that fluoridation […]
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FDA Encouraged to Set Tea Fluoride Safety Standard
TRUMBULL, Conn.– Sin Hang Lee, M.D., a private citizen in Connecticut, today made public independent laboratory results confirming low fluoride levels in TeaForHealth(TM) Green Tea and asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to consider endorsing a tea fluoride safety standard for consumer education. Dr. Lee alerted the FDA that the American consumers and […]
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Hold off on that last quart of tea
Take it easy, tea drinkers. A researcher at Washington University has found that some instant teas contain startlingly high concentrations of fluoride. When the tea is mixed with fluoridated tap water, the fluoride reaches levels that would set off alarms at the Environmental Protection Agency. Brewed tea contains comparable amounts of fluoride, studies show. “For […]
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Potentially harmful fluoride levels found in some instant teas
St. Louis, Jan. 25, 2005 — Instant tea, one of the most popular drinks in the United States, may be a source of harmful levels of fluoride, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report. The researchers found that some regular strength preparations contain as much as 6.5 parts per million (ppm) […]
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Harmful Fluoride Levels Found in Instant Iced Tea
Instant iced tea mixes may contain potentially harmful levels of fluoride, according to a new study. Researchers found some commercial iced tea mixes contain up to 6.5 parts per million (ppm) of fluoride, which is well above the 4 ppm maximum allowed by the EPA in drinking water and 2.4 ppm permitted by the FDA […]
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Toothpaste label revs up some anxiety
I don’t know why, or why I hadn’t before, but the other day I read the back of my wrinkly tube of toothpaste. As if I don’t already suffer enough anxiety, I found these words: “Do not swallow.” Nearby was a warning to keep the tube away from children under 6. It got worse: “If […]
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