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Greater Dublin area: New bid to cut tooth decay in children
A NEW Irish research project hopes to address the alarmingly high rate of tooth decay among pre-schoolers. It has emerged that more than one in five children in the greater Dublin area who needed to have a tooth extracted under general anaesthetic were four and under. A new Irish research project, supported by funding from […]
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Mount Gambier: Water inquiry pledge
Mount Gambier’s longstanding campaign against the fluoridation of the Blue Lake’s water supply has been boosted with promises of a parliamentary inquiry and yet another street protest. Legislative Council member Ann Bressington has vowed to call for an inquiry into SA Water’s apparent refusal to release water purity certificates which contain information on the products […]
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Alabama: 18 water systems in state stopped adding fluoride
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recognizes community water fluoridation as one of the 10 great public health achievements of the 20th century, ranking right up there with the likes of vaccination and the recognition of tobacco as a health hazard. But money woes and a tight economy could be making it harder for […]
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Auckland: Super city candidate wants fluoridation poll
A candidate for the Auckland mayoralty says there should be a binding referendum on whether to remove fluoride from the water supply. Colin Craig says evidence is growing which suggests fluoride causes health damage, so he says Auckland should follow the European approach and remove it. The Auckland District Health board, which supports fluoridation, says […]
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West Cumbria: Public misled over fluoride in West Cumbrian water
PEOPLE in West Cumbria have been misled for four years about whether chemicals have been added to drinking water. Critics are demanding answers about why the public was not told that work to add fluoride to the supply at the Cornhow water treatment works, near Loweswater, was stopped more than four years ago. Workington MP […]
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Excess fluoride in toothpaste unsafe for children
Dentists advise children to brush their teeth twice daily using toothpastes. However, different brands of toothpaste in Nigeria lack information on their proper usage as well as contain more than the required amount of fluoride that is safe for children below the age of six years, reports Sade Oguntola. Sugar and starchy foods when left […]
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NYU College of Dentistry conducts Grenada’s first comprehensive National Oral Health Survey
In January 2010, a 43-member team representing the New York University College of Dentistry-Henry Schein Cares Global Student Outreach Program carried out the most comprehensive oral health assessment and treatment program ever undertaken in a Caribbean country, hosted by the governments of Grenada, Carriacou, and Petit Martinique. The team found that overall childhood caries prevalence […]
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San Diego: $3.2 million fluoride system may end up unused
A $3.2 million investment of public money to build a fluoridation system for San Diego’s water supply could end up going down the drain. That grant from the First 5 Commission of San Diego, which spends tobacco-tax revenue on early childhood programs, will set up the program. Another $700,000 from the commission will operate and […]
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Milton resident: No more flouride
The City of Milton has heard a plea to stop adding fluoride to its drinking water. On Monday, Aug. 27, Dawn Chase of Okaloosa St., in Milton, addressed the city council about her concerns over the city adding fluoride to its drinking water. Fluoride is both an organic and inorganic compound that range from potent […]
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Ohio: New C8 study: Chemical exposure may be related to elevated cholesterol in teens and children
A new study by West Virginia University researchers and others has found that children and teens exposed to C8 and related chemicals may be more likely to have elevated levels of total and LDL cholesterol. The study is to appear in this month’s issue of the peer-reviewed journal Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. The […]
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