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Fluoride Could be Contributing to Early Puberty, Studies Show
The medical and public health community is shocked by the news that young American girls are reaching puberty at ages as young as 7 years (1). However, according to Paul Connett, PhD, Director of the Fluoride Action Network, “If fluoride’s dangers had not been taken off the scientific radar screen by the US Public Health […]
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Cape Fear: “Stop Fluoride” group holds kick-off meeting
It started small, but a group of activists on Thursday began an effort to convince the public and, eventually, the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority to stop putting fluoride in drinking water. While fluoride has been inserted into drinking water for decades, it has always courted controversy and concerns that people are being medicated with […]
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Alarm over plant using ‘green fuel’
RESIDENTS fear that emissions from a cement plant at Waurn Ponds could be a health threat, according to a community spokesperson. Geelong Sustainability Group spokesperson Monica Winston said “airborne toxic waste” from Blue Circle Cement’s use of alternative fuel HiCal40 could affect residents of Waurn Ponds, Grovedale and Belmont. Alcoa cancelled plans to trial the […]
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Dalby: Rogue test raises fears of coal seam gas impact on Dalby water supply
A ROGUE test result has sparked concerns coal seam gas exploration is impacting on the water supply of a western Queensland town. The Courier-Mail has learnt that officers from the Western Downs Regional Council last week alerted authorities about the sample at Dalby. The water contained FLUORIDE at nine times the usual amount and salinity […]
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Is lack of fluoride hurting kids?
Editor’s note: This is the third of a three-part series looking at the state’s record for providing dental treatment to children, particularly those in impoverished areas who lack access to dentists and fluoridated water. Today’s story looks at the arguments for and against the fluoridation of our drinking water. At 8:10 every Tuesday morning during […]
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East Midlands: Study nears completion on fluoridation of water supply
The results of a £50,000 study into fluoridating water supplies should be finished later this year. Health officials have been working with water companies since early 2008 on the costs and practicalities of adding fluoride to public water supplies. They are now deciding whether the benefits of fluoridation would outweigh the cost – which would […]
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Mount Gambier: Protestor calls for support
Hunger striker Alex Young has called on the community to gather at the Blue Lake on what he has dubbed “Choice Support Day” on August 15 to show their support for his cause. The Choice Mount Gambier community action group leader has been on a hunger strike since Thursday, July 29, in protest at the […]
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Honeywell locks out 220 union workers from its uranium conversion plant
Union workers at the nation’s only uranium conversion plant, in Metropolis, Ill., have erected 42 crosses nearby in memory of workers who died of cancer. Twenty-seven smaller crosses symbolize workers who have survived the disease. The memorial is a fitting backdrop for the contentious labor dispute that has shaken Metropolis — the self-proclaimed hometown of […]
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Fla.’s Kids in Need Have Little Access To Dentists
With blond hair, blue eyes and a bright smile, Taylor Neely, 4, squirmed and giggled as she waited for a light sedative to make her relax before University of Florida pediatric dentist Dr. Michael Tarver put two crowns on her back teeth. “I don’t feel it,” said Taylor, who in the past seven months has […]
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Southampton: Andy Burnham says fluoride will promote “self confidence’’ in Southampton’s youngsters
FORMER Health Secretary Andy Burnham repeated his belief that fluoridation would be a positive step for children in Southampton. The Labour leadership hopeful said that although in favour of the chemical being added to Hampshire taps, that the views of people had to be respected. Mr Burnham said that the amount of fluoride that was […]
United Kingdom, England