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El Dorado: City to get grants for fluoridation
The city of El Dorado will be presented with grants that will cover start-up costs to fluoridate the city’s water system, members of the El Dorado City Council were told on Thursday. Mayor Mike Dumas said Dr. Lynn Douglas Mouden, director of the Office of Oral Health for the Arkansas Department of Health, will present […]
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Kapiti council keeps fluoride
A deeply divided Kapiti Coast District Council has retained the use of fluoride in the water supply for Waikanae, Paraparaumu and Raumati. Councillors who voted to retain it say anti-fluoride campaigners intimidated them late at night this week in a bid to sway their votes. Mayor Jenny Rowan voted against continuing to add fluoride to […]
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Selmer lets facts determine the outcome of fluoridation debate
Despite the majority of members’ continuing support for the public policy of water fluoridation, the Town of Selmer’s Board of Aldermen unanimously enacted a water additive accountability ordinance that is expected to halt any further use of the fluoridation product that has been the focus of the Board for more than a year. On June […]
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Welsh scientists probe impact on livestock of Iceland’s volcanic ash
SCIENTISTS are gathering grass and air samples on Snowdon to see how April’s volcano eruption in Iceland has left its mark on the Welsh environment. The Countryside Council for Wales is involved in a UK-wide Defra project to assess the eruption’s long-term impact on livestock. High mortality rates among Iceland’s livestock are thought to have […]
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Southampton: County council leader urges new UK health secretary to stop fluoridation
HAMPSHIRE’S top politician is urging the new health secretary to step in to stop fluoride being added to the water supply of almost 200,000 homes. It is the latest salvo in the battle by campaigners to stop a scheme,which health bosses say will improve children’s teeth in Southampton. County Council leader, Cllr Ken Thornber wants […]
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Hastings: Fluoride debate flares up
Hastings could head to a referendum to decide whether it should continue dosing its district water supply with fluoride. The possibility of a referendum was prompted after differing opinions at the Hastings District Council’s annual plan hearing, over the health benefits and impacts of continuing to mix the chemical into our water. The last referendum […]
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No fluoride for Midge Point water
Midge Point residents will not have fluoride added to their water supply. Mackay regional councillor Deirdre Comerford says Queensland Government legislation stipulates that fluoride must be added to water supplies only where the local population is more than 1,000 people. Cr Comerford says fluoride will be added to supplies in Sarina by the end of […]
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Wales: Snowdon centre to study effects of ash cloud
SCIENTISTS are to research the effects of the Icelandic ash cloud on Wales’ environment. The ash cloud caused air travel chaos for millions of passengers when the Eyjafjallajökull volcano erupted in April. Although it is no longer emitting ash, researchers from the Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) are to investigate how the volcano has affected […]
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Tacoma/Pierce County Health Department releases oral health report
A report released by the Tacoma/Pierce County Health Department (TPCHD) reveals that applying fluoride varnish and sealants in high poverty, Pierce County public schools is not as effective as anticipated in preventing tooth decay. The study conducted in Bethel School District and Clover Park School District followed students who qualified for the school-based Oral Health […]
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Editorial: Talk is not enough, Minister
Fluoride is a risky topic to write an editorial about. No matter which way you fall on the issue, the opinion will spark vitriolic reader feedback. It will come mostly from the anti-fluoride brigade and will be full of questionable claims. If you print too much of that feedback, it bores the majority of readers […]
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