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House Resolution No. 207 directs questions and response to fluoridation concerns
Note: This undated document was received on May 31, 2010 HLS 10RS-864 Regular Session, 2010 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 207 BY REPRESENTATIVE HARDY WATER/DRINKING WATER: Directs the Fluoridation Advisory Board to address questions and concerns regarding the health, environmental, and fiscal effects of fluoridation of drinking water and to report responses to certain legislative committees […]
United States, Louisiana -
Queensland: Councillor to put Bligh on notice
PREMIER Anna Bligh will face some tricky questions tomorrow. And campaigning councillor Glenda Mather is determined to make her squirm. If she gets the chance during the public question and answer session, Cr Mather plans to put the Premier on the spot over a pledge she allegedly made to provide financial compensation to anyone who […]
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Fluoridation Scaremonger by vice chairman of the British Fluoridation Society
DESPITE the scaremongering from your In My View correspondent Joy Warren, the best available scientific evidence worldwide tells us that water fluoridation reduces tooth decay effectively and safely. The York report found that, on average, children in fluoridated areas have 2.25 fewer teeth decayed, missing and filled than those in non-fluoridated areas. This represents about […]
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Illinois: Federal grand jury investigating Honeywell storage of nuke waste
METROPOLIS, Ill. — Honeywell officials are saying little about it and investigators are saying less, but a federal grand jury reportedly is probing apparent problems with hazardous waste storage at the company’s Metropolis Works Plant. The industrial facility on the outskirts of Metropolis manufactures a line of fluorine products, including uranium hexafluoride, UF6, for nuclear […]
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Honeywell is the world’s largest producer of hydrogen fluoride
Excerpts: PAULSBORO [New Jersey]… In reports following the 9/11 attacks, authorities acknowledged deficiencies in communication, coordination and procedures in responding to the World Trade Center site that ultimately added to the death toll. From that tragic day, the need for first responders to be on the same page both in technology and response methodology was […]
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Mt. Pleasant: Fluoride findings presented to City Commission
For a year, Mt. Pleasant City Commissioner Kathleen Ling has been the chair for a task force that has been looking at the issue of fluoride in the city’s water. Ling and the committee submitted their findings to the commission, and set a June 14 date for discussion on their recommendations to “suspend it.” The […]
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Sogival village (Gadag district): A deadly affliction that has almost immobilised them
In Sogival village, the groundwater has a dangerous 4.84 ppm of fluoride Two-thirds of the people suffer from skeletal deformity Residents are unhappy that no help is forthcoming Sogival village (Gadag district): His gaunt frame propped by walking sticks, Ramegowda C. Patil looks far older than his 45 years. His painful limbs prevent him from […]
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Lake Cowichan: Group argues against fluoridation of drinking water
Lake Cowichan’s drinking water may not be as healthy as the public thinks, Burnaby-based Health Action Network Society president Jane Shaak argues. The fluoridation of the water, she said, must end. “I’m sure a lot of people in Lake Cowichan don’t know they’re the only community on the island that has (fluoridated water),” she said. […]
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Health officials want 243 rural water systems to fluoridate their water
Nearly half of rural adults in Wisconsin have lost teeth from decay, compared to just over a third of urban adults. Adding fluoride to rural drinking water systems could close that gap, health officials say. But 256 public water systems in the state – all but 13 of them rural – have fluoride levels below […]
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Austin, TX: America’s Largest Water Fluoridation Fight
Water fluoridation is an institution in America. The American Dental Association (ADA) and World Health Organization (WHO) say it is a safe and cost-effective way to prevent cavities. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) hails it as one of the ten great public health achievements of the 20th Century. On the other side, […]
United States, Texas