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Hull people have some of the worst teeth in England
People in Hull have some of the unhealthiest teeth in England. NHS dentists performed 76,015 fillings and sealant restorations in Hull last year, new figures from the health service show. These procedures were for adults who had allowed their teeth to decay to the point that dentists needed to intervene, either by filling in holes […]
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Mayor announces landmark “no fluoride” decision for Bedford
Campaigners against water fluoridation expressed cautious optimism Wednesday night (September 7) after Mayor Dave Hodgson announced that Bedford Borough will not be fluoridated again. In response to questions from the group, Fluoride Free Bedford, at the council meeting, he said: “Fluoride will not go back into the water, we have decided that. We have to […]
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Water fluoridation plan to be shelved by Wakefield Council
A controversial proposal to put fluoride in the district’s drinking water to cut tooth decay is set to be shelved. A council watchdog has decided there is not enough evidence to prove water fluoridation would work and not be harmful to public health. Wakefield Council was considering the move after research showed 40 per cent […]
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Bedford: Anti-fluoride campaigners’ milestone win
Anti-fluoridation campaigners are cautiously celebrating a milestone victory in their battle to keep the chemical out of Bedford’s water supply. Members of Fluoride Free Bedford were at a borough council meeting to hear the adult services and health scrutiny committee recommend the scheme should be “terminated” to the executive. If agreed, the next step is […]
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Something in the water: is fluoride actually good for cities?
Toxic history … a March 1965 protest at Kensico Reservoir against the fluoridation of New York City’s water supply. Photograph: Bettmann/Corbis As a public health researcher who examines sensitive subjects such as sexual health and teenage pregnancy, Stephen Peckham is used to robust debate. But when his research questioned whether cities should be adding fluoride […]
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Company ordered to pay £21,000 for releasing harmful greenhouse gas [sulphur hexafluoride] at port
A COMPANY which released a harmful greenhouse gas into the air while working at a south Essex port has been ordered to pay more than £21,000 by a court. Schneider Electric had been installing equipment at the DP World London Gateway port, in Stanford-le-Hope, when it released sulphur hexafluoride, known as SF6, and failed to […]
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Fluoride Free Bedford calls for public consultation on water fluoridation
Campaigners from Fluoride Free Bedford [1] are poised to make their first bid for a public consultation on water fluoridation during next Wednesday’s (March 23rd) Full Council meeting [2], timed to coincide with their presentation of a further four hundred online signatures [3] to councillors and a long awaited debate on the issue. Group co-ordinator, […]
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Should fluoride be added to our tap water? Wakefield Council to hear the evidence
Adding fluoride to drinking water is a waste of money and could harm people’s health, according to evidence presented to Wakefield Council. A council watchdog considering whether the move would cut rates of tooth decay has received a report titled The Case Against Water Fluoridation. Its author Joy Warren will present the report to the […]
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Blackpool: Conflicting views on benefits of fluoridated milk
Moves to introduce fluoridated milk into Blackpool have been called into question by the leader of the Tories on Blackpool Council. Coun Tony Williams, who raised concerns about the move when it was first put forward in 2013, says there is conflicting evidence about the impact of adding the mineral to children’s diets. He is […]
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Blackpool proposes fluoridated milk scheme for children
Blackpool Council is considering plans to introduce fluoridated milk into its free breakfast scheme for more than 8,000 children in a bid to reduce the risk of tooth decay. Figures show that around 400 children in Blackpool have their teeth taken out under general anaesthetic each year, with nearly half of all twelve year olds […]
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