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Thunder Bay: Fluoride a ‘dead issue’
The newly-elected chair of the Thunder Bay District Board of Health says fluoride is a dead issue. Shuniah Reeve Maria Harding was elected chair at the board’s annual meeting last week, taking over the reins from Joe Virdiramo. Harding said the board has voted to end the fluoride debate for now. The Health Unit spent […]
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Watsonville faces fluoridation fight again
Watsonville’s long-running battle against fluoridation of its water supply could end Tuesday when the City Council considers whether to accept a $1.5 million grant to build and operate a system for two years. But unresolved details in the contract for the California Dental Association Foundation grant as well as a question of who would pay […]
United States, California -
Feb 3rd Seminar: Should fluoride be in drinking water?
Event: Should fluoride be in drinking water? Series: OEHHA/UCD Seminar Series ETX 190/290 Speaker: Lubow Jowa, Ph.D. – Cal EPA/ Dept. of Environmental Toxicology Date: 2/3/2010 Starting time: 4:10 PM Ending time: 5:00 PM Event type: Seminar Location: 1138 Meyer Hall Sponsored by: Environmental Toxicology Cost: $0.00 Contact if questions about this event: Contact name: […]
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Watsonville: Fluoridated water, Martinelli’s juice products don’t mix
Fluoridation of Watsonville’s water is the only topic on Tuesday’s City Council agenda, and with the apparently imminent decision to accept funding to fluoridate, John Martinelli, owner of S. Martinelli & Co., is very concerned. Martinelli said Friday that he doesn’t know what he will do if the city opts to fluoridate, but he does […]
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Sarnia: Thumbs down on fluoride
Most of the eight speakers at a public meeting Thursday at Sarnia city hall called for an end to the practice of adding fluoride to the local drinking water supply. City council organized the meeting to gather public comments on the issue before councillors debate it Feb. 8. Coun. Terry Burrell, Sarnia’s representative on the […]
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PFOA: Common stain repellent linked to thyroid disease
Stain-repelling chemicals help keep carpets, upholstery and clothing clean — but the compounds may be messing up the body. Higher blood levels of the synthetic chemical perfluorooctanoic acid, or PFOA, are linked to thyroid diseases, scientists report online in Environmental Health Perspectives. It is the first report of such a connection between the widely used […]
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Ending silicofluoride use can reduce children’s blood lead and violent crime
Note: See original release that contains several graphs INTRODUCTION: Peer reviewed scientific studies over the last decade, summarized in the attached Graphs and Table, reveal that exposure to silicofluoride compounds has harmful side effects on human behavior and health. Millions of Americans are exposed to residue from these chemicals, which are used in 90% of […]
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An alternative to fluoride
For decades, oral healthcare has been focused on the effects of fluoride and how it prevents enamel demineralisation caused by acidic food, drink and plaque because it helps to reinforce and strengthen enamel. This is because when fluoride interacts with enamel hydroxyapatite, it results in fluorapatite, which is less soluble and more mechanically resistant. Indeed, […]
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CITGO Fined $236.5K After Chemical Leak at South Texas Plant
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited CITGO Refining and Chemicals LP in Corpus Christi, Texas, for workplace safety violations resulting from a catastrophic release of hydrocarbon and hydrofluoric acid from the facility’s alkylation unit. Proposed penalties total $236,500. OSHA alleges two willful, 15 serious and one repeat violation […]
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Southampton: Shadow health boss calls for vote on fluoride
THE SHADOW health secretary has backed calls for a referendum over plans to fluoridate Hampshire tap water. Andrew Lansley described the public consultation carried out by South Central Strategic Health Authority (SCSHA) into the controversial proposal as “not real”. And Mr Lansley, who could be in charge of the country’s health service if the Conservatives […]
United Kingdom, England