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Yarrawonga to get fluoridated water
The drinking water for Yarrawonga and surrounding towns will be fluoridated within the next month. The fluoride will make up one part per million in the water to protect teeth against decay. Local dentists and health services lobbied to have the substance added. Victoria’s chief health officer, John Carnie, says residents will get information in […]
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Southampton/Hampshire: ‘Fluoridation case is blown out of water by dental data’
BLOWN out of the water. That is what campaigners fighting plans to add fluoride to Hampshire water supplies say new dental health figures have done to health bosses’ justification for the scheme. A survey of five-year-olds across England has found Southampton children suffer barely any more tooth decay than the national average. The research found […]
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Fort St. John: Referendum on fluoride to be held in 2011
Fort St. John residents will decide if fluoride will be removed from their drinking water through a referendum during the next civic election in November 2011. Fluoride has been the hot topic for city councillors since the summer, when a resident presented a petition to remove it from the municipality’s water. A motion to reconsider […]
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Waterloo. Kirshen opinion: Studies show fluoridation is safe and effective
Second opinion In her letter published Oct. 23 – Where’s the Science? – Waterloo Coun. Angela Vieth suggests she’s been waiting three years for the science that proves water fluoridation is safe and effective. The science has always been there, and it must be reviewed and interpreted accurately by experts with the proper education and […]
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Rehoboth: City to add fluoride to water
REHOBOTH — City officials have announced plans to add fluoride to the area’s water supply, a move they believe will make it healthier. Effective Oct. 28, the Rehoboth Beach Public Water System will begin introducing fluoride into its drinking water to comply with a 2004 Delaware Division of Public Health mandate. “We’re actually one of […]
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Hirzy: EPA drags feet on fluoride
The Environmental Protection Agency ignores the dangers of fluoride in drinking water, according to Dr. Bill Hirzy, the chair of AU’s Chemistry Department. Hirzy discussed conflicts within the EPA, an organization he worked for from 1981 to 2008, in a Kennedy Political Union event Tuesday, Oct. 26. He served for three years as the president […]
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Southampton. Sandra Gidley MP: Fluoridation justification goes down the plug hole
Commenting today on the publication of new figures which reveal that the number of five year olds in Southampton with dental decay has fallen by over 25% since 2005, Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Minister and City MP, Sandra Gidley, said: “The high decay rate for five year olds in 2003 and 2005 was the key […]
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Ballarat: Fluoridation decision not before time
A DATE has finally been set for Ballarat to have its water fluoridated – and not before time. After a lengthy public consultation process and ample opportunity for the proponents and opponents to have their say, fluoride at a rate of one part per million will combine with our water from November 16. The move […]
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High fluoride levels in water endanger health
BINH DINH — Residents in three villages in central Binh Dinh Province still face substantial health risks due to high levels of fluoride in water supplies, despite efforts to provide safe drinking water. A study carried out in 2006 by the Binh Dinh Science and Technology Department and the HCM City Polytechnic University concluded that […]
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Sandpoint: Robust crop of candidates in city races
Excerpts: PONDERAY – Voters here and in Sandpoint will not lack for choices when they head to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 3… Sandpoint race… Boge and Newton, two of the council’s more seasoned veterans, explained their differences on the hot-button issue of fluoridation. Boge said he no longer supports the additive because it is […]
United States, Idaho