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Bristol: Campaign Launches to Fight Fluoride Plans
Worried Bristolians are meeting tonight to fight plans for the enforced fluoridation of the water supply to every home in the city. A feasibility study by NHS South West has already begun at the request of health trusts in the Avon area which, if deemed appropriate, can be pushed through thanks to new legislation that […]
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Children living in Phayao province hit by by fluoride poisoning
A smile with beautiful teeth makes a first and lasting impression – but for children living in Phayao province, smiling is bringing unhappiness and depression. Their teeth have telltale chalky white spots and mottled brown staining caused by fluoride poisoning. “I am waiting for medication from a doctor,” said unhappy 15-year-old schoolboy Suppakij Tipkham, who […]
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UK: URENCO plans tails plant at Capenhurst
Preliminary planning consent has been granted to URENCO ChemPlants Ltd – a wholly owned subsidiary of international energy and technology group URENCO – to build a new Tails Management Facility (TMF) at its site at Capenhurst, near Chester, UK, for the treatment and management of depleted uranium hexafluoride. Nuclear sector design specialist Morgan Professional Services […]
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Prince George: Fluoride to remain in city’s water
A plea to end fluoridation of the city’s water supply received short shrift from city council on Monday night. Council took no action to change the practice after hearing from advocates on both sides of the debate, beginning with Oregon-based dentist Dr. Bill Osmuson, who claimed fluoridation is not effective in preventing tooth decay. He […]
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Prince George: Fluoridation Controversy on Tap
Prince George, B.C. – The controversial matter of fluoridation of the City of Prince George’s water supply was brought to Council this evening with those who oppose it presenting information that indicates there is no positive effect of putting fluoride in the water. Speaking before a packed Council Chamber, the Safe Water Coalition brought forth […]
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Prince George: Fluoride On Council’s Agenda
Excerpt: The fight to have fluoride removed from Prince George’s drinking water will be brought to Prince George City Council tonight. A group which favours the removal of fluoride will state it’s case…
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Fluoride folly?
The experts say that fluoride helps to prevent tooth decay when used in small amounts on a routine basis. But some people are voicing concerns that it may do more harm than good. WARNINGS about fluoride have been going around for a while now. You may have even received some forwarded emails about this, and […]
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Minnesota: Massive cleanup of Washington County Landfill in Lake Elmo for PFCs is under way
Call it Lake Elmo’s Big Dig. Beginning this summer, enough garbage will be removed from the Washington County Landfill to fill the Metrodome five times. “Look at this — it’s the size of a football stadium,” shouted Jeffrey Lewis over the racket of bulldozers as he pointed to an enormous pit this month. “And this […]
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Tennessee is 93% fluoridated but tooth decay in children surges
Health professionals and experts in pediatric dentistry are seeing an increase in the number of children with tooth decay and cavities. The culprits are plentiful, and the decay often preventable, but the lack of education for parents is causing more children to end up in the dentists’ chairs with “owies.” Dentists who focus on dental […]
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Bristol: Health bosses consider adding fluoride to Bristol’s water
Health bosses in Bristol are considering putting fluoride in the city’s drinking water. They say that, to date a firm decision about whether to put fluoride in our water has not been made. But they have commissioned a report into it. Scientific research shows that adding fluoride to the water supply prevents tooth decay, but […]
United Kingdom, England