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Plattsburgh: Don’t let facts get in the way
TO THE EDITOR: This letter is in response to the Jan. 28 editorial “Don’t Halt Fluoridation.” This poorly researched and worded article would be amusing to me if it had not such serious consequences for all denizens of Plattsburgh. After reading it I was reminded of a famous Einstein quote: “Condemnation without investigation is the […]
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Fluoride debate surfaces in Poynette
Last July, the Poynette Village Board quietly voted to stop adding fluoride — long considered an antidote to tooth decay — to the public water supply. Steve Tomlinson, the village president, says the equipment the village had was old and unreliable, and the state doesn’t require fluoride in drinking water. More importantly, village trustee Kevin […]
United States, Wisconsin -
Factors eat away at area’s dental health
HUNTINGTON — From soda in sippy cups to Mountain Dew before dentist appointments, Huntington dentist Dr. Scott Edmonds has seen a lot in his five years of practice. Three years ago, he made a complete denture set for a 15-year-old boy. “I couldn’t believe it. I was appalled,” he said. Experts say a lack of […]
United States, West Virginia -
Southampton: Fluoride decision slammed as ‘dangerous, undemocratic and potentially illegal’
THE Green Party has called South Central Strategic Health Authority’s decision to fluoridate south Hampshire’s tap water “dangerous, undemocratic and potentially illegal.” Stuart Jeffery, the party’s health spokesperson, described fluoridation as a “sticking plaster with side effects solution.” “This appalling decision also seems to have been taken without any regard for the voice of local […]
United Kingdom, England -
Cavity fighters
“You cried, didn’t you?” joked one Grade 8 boy to another as he headed into a recent dental screening at Barrie’s Ferndale Woods Elementary School. Hygienist Kelly Goldsworthy pulled out two clean instruments and scanned the next student’s teeth, keeping an eye out for any cavities requiring attention. “Looks like you’ve had some sealant done […]
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More evidence against C8
This week, I did a story for the Gazette about a new study that found exposure to the Teflon-production agent C8 could be damaging sperm and reducing sperm counts in humans. I failed to mention a key thing in that story — that the levels of C8 involved really weren’t that high. The most troublesome […]
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Fluoride Issue Heads To Court
HARRISONBURG – You might think the fluoride issue in Timberville ended when Town Council voted last month to continue adding the chemical to its water supply. You’d be wrong. Resident Mike Gray filed a petition for a writ of mandamus in Rockingham County Circuit Court on Feb. 12, the same day council took the vote. […]
United States, Virginia -
Fluoridian slip: Head put ‘thousands of people’ in jeopardy
Trenton Water Works Superintendent Joseph McIntyre and other city officials were blasted yesterday for keeping suburban leaders in the dark about not putting fluoride in the water since August. “Their gross negligence disregarded the health concerns of hundreds of thousands of people. They put everybody in jeopardy,” said Rick Miller, a Lawrence council member. “Trenton […]
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Fluoride foul-up angers councilmen
Trenton’s water utility has come under fire from two Lawrence councilmen, but not because of the proposed sale of the township’s city-owned water pipes. Rather, councilmen Rick Miller and Bob Bostock said they’re outraged that Trenton Water Works never notified its 40,000 suburban customers that in August it stopped adding flouride [sic: fluoride] to its […]
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Southampton: Opponents find fluoride decision hard to swallow
Despite widespread opposition, health chiefs have voted to add fluoride to the Southampton area’s water supply in a bid to tackle tooth decay. The decision will affect around 200,000 people, including around 1,500 residents in the Nursling and Rownhams area. The Board of South Central Strategic Health Authority (SCSHA) voted unanimously in favour of the […]
United Kingdom, England