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Editorial: Mass medication
The proposed fluoridation of water supplies in the greater Dunedin area has reawakened debate – with a passion never much below the surface – about adding the chemical to public water supplies. A vociferous and dedicated group has its teeth into the issue again because of the extensions of city water supplies to northern towns. […]
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Big West: Supervisors approve refinery expansion
County supervisors approved an expansion of the Big West of California refinery Tuesday after nearly two years of community debate and a packed, hours-long public hearing. The board’s unanimous approval came after the company agreed to several new conditions, including one that requires an independent safety audit of the refinery’s operations and equipment before the […]
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Donora: Comments by Dr. Devra Lee Davis
When Dr. Devra Lee Davis was visiting a “green” community in China during a trip for the United Nations, she couldn’t help but think of her hometown of Donora. Early one morning, she awoke to an explosion and then looked outside to see flames, tar and smoke spewing from a plant. Through her window, a […]
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Lexington: Mayor cautions voters on fluoride
LEXINGTON – “Read it carefully. They should do that with all ballot issues, but this one is critical to Lexington.” Mayor John Fagot is referring to the Nov. 4 ballot measure being put before voters on whether to allow the addition of fluoride to the city’s water system. The wording on the ballot measure is […]
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Ballot issue gives Chadron voters voice in fluoridation effort
When Chadron residents head to the polls Nov. 4, they will have to cast a ballot on whether or not the city should fluoridate its water supply. A new Legislative bill approved during the last session requires cities and villages of over 1,000 residents to either fluoridate their water supplies or opt out of the […]
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Election Day will feature fluoride in Corning
CORNING, N.Y. — The debate over whether to add fluoride to Corning’s water has been going on for decades. “Fluoridation is safe and effective. And it’s one of the best ways of improving the oral health of people in the community,” said dentist John Gunselman “There are a couple good habits and a couple good […]
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Southampton: No winners yet in fluoride debate
HEAVYWEIGHTS from both sides of the fluoride argument squared up against each other last night, but neither managed to deliver a knockout blow. Around 150 people turned up for the first of three Question Time-style debates between the opposing sides of the argument surrounding plans to fluoridate two thirds of Southampton’s water supply. Experts including […]
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Teflon chemical linked to increased cholesterol levels
WASHINGTON – A chemical used to make Teflon, food wrappers and dozens of other consumer products is linked to higher levels of cholesterol, according to the latest findings of a multi-year study of 69,000 West Virginians and Ohioans whose drinking water was contaminated by a DuPont manufacturing plant in Washington, W.Va, along the Ohio River. […]
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Big West: County declares chemical use safe, will support refinery expansion
County planners have recommended approving the Big West of California refinery expansion after a last-minute analysis showed the use of a controversial chemical there is safe. After consulting with refining experts, planners said the occasional use of a low concentration of hydrofluoric acid at the facility should be allowed to continue. However, they suggested any […]
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BBC: Experts quizzed over fluoride
[The following is FAN’s transcript of the BBC interview] Is adding fluoride to the water safe and does it improve dental health? Two important questions but the answers very much depend on who you listen to. A major study by York University of 4000 scientific papers concluded that there is very little high quality evidence […]
United Kingdom, England