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Cumbria: Fluoride Decision Expected
HEALTH bosses are to decide whether to add fluoride to more of the county’s water supply. Around 130,000 people receive fluoridated water in west Cumbria, and NHS Northwest has asked the area’s primary trust, NHS Cumbria, if they wish to expand the scheme. Changes to the Water Act five years ago allowed primary care trusts […]
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Fluoride removal balance tipped
Lambton’s municipalities are not equal when it comes to the controversial fluoride issue, says the man heading up the local water system. Terry Burrell wants a second legal opinion after the first obtained by the Lambton Area Water Supply System (LAWSS) concluded member municipalities need only cast one vote a piece to remove fluoride from […]
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SDK to Expand Fluorine Business by Acquiring U.K. Company
Tokyo, Sept 25, 2008 – (JCN Newswire) – Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) has reached agreement with Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. (Asahi), Mitsubishi Corporation (Mitsubishi), and MITENI S.p.A. (MITENI) to purchase all the shares of their joint venture F2 Chemicals Limited (F2 Chemicals), of the United Kingdom. Asahi, Mitsubishi, and Mitsubishi’s Italian subsidiary MITENI are scheduled […]
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Fluoridation & Tea Do Not Mix, Studies Continue to Show
New York – September 25 – Fluoridation puts tea drinkers at risk of damaged bones, discolored teeth and soft tissue harm, studies show. Tea has naturally high fluoride levels. Excess fluoride can weaken bones and discolor children’s un-erupted teeth. When fluoridated water is used to make tea, fluoride levels consumed can be health damaging. Four […]
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Grant: Voters to Decide on Fluoridation Nov 4
Excerpt: … The Grant City Council has two seats up for election with three candidates on the ballot for a four-year term on the council. Incumbent Wayne Pick is in the race against Mark Wendell and Tim Pofahl. Voters must also decide whether they want to enact an ordinance that will prohibit the addition of […]
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Fluoride forum draws crowd
It’s safe, cheap and effective. That was the message shared by several speakers at a forum on fluoridation at Hastings College Wednesday. “Safe is what the literature tells us. It’s effective, we know it makes a difference and it’s efficient, too,” said Dr. Kim McFarland, the event’s keynote speaker. McFarland, a practicing dentist and professor […]
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Hastings – Experts: Fluoride safe, effective
It’s safe, cheap and effective. That was the message shared by several speakers at a forum on fluoridation at Hastings College Wednesday. “Safe is what the literature tells us. It’s effective, we know it makes a difference and it’s efficient, too,” said Dr. Kim McFarland, the event’s keynote speaker. McFarland, a practicing dentist and professor […]
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Eagle voters to decide on fluoride issue
EAGLE – Eagle area residents will do more than vote for village board members during the general election on Nov. 4. They will also decide whether or not to prohibit the addition of fluoride to the village’s water system. Voters will either vote “yes” to prohibit fluoride from the water system or vote “no” against […]
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Las Virgenes: Meeting on fluoride leaves a bad taste
The Las Virgenes Municipal Water District (LVMWD) said it wants to close the debate on whether mandated water fluoridation in California is dangerous for consumers, but opponents of the additive have pledged to continue their battle to overturn the fluoridation law that became effective in the state almost a year ago. The water district invited […]
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Council to fight plans for fluoride in Pendle
PENDLE Council has reaffirmed its long-standing opposition to the fluoridation of water. At the full council meeting, members unanimously agreed to oppose any moves by the Strategic Health Authority to add fluoride to the supply as a means of reducing tooth decay. The council first adopted its anti-fluoridation stance in November, 1989 and Coun. Tony […]
United Kingdom, England