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Dental experts defend fluoride in water; activists claim link to brain damage
TORONTO — Canadian dental experts defended the use of fluoride in drinking water Thursday as some environmental activists claimed international studies show the chemical can cause brain damage in children and called for an end to the “60-year experiment.” Environmental groups said their experts looked at studies from India, China, Brazil and other countries documenting […]
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Fluoride on tap plan mooted
HEALTH bosses are considering the potential for fluoridation of public water supplies to improve the dental health of people in Cumbria. Already around 130,000 people in West Cumbria – including in Whitehaven and Workington – receive fluoridated water. Primary Care Trusts in the North West are being asked whether they want the issue of water […]
United Kingdom, England -
Health Officials Bite Back On Fluoridated Water Debate
You can’t see it or smell it, but it’s there. And there’s a lot of controversy over its health effects on you and your family. Fluoride has been a regular addition to tap water all over North America for some time, but recently its presence has been causing a little extra stir. That’s mainly because […]
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Experts disagree on fluoride in drinking water
Fluoride can have a detrimental effect on a child’s IQ and should be removed from drinking water, anti-fluoride activists said Thursday. Members of the Fluoride Action Network and Citizens for a Safe Environment said they have found studies from China and other countries that prove fluoride exposure may inhibit the development of a child’s brain. […]
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Fluoride panel recommendation old news for Pointe Claire
While Health Canada is implementing the recommendation of an independent expert panel to reduce the amount of fluoride it urges municipalities to put in drinkable water to 0.7 parts per million, the City of Pointe Claire is already ahead of the pack. “We’ve been doing that for years,” Mayor Bill McMurchie told The Chronicle. He […]
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Old Milton’s water to remain fluoride free despite report
While a new Health Canada-commissioned report has put the fluoride debate back into the national spotlight, Halton’s medical officer of health said he has no plans to push fluoridation for ‘old’ Milton’s water supply. The report, prepared by an expert panel formed by Health Canada, recommends a decrease in the optimal amount of fluoride that […]
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Water fluoridation fundamental to decay reduction
As reported by the Irish Times, without fluoridation Ireland would have levels of dental decay as high as those of eastern Europe, according to Professor Helen Whelton, director of the Oral Health Services Research Centre at UCC. Prof. Whelton has said that although tooth decay in Ireland is much lower than it would be without […]
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Beatrice: Fluoride in water to be put to vote
The decision on fluoridation is in the voters’ hands. The Beatrice City Council voted 7-0 Monday evening to authorize a resolution to allow Beatrice residents to either reject or adopt an ordinance to prohibit the addition of fluoride to the city water system. The issue will be on the Nov. 4 ballot. In April, the […]
United States, Nebraska -
Gauteng: Reeling from the Effects of Water Fluoridation
Gauteng health MEC Brian Hlongwa gave over R1,8million worth of mobile dental clinics to treat dental caries caused by decades of water fluoridation in the Odi District. The mobile clinics are equipped with drilling and X-ray machines, dental chairs and lights, water tanks and generators. At an event held in Mabopane yesterday, Hlongwa said the […]
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‘Decay levels low due to fluoride’
WITHOUT WATER fluoridation, Ireland would have levels of dental decay as high as those of eastern Europe, according to a Cork researcher, who is regarded as one of the world experts in the field of oral health. Prof Helen Whelton, director of the Oral Health Services Research Centre, UCC, has said that while tooth decay […]
Ireland