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Corning: Voters Decide Whether or Not to Fluoridate
CORNING– City Council voted in favor to have the public decide whether fluoridating their drinking water is a good idea. But the question you see on the ballot may not be that simple. City officials gave the green light to fluoridate the water supply two years ago. It was almost a done deal, until one […]
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Revealed: How health chiefs plan to put fluoride in half our water supply to halt tooth decay
Nearly half our drinking water could have fluoride added to it under a ‘secret’ Government plan. Dental health chiefs want to add the chemical to 40 per cent of England’s water supply to combat high levels of tooth decay. But critics said the ‘mass medication’ of water without the population’s consent was an invasion of […]
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Fluoride could be added to 40 percent of water
Officials want 40 per cent of England’s water supply to be fluoridated to reduce high levels of tooth decay. Dentists leaders believe that adding the chemical to the water supply could radically improve the condition of people’s teeth, particularly in deprived areas. Alan Johnson, the Health Secretary, also backed the introduction of more fluoride into […]
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Methven: Disappointment in anti-fluoride camp
Disappointed and surprised was how Methven anti-fluoride campaigner Phil Johnson was feeling yesterday. But Methven Fluoride Action Group member Mr Johnson said the fact that 75% of Methven people responded in the referendum proved that it had been the right thing to do. “They thought it was worth it so that justified it,” he said. […]
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Court sides with Port Angeles over fluoride; group will ask for state Supreme Court review
TACOMA — A Port Angeles anti-fluoride group will ask the state Supreme Court to review a decision by the state Court of Appeals which ruled that two initiatives were rightfully thrown out in 2007. The state Court of Appeals favored the city of Port Angeles in its ruling on July 15. It agreed with Kitsap […]
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Sarnia: Fluoride use still debated
Chemical cocktail or healthy additive? Sarnia city council is divided over fluoride. Three of seven councillors contacted by The Observer said they favour removing the cavity-fighting chemical from drinking water, three support its e, and one was undecided. Two other councillors couldn’t be reached for comment. The previous city council waged a lively debate over […]
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Vietnam to launch salt fluoride project in Lao Cai
HANOI — A pilot phase of a salt fluoridation project will be implemented in Lao Cai province by the end of the year in an effort to improve oral health in Viet Nam, said Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Xuyen. Xuyen was speaking at a three-day National Dental Congress and International Exhibition 2008 in […]
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The Hogenakkal water project
BANGALORE: Even as the tension over Rajnikant’s Kuselan died down, following the actor’s apology to Kannadigas , the government on Thursday said an all-party delegation will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to impress upon him the state’s claims regarding the land dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Water resources minister Basavaraj Bommai said a 67-km […]
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Council must brush up on fluoride
If there was any doubt about the need for City Hall to reopen the debate over how much fluoride is too much, it’s been rinsed away by a new report. The expert panel that wrote the Health Canada report wants to reduce the amount of fluoride to which children are exposed. The panel made three […]
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Fluoride defended
Lambton County’s medical officer of health is ready to defend fluoride use in drinking water now that the divisive debate has been reopened. “We’ve had to go to bat for fluoride periodically over the time that I’ve been here,” Dr. Chris Greensmith said Thursday. “It can be an extremely contentious issue . . . about […]
Canada, Ontario