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Côte St. Luc fluoridation proponent wins support of Mayor Housefather
A Côte St. Luc woman who wants city council to pass a resolution calling for the local public water supply to have fluoride added has won the support of Mayor Anthony Housefather. “You certainly laid out good reasons why fluoridation should occur in the water system and I personally support it,” said Housefather, after listening […]
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Fluoride May Damage the Brain, New Report Says
NEW YORK, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — “It is not clear that the benefits of adding fluoride to drinking water outweigh risks of neurodevelopment or other effects such as dental fluorosis,” according to an Institute for Children’s Environmental Health report. (http://www.iceh.org/pdfs/LDDI/LDDIStatement.pdf) Fluoride chemicals are added to 2/3 of U.S. public water supplies ostensibly to reduce tooth […]
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Water system gets no mercy on fluoride
A measure that would have ended a two-year court battle and cleared the way for a small water provider to buck Salt Lake County’s fluoridation mandate hit a dam in the Legislature. Rep. Sylvia Andersen, R-Sandy, sponsored HB116 to give the Holliday Water Co. the power to say yes or no to injecting fluoride into […]
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Fairbanks: Call to ban fluoride gains support
A proposal to ban fluoride from Fairbanks public drinking water drew support from nine people at Monday’s Fairbanks City Council meeting before the council scheduled a March public hearing on the measure. Fairbanks resident Heather McIntyre, one of the supporters, joined others in suggesting online research indicates the type of fluoride compounds added to modern […]
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Eurobodalla Shire: Focus group debates pros and cons of fluoridation
Eurobodalla Shire Council’s community consultation process about whether or not to fluoridate the shire’s water supply is progressing. The shire’s focus group has met for the first time. Twelve members of the local community came together to discuss the different arguments for and against water supply fluoridation. Council’s water cycle officer, Harvey Lane, says the […]
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Torrington ponders water fluoridation
TORRINGTON — This city’s residents may soon have the opportunity to vote on whether they want fluoride in the city’s water. There are those in town who question fluoride’s benefits. In August, Dr. Timothy Pieper explained the benefits of fluoridated water to the Torrington City Council. At a City Council meeting earlier this month, chemist […]
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Parsons, Kansas to begin fluoridation on March 5
Parsons city officials say after a few years without it, they will reintroduce fluoride into the water system. Officials say it will not change the color or taste of the water. The fluoride will start flowing March 5, and the city’s director of utilities urges anyone taking fluoride pills to consult their dentist or physician […]
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Fairbanks: Councilwoman calls for cutting fluoride at the tap
A city councilwoman is proposing to eliminate fluoride from Fairbanks’ public water supply. The proposal follows growing worry from some residents that adding the compound to municipal water supplies causes health risks, concerns that conflict with other studies saying it’s safe. Councilwoman Vivian Stiver will pitch the measure at tonight’s Fairbanks City Council meeting. If […]
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Bolton: anti-fluoride meeting February 26
AN anti-fluoride meeting is being held tomorrow night. The meeting, which has been organised by the National Pure Water Association, will feature speakers from the Green Party, Friends of the Earth and representatives from a thyroid patients and kidney patients advocacy groups. Health Secretary Alan Johnson has announced government plans to pump £42 million into […]
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Fluoride fight growing
WARRNAMBOOL’S campaigners against fluoride will help lead a national push and have warned of a High Court challenge. “It’s a major move forward in our fight to stop the forced fluoridation of water supplies,” former city CEO and campaign spokesman Vern Robson said yesterday. The decision to extend the fight beyond Victoria and form a […]
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