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NY State Health Commissioner: Water fluoridation reduces tooth decay
The Feb. 8 article “Officials considering removal of fluoride from Schenectady water” did not explain that fluoride in drinking water greatly reduces cavities and is recommended by the state Health Department and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to promote good dental health. According to the CDC, for a community similar to Schenectady, […]
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Leave my water alone
I’M fed up with the government wanting to put fluoride in our water. I’ve done nothing about it – haven’t been to a rally, written a letter, tramped over town with a slogan on my t-shirt. Nothing. There’s probably a heap of people like me who don’t want it but haven’t actually done anything to […]
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Hazardous Waste in Sumgayit City of Azerbaijan not Purified; Flows Directly into Caspian
Azerbaijan, Baku, 15 February / corr.Trend News S. Ilhamgizi/ 95% of hazardous plants in the industrial Sumgayit city of Azerbaijan which houses many chemical plants from the former USSR, do not operate today. However, there are still many ecological problems which exist in the city. This was stated during a roundtable meeting on the subject […]
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British sink their teeth into debate over fluoride
LONDON — Anyone who’s seen an Austin Powers movie knows the stereotype about the English: They have bad teeth. Health Secretary Alan Johnson said it’s time to improve England’s dental health and urged putting fluoride in local drinking water to help reduce tooth decay in children, especially in poor areas. Only about 10% of England’s […]
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Fluoride confusion in Corning
CORNING, N.Y. — There seems to be some confusion among Corning leaders about whether to move forward with a plan to put fluoride in the city’s water. Council members already voted to add fluoride to the water supply. But a referendum set for November could change that. Council members, meanwhile, ordered the city manager to […]
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Corning Fluoridation Project Put On Hold
Some Corning City Council members once again made it clear Thursday night that they want to wait for the public to decide about fluoridating the city’s drinking water supply. City Council previously told the city manager not to spend any city funds on the fluoridation project until city voters decide whether they agree with council’s […]
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Fears Over Fluoride – Kids can get too much, but too little is more likely
When government scientists reported last spring that rates of childhood tooth decay had risen slightly over the past two decades, some dental professionals proposed a possible explanation: Those children might not be getting enough fluoride, a chemical that binds to tooth enamel and makes it resistant to decay. While the theory remains to be proved, […]
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Bill introduced to improve Queensland’s oral health
(Media-Newswire.com) – The fluoridation of water supplies would become one of the most important and effective public health measures ever introduced in Queensland, Premier Anna Bligh told Parliament today. The Premier’s comments preceded today’s introduction of the Government’s Water Fluoridation Bill 2008 by Health Minister Stephen Robertson. “When I became Premier last year I made […]
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‘An outright lie?’
HUMBOLDT – Whenever it comes up, the issue of community water fluoridation is marked by startling claims, strident rhetoric and strong emotions. But on the day before Manila’s vote on advisory Measure B, a fluoride defender denounced a statement made by the substance’s opponents with language unusually harsh for a public official. In capital letters, […]
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Manila Measure B defeated, fluoride denied
MANILA – Members of anti-fluoridation group Humboldt Free gathered in Manila last Thursday to outline their intentions following the defeat of anti-fluoride Measure B in that community. The advisory measure was defeated on an overwhelming 164 to 60 vote. “We believe that with this vote, the residents of Manila have made their wishes perfectly clear […]
United States, California