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Hull public health officials ‘slow to react’ over introducing fluoride varnish to battle tooth decay
PUBLIC health officials have been urged to introduce fluoride varnish to prevent tooth decay in children after the scheme proved a success in Scotland. Hull City Council is conducting a feasibility study into the effectiveness of fluoride varnish applied to the teeth of children in the city’s most deprived areas. However, the Local Dental Network, […]
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County News: Have your say in oil and gas consultation
Anti-fracking campaigners have urged residents to have their say in a consultation which they warn could lead to the use of ‘corrosive and toxic chemicals’ for oil and gas extraction. New proposals from the Environment Agency would do away with site-specific permits for many onshore oil and gas activities. They would issue permits to oil […]
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How 1970s deodorant is still doing harm
Fluorine is an evil gas. And it is also used to manufacture a string of other artificial gases, some of which nearly left mankind exposed to burning ultraviolet light – and are even now warming the planet. “Fluorine is the tyrannosaurus rex of the periodic table,” says chemistry professor Andrea Sella. “It will react spontaneously […]
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East Lancashire. Chemical war: Will they ‘force’ fluoride into our water?
Cure for children or mass medication? DominiKa Piasecka examines the controversial issue of water fluoridation. As the shocked nation is still adjusting itself to the unexpected Tory victory, the battle for Labour’s leadership has begun. One candidate has long been a supporter of adding fluoride – thought to help reduce tooth decay – to British water […]
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Council demands ‘facts’ before fluoride added to Hull’s water supply
COUNCILLORS have called for the science and social impact of water fluoridation to be scrutinised before fluoride is added to Hull’s water supply. Hull’s health and wellbeing board is considering water fluoridation in an attempt to improve the dental health of children after figures showed young people in the city have more fillings and decay […]
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Pre-validated fluorinated fragment library
The Maybridge Fluorine Labeled Fragment Library is a fragment library of 480 fluorinated compounds developed in collaboration with Argenta, a Charles River Company, the University of Kent and the United Kingdom’s Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council. Approximately 20% of known drug compounds contain a fluorine atom. Read full article Print PDF
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Ground breaking UK fluoride documentary set to rock government plans
An explosive new 50-minute documentary by Conscience Communications depicting Bedford citizens’ fight to keep fluoride out of the borough’s water supplies will launch on April 18th. Through footage of live events and interviews with Fluoride Free Bedford’s co-ordinator, Cynthia Bagchi, and supporters, Toxic Tap Water provides an intimate snapshot of the campaign that has been […]
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Hull dentists hit out at “scare-mongering” over fluoride in water plans
DENTISTS are appealing to people in Hull to ignore “scaremongering” from campaigners fighting water fluoridation plans. Hull City Council is considering introducing water fluoridation to improve children’s teeth and tackle rates of tooth decay, which are among the worst in the country. However, a campaign against the plans has been mounted and a public meeting […]
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German government admits selling poison gas chemicals to Syria after Sunday Mail reveals Britain did the same
THE Sunday Mail revealed that the British Government allowed companies to sell chemicals to Syria in 2013 and now the German government have admitted doing the same. THE German government admitted selling poison gas chemicals to Syrian despot Bashar al-Assad after the Sunday Mail revealed British sales, according to a new film. French director Jean-Baptiste […]
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Dentists back controversial fluoride plans for Hull water
Hull City Council has proposed controversial plans to add fluoride to the city’s water as part of a drive to tackle tooth decay. Dentist Andrew Stuart is backing the proposal saying many children in the city have decaying teeth, more than most areas of the country. Adding fluoride, as well as educating children, he says, […]
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