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Ashland considers fluoridating water
ASHLAND – Would adding fluoride to the town’s drinking water make residents smile or gnash their teeth? Town health officials intend to find out as they weigh whether Ashland should join the majority of towns in MetroWest with fluoridated water. Ashland last considered fluoridation about a decade ago, when a dentist sat on the Board […]
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County’s fluoridation date bumped again
LOS ANGELES — Construction difficulties will again delay plans to start adding fluoride to San Diego County water supplies, this time until Dec. 3, officials from Southern California’s main water supplier said Wednesday. After waiting four years to complete billions of dollars of improvements at five water treatment plants, the Metropolitan Water District had expected […]
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End the insanity, junk fluoride plan
Re: your Oct. 8 Arts & Living article, “Cavity Crisis: Survey finds big holes in children’s dental care”: It’s astonishing to see any article attribute the rise in cavities to children not getting enough fluoride, when the truth is that many of us, especially small children, currently ingest more than considered safe. Due to widespread […]
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Yarrawonga: Here comes the fluoride
Fluoride is on its way to Yarrawonga. Residents of Yarrawonga received copies of a booklet providing information about fluoridated water supplies and the benefit for dental health from Victoria’s Chief Health Officer, Dr John Carnie last week in the first stage of the process. “The decision to begin this process in Yarrawonga follows support from […]
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No fluoride poll: top doc
VICTORIA’S chief health officer yesterday ruled out a Geelong referendum on fluoridated water as he anticipated full treatment of supply. Public health physician Dr John Carnie said the State Government viewed fluoridation as a necessary community health intervention for people of all ages, alongside immunisation, smoking laws and wearing of seatbelts and bike helmets. Geelong […]
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Elgin debating refluoridating its water supply
Right now, Elgin’s water has minimal amounts of natural flouride, but it’s not enough to prevent tooth decay. “Most of us have been told if you want your teeth to be okay, you should have fluoride in the water,” Elgin resident Jeanette Shelby said. The American Dental Association agrees, saying fluoridation of community water is […]
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Water district OKs fluoride study
HUMBOLDT – The Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District (HBMWD) will proceed with a study on how it might eventually add fluoride to water for its seven municipal clients in Northern Humboldt. The narrowly focused study, to be conducted by Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, considers only cost and technical issues, such as system design, construction and costs. Any […]
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Corning fluoride opinion under wraps
CORNING — The city of Corning has received an opinion from its lawyer on an anti-fluoride petition, but doesn’t plan to disclose it publicly until Oct. 23. Mayor Frank Coccho said he and City Manager Mark Ryckman have read the opinion by Pamela Doyle Gee of Davidson & O’Mara in Elmira. “I skimmed through the […]
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Fluoride survey shock: 7 out of 10 adults over-exposed in Irish County
By Paddy Walsh Alarming levels of fluoride in drinking water have emerged following a survey in Donegal which revealed that 72% of the subjects tested were at or above the safe intake. Volunteers from three different flouridated areas of the county, Letterkenny, the Twin Towns and Inishowen, participated in the survey and according to Robert […]
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Donegal study shows seven out of ten people getting too much fluoride
Seven out of ten people in Co Donegal are getting too much fluoride, says VOICE campaigner Robert Pocock. His comments are backed up by results from a survey involving volunteers from three different fluoridated areas of County Donegal, who monitored their urinary fluoride intake over a 24-hour period. The survey was carried out by Clane […]
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