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No clear answer on issue of fluoride in the water
Take drinking water then add fluoride. Throw in dozens of opinions whether or not the substance that prevents tooth decay once again should flow from faucets in Welland, Thorold and Pelham and what you’re left with is anything but a crystal-clear solution for regional politicians who will cast decision on the matter. About 25 people […]
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Voluntary Recall of One Lot of Fluotic® (sodium fluoride) 20 mg tablets and Notice of Product Discontinuation
OTTAWA, CANADA — June 27, 2007 — sanofi-aventis Canada Inc., with agreement from Health Canada, has undertaken a voluntary recall of one lot of Fluotic® (sodium fluoride) 20 mg tablets, bottle of 100: lot number 8034613 (expiry date: September 2008). This voluntary recall is intended to address a quality issue. In in-vitro tests, the disintegration […]
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Fluoride in water once again under debate
THOROLD — During the Cold War, as debate raged over whether to add fluoride to municipal drinking water supplies, there were people who believed it was all part of communist machinations to control people with chemicals under the guise of offering stronger teeth. While no one seriously believes secret agents are out to seize control […]
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Region asked to revamp fluoridation system
Local News – Niagara’s plan to eliminate fluoride from regional drinking water ran into citizen opposition Wednesday. Historically, most Niagara municipalities haven’t added fluoride to their water treatment systems. Parts of Thorold, Welland and Pelham, however, have treated their water with fluoride as recently as 2002, when repeated mechanical failures temporarily halted the practice. Regional […]
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Fluoridation safety revisited
New revelations suggest that the fluoridation of public water is neither as effective nor as safe as the public has been led to believe. New findings at Harvard University link fluoridation with osteosarcoma, an often fatal cancer of bone. The American Dental Association and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control have issued warnings that infants […]
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Decide on fluoride: city to Quebec
Montreal has asked the provincial government to make a decision on whether cities should add fluoride to water, says a member of the executive committee. However, the city wants to see all municipalities abide by whatever the government decides. “In September, the mayor of Montreal, Mr. Gerald Tremblay, had forwarded a letter to Mr. [Philippe] […]
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Quebec City Council Votes to Stop Fluoridation by April 2008
The city of Québec will wait a year before terminating its water fluoridation program offered to citizens. As expected, yesterday the municipal council has literally shoveled this issue in the courtyard of the Health Department, giving it a respite until April 1st 2008 in order to adopt a regulation that would force municipalities to fluoridate […]
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Coalition urges Quebec to force Montreal to fluoridate water
The Quebec government was urged yesterday to force the city of Montreal to fluoridate its water supply and end what is described as “an epidemic of tooth decay” among the city’s preschoolers. A coalition that claims to represent dentists, physicians, dental hygienists and social workers wants deputy health minister Alain Poirier to invoke Article 55 […]
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Fluoridation questioned
Is municipal water fluoridation one of the 10 greatest achievements in public health during the 20th century, or is fluoridation “the greatest case of scientific fraud of this century?” Parents are bombarded with often contradictory information about what is best for our children’s health. Water fluoridation is a perfect example. More than 70 per cent […]
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Water fluoridation debate heats up
The heated issue of water fluoridation is back on the public radar, but this time with a new consumer twist. Debate over whether adding fluoride to drinking water helps to prevent tooth decay has raged for years, even though the Canadian Dental Association says years of research have proven it does. Now, the public health […]
Canada, Ontario