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Editorial: Finally, fluoridation. MWD ignored crazy claims; so should we all.
The news that come Nov. 5, San Diego County’s main water supplier will begin fluoridating the treated water it sends our way should have been greeted with cheers and bafflement. It is a big step forward for public health, and this should have happened long ago. Instead, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California’s decision […]
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Corning Man gets enough Petition Signature
Kirk Huttleston has been collecting signatures for weeks now. He says he finally reached his needed, 300 signatures, late Sunday night in time for Monday’s deadline. He’s hoping his petition will let voters decide if they want fluoride in their water. In May, city council decided to move forward with plans to fluoridate the water […]
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Juneau: Flouride opponents host dental expert at talks
Opponents of adding fluoride to Juneau’s water supply ramped up their offensive last week, bringing in a national expert to lecture Thursday and Friday nights to drive home their point that fluoride is dangerous to the human body. Hardy Limeback sat on the 12-member National Research Council that looked into the toxic effects of fluoride […]
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London mayor urges backup plan to fluoridate water for water supply
London’s mayor is calling for development of a backup plan in case the city is unable to obtain supplies within a couple of months to begin fluoridating the water supply again. “Let’s ensure that we are thinking of Plan B before we get to the real need for it,” Mayor Anne Marie DeCicco-Best said yesterday. […]
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Privately-owned York Water Company will fluoridate
The York Water Co. has more than 56,000 customers, none of whom have fluoridated water. The company has never offered fluoridated water to any of its residential, commercial or industrial customers and didn’t plan to – until now. The company in May struck a deal to purchase West Manheim Township’s water system and begin supplying […]
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Juneau: Fluoride proponents cite press releases
A My Turn piece promoting fluoridation by Lee and Sherie Dye claims fluoridation opponents are wrong about facts and science. But in their two examples, it is the Dyes that have the facts just plain wrong. The Dyes site a recent scientific study that found a significant risk of osteosarcoma among boys drinking fluoridated water: […]
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The fluoridated water question
VOICE Ireland’s ongoing question for the Irish Medicine Board is a simple and straightforward one: how come the IMB allows this State to add what it sees as an unlicensed medicine into the people’s drinking water supply? I mean to say that would seem to be a fair enough sort of question. The IMB is […]
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Fluoride indemnity shocks water quality group
Legal indemnity for Barwon Water against claims related to fluoridation left a community group in “shock” yesterday, according to a spokesperson. David McRae said Barwon Water chairman Stephen Vaughan had revealed the indemnity in a meeting with representatives of Water Quality Australia. “They have legal protection if things go wrong,” Mr McRae said. “It was […]
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Use of fluoride in city water discontinued
Fluoridating city of Elgin water was stopped in 2005, according to Doug Prinz, city of Elgin’s director of utilities. “During the construction of the new water plant, we ceased using fluoride because of concerns about health issues. “I have done research in the meantime and have found the side effects really seem to outweigh the […]
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Dentist backs fluoride bid
A Preston dentist has backed calls for fluoride to be added to drinking water to tackle the poor state of children’s teeth. The Evening Post recently revealed how health chiefs are lobbying to reduce the high levels of tooth decay affecting youngsters in the city by introducing fluoride into tap water. Austin Hughes, who has […]
United Kingdom, England