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Foreign Toothpaste Illegally Imported, Sold in U.S.Foreign-Made Toothpaste May Contain Dangerous Levels of Fluoride
In what appears to be yet another hole in the Food and Drug Administration’s safety network, ConsumerAffairs.Com has found illegal tubes of toothpaste, intended for sale in foreign countries, in U.S. discount stores. Like over-the-counter medication, the great majority of toothpastes are subject to labeling requirements because they contain fluoride, a cavity-fighting ingredient that can […]
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Fluoridate? Angry Yarmouth residents say ‘No!’
SOUTH YARMOUTH — In sometimes heated testimony last night, residents gave the Yarmouth Board of Health angry opposition to consider before making a decision on fluoridating town water. “I would like to know who is going to prescribe this drug to me,” said Alan Amirault of Yarmouthport. “I’m absolutely outraged,” he said, adding that he […]
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Fluoride No Benefit to Low-Income Americans, Studies Show
NEW YORK, May 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Even when fluoridated water is the most consumed item, cavities are extensive when diets are poor, according to Caries Research.(1) Burt and colleagues studied low-income African-American adults, 14-years- old and over, living in Detroit, Michigan, where water suppliers add fluoride chemicals attempting to prevent cavities. Yet, 83% of this […]
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Corning Petition Won’t Do Anything
Corning- Fluoridating Corning’s tap water will not be decided by a public referendum. A petition to try to put it up to a public vote has generated hundreds of signatures; But, Mayor Frank Coccho says city officials have determined state law does not allow citizens to force a referendum on the issue. The petition against […]
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Iran comes 7th in the world of nuclear technology
TEHRAN, May.20 (ISNA)-Deputy of UCF exploitation and education enterprise in Isfahan acknowledged that Iran had obtained the technology to build UCF factories. Speaking to ISNA at the sideline of the Applied Nuclear Technology fair in Hamedan province, Hamid Reza Mohajerani stated that after the refusal of nuclear countries to cooperate with Iran, the country had […]
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Anti-fluoridated tap water campaigner issues fresh challenge to Isle of Man
At a public meeting, held last night in Douglas, well-respected Professor of Chemistry, Dr Paul Connett, issued a fresh challenge to Dr Paul Emerson, of the Public Health Directorate, to publicly debate with him the pros and cons of adding fluoride to the Island’s water supply. Dr Connett stated that despite having 5 weeks advance […]
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Valero is one of only two refineries in California that still uses hydrofluoric acid in the production of gasoline.
Southern California air-quality regulators are fining Valero Energy Corp. $5,000 a day because the San Antonio-based company delayed upgrades to its Wilmington refinery — at the request of California energy officials. The fine is a minor monetary annoyance for Valero, amounting each day to about half a minute’s worth of profit during the first quarter. […]
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Altoona City Authority won’t fluoridate its water supply
The Altoona City Authority voted Thursday not to fluoridate the water system. The vote comes two years after the Altoona Hospital Partnership for a Healthy Community asked the authority to add fluoride to the water to help prevent tooth cavities, especially in children. Three months ago, the partnership reiterated that request during a meeting at […]
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Fluoride rant had wrong info
The Oregonian said it best: “Oregon isn’t known for its movie star teeth, unless you count horror movies.” Two-thirds of the U.S. population drinks from fluoridated water supplies and it has a 60-year history of safety and effectiveness. Yet anti-fluoridationists like Dr. Osmunson continue to spread untruths. Untruth No. 1 – European Dental Association no […]
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Water fluoridation, a local issue
House Bill 3099 would force major Oregon cities to add silicofluorides to their drinking water even though several cities have specifically voted against fluoridation. Failing to convince most Oregon voters, promoters of fluoridation are pushing the Legislature to remove local control. As a dentist with a masters degree in public health for over 25 years, […]
United States, Oregon