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CDC’s William Maas: Telebriefing transcript on fluoridated water Q & A
CDC Telebriefing Transcript Two CDC Reports Present New Data: Fluoridated Drinking Water and Women With Diabetes February 21, 2002 MS. Coffin: Hi, everyone. Thank you very much for calling in today. We’re going to be discussing two CDC reports that were released today in the MMWR. The first one will be Populations Receiving Optimally Fluoridated […]
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Colorado Springs Asks CDC to Conduct Study on Fluosilicic Acid
Deciding when to vote on adding fluoride to the city’s drinking water is becoming just as controversial and complicated as deciding whether fluoride itself poses a health hazard. On Wednesday, the Colorado Springs City Council, acting as the Colorado Springs Utilities Board, voted to postpone its decision until late November, opting instead to enlist the […]
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Be ready for more spin from CDC
Dear All, The CDC will be producing its fluoride recommendations in the Mortality and Morbidity Review (MMWR) on August 16 or 17. Be ready. Two things to look for in the CDC report: 1) Discussion on the need to reduce total exposure to fluoride, which is currently too high amongst US children, as reflected by […]
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CDC: Fluoride safe, protects teeth
WOODS CROSS (AP) — The public debate about fluoridated water has nothing to do with science, according to an engineer with the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Scientifically, (fluoridation) is absolutely safe,” David Apanian told water-system operators, elected leaders and public health officials from five Utah counties Tuesday. “It is effective. There are […]
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CDC Engineer Touts Fluoride’s Benefits
WOODS CROSS — The national debate about fluoridated water — like the one shaping up in Utah this year — is purely political and emotional, a federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention engineer said Tuesday. One thing it’s not, said David Apanian, is scientific. “Scientifically, [fluoridation] is absolutely safe. It is effective. There are […]
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CDC: Hip Fractures Are Increasing
ATLANTA (AP) – Hip fractures among women 65 and older have climbed 40 percent between 1988 and 1996, with about a third of older Americans suffering serious falls each year, the government said Thursday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention attributed the increase in part to a growing number of people 85 and older. […]
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