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More Tooth Decay in Poor Children; Fluoridation No Help
NEW YORK, Nov. 8 /PRNewswire/ — “Caries experience may be associated with income,” reports the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Low income, not fluoridation deficiency, predicts more cavities is revealed in newly-released statistics posted 10/25/04 on the CDC’s website(1). Those states reporting third-graders cavity rates and children living below the federal poverty level indicate […]
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City yet to address issue of residents allergic to fluoride
Melvin Pierce remembers the day when he got the call that his daughter, April, had been rushed to the hospital. “She was at school and suddenly got extremely ill, throwing up and her skin getting red,” Pierce said. Pierce said doctors determined the culprit was a fluoride treatment that April, now 14 years old, had […]
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Fluoridation in ‘spin’: Expert bags campaign, MPs claim no support for fluoride
Spin, not science, is driving a renewed State Government push to fluoridate Geelong’s water supply, according to a US fluoride expert. Professor Paul Connett said the Government should organize a forum for both sides of the fluoride debate to present their evidence and be cross-examined before an expert committee so the community could make an […]
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Davis fluoridation likely to endure
FARMINGTON — Davis County voters apparently have seen the last of fluoride on their ballots. By a vote of 51,581 to 49,399 — a 51 to 49 percent tally — residents decided to continue fluoridation of their drinking water with one part fluoride per million to help fight child tooth decay. Tuesday’s vote was the […]
United States, Utah -
Fluoride goes down the drain in Lancaster
LANCASTER — More than 30 years later, and the residents of Lancaster haven’t changed their minds when it comes to fluoridation. Voters defeated Issue 3, keeping the city from adding fluoride to the water supply and joining 91 percent of the state with fluoridated water. The unofficial tally was 8,084 to 7,563, separated by 521 […]
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No More Fluoride in Mt. Pleasant
Mount Pleasant residents voted yes on Proposal 1 makin it unlawful to continue putting fluoride in the water The ballot initiative passed 3,234 to 2,990 Tuesday making it unlawful for the city to add any chemical to water that would affect physical or mental functions. Gladys Mitchell, of the anti-fluoride group Mount Pleasant Citizens for […]
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Fluoride addition fails in Hutchinson
An initiative to stop the city of Hutchinson from adding fluoride to the water was supported by voters on Election Day. A few percentage points separated the vote late Tuesday evening: 52 percent of voters checked the “yes” box, which will prevent an additional dose of fluoride being added to the city water supply. Fluoridation […]
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Davis will stay with fluoride
FARMINGTON — The closest race in Davis County was once again fluoridation of drinking water. With 100 percent of the vote counted early today, residents narrowly decided to keep fluoridating their water. The final vote was 51,581, or 51 percent, in favor and 49.399, or 48.9 percent, opposed. Davis County Clerk/Auditor Steve Rawlings had been […]
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Professor warns public of fluoridation
An American professor encouraged Ballarat residents to say “no to fluoridation” during a public forum at the University of Ballarat’s SMB campus last night. Professor Paul Connett, from New York’s St Lawrence University, claimed fluoridation was ineffective, inefficient and unsafe and warned that government education campaigns promoting fluoridation were filled with “false information”. Prof Connett’s […]
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Blount County utility won’t add fluoride to water
MARYVILLE, Tenn. The South Blount (BLUHNT) County Utility District has decided to not add fluoride to the water processed at its new treatment plant. A wide array of public health organizations, including the American Dental Association, supports fluoridating water supplies to help prevent tooth decay. Utility district manager Isom Lail and treatment plant manager Henry […]
United States, Tennessee