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Can the voters be trusted to decide on fluoridation?
THE LEGISLATURE is requiring a revote on fluoridation in Manchester as well as a first-time vote in most of the surrounding towns. This vote will take place at the primary elections on Sept. 14. A simple majority of all voters will decide whether hydrofluorosilicic acid will continue to be added to the area’s drinking water. […]
United States, New Hampshire -
Increased threat of fluorosis in Delhi
NEW DELHI: With one-third of Delhi’s groundwater laced with excessive fluorides, the number of people falling prey to fluoride poisoning is increasing. The problem has been detected in large parts of west Delhi including Dwarka sector 8, Poothkalan (near Rohini), Nangloi, Kakrola, Dichau and Rajouri Garden. Even areas such as Kanjhawla, Pragati Vihar and Nizamuddin […]
India -
Fairview considers ending fluoridation program
Superindentant of public works Gary Leathem asked council to consider a plebiscite on whether the town should continue to put fluoride into the drinking water. Although some fluoride is good for protecting people’s teeth, Leathem said, recent studies show too much fluoride is bad for bone strength. The cost of the fluoride itself is low […]
Canada, Alberta -
Health dangers of fluoride to be conference topic
CORNWALL ISLAND – F. Henry Lickers remembers the once-thriving cattle herds in Mohawk country and how fluoride fumes from nearby metal factories weakened their bones, decayed their teeth and wiped them out. Almost 30 years have passed since the toxic gas began pumping out of aluminum smelters in Massena. And while Reynolds Metals Co., now […]
United States, New York -
Can the Opposition pull the plug on fluoridation of water?
It must be lovely for the Minister of Health to be able to go off to bed every night after a nice mug of cocoa and sleep soundly in the full knowledge that nobody is going to ask him any awkward questions in the Dail the next day. It is not that there are no […]
Ireland -
Fluoride in drinking water remains a very controversial issue
Q. We live in the county and have well water. I am concerned that we do not have fluoride in our water and my children might get cavities. Should we use a fluoride supplement? Does fluoride toothpaste provide enough fluoride? The subject of fluoride added to our water supply is a controversial one. For at […]
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South Blount Utility Board Opts Against Fluoridation
Note from FAN on this article: For whatever the reasons, the South Blount Utility District have not stopped fluoridation. South Blount Utility District officials are drawing criticism for choosing not to fluoridate water at the district’s new treatment plant, scheduled to go online in August. Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation officials said fluoridation isn’t […]
United States, Tennessee -
Scotland to face yet another fluoridation push
FLUORIDE will be added to large parts of Scotland’s water supply as part of a controversial compromise plan by the Scottish executive to mass medicate children. Labour ministers, who have faced widespread opposition to blanket fluoridation, will instead give health boards the power to order Scottish Water to add the chemical to supplies following public […]
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None hurt in INEEL gas leak, evacuation
ARCO – A hazardous gas leak Thursday afternoon led to an evacuation and temporary shut down at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory. Although most of the site remained open, a 400-meter area around the incident’s location was secured and evacuated, an official said. “All personnel in the area have been accounted for. There […]
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Picayune council votes to fluoridate drinking water
The Picayune City Council has voted to fluoridate the city’s drinking water supply and will fill out a grant application to get the estimated $35,000 cost for the equipment and installation for free. John Justice, a fluoridation administrator with the Mississippi State Department of Health, recently spoke to the Picayune City Council about adding fluoride […]
United States, Mississippi