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Tribals live with fluorosis as govt turns blind eye
CHUKRU (JHARKHAND), JAN 12: Every family in the tribal Adivasi belt in Daltonganj has at least one person with some physical deformity. Gastro-intestinal problems are routine here and miscarriages common. And almost all of them suffer from decaying teeth. Fluorosis has spread its tentacles in this village, claiming its first victim last year. In the […]
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Valley rejects fluoride plan
COUNCILLORS have rejected proposals to add fluoride to Rossendale’s water supply after they were met with fierce criticism from residents and health experts. Proposals to ‘mass medicate’ the Valley’s water supply with fluoride came under attack at a public meeting in Rawtenstall earlier this week. Rossendale Borough Council’s overview and scrutiny committee decided at a […]
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Water companies sue to stop fluoride
Two small water companies are suing to keep fluoride out of their supplies and are raising legal questions about whether it should flow to any of Salt Lake County. Holliday Water Co. and White City Water Improvement District have filed suit in 3rd District Court against Salt Lake County, the Salt Lake Valley Health Department […]
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NRC blames UF6 leak on human error
METROPOLIS, Ill. – Human error caused a radioactive gas leak from a nuclear fuel plant, sending four to hospitals and causing one nearby resident reddened skin and lung exposure, according to a Nuclear Regulatory Commission report. The Dec. 22 leak from the Honeywell International plant released seven pounds of uranium hexafluoride gas that rose 86 […]
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Buffalo Aldermen vote to stop fluoridation
The decision by the Buffalo Board of Aldermen to halt the addition of fluoride into the city’s water supply has caused some to wonder if the city’s aldermen have the right to halt a project that was approved by the city’s voters. Voters approved the issue in April 2000 by a vote of 330 to […]
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Fluoride rise in UP water alarming
LUCKNOW : Though 17 states in the country have a sizable number of people with a high fluoride content in their blood, Uttar Pradesh ranks first in this regard. A Unicef report says that 11.77 million people in the state are supposed to be having fluoride content in their blood. Fluoride, which till few years […]
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Honeywell fined for sending hydrogen fluoride to Mexico from its Geismar facility without export license
Honeywell International Inc. Illegal Exportation of Chemicals to Mexico Date: 12/30/2003 (Date of Fine) Misconduct Type: Import/Export Enforcement Agency: Commerce Contracting Party: None Court Type: Administrative Amount: $36,000 Disposition: Fine Synopsis: The U.S. Department of Commerce “charged that, between December 2001 and February 2002, Honeywell made 12 shipments of hydrogen fluoride to Mexico from its […]
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Uranium Hexafluoride Leak at Honeywell Nuclear Plant
METROPOLIS — Authorities have not yet determined the cause of a leak that released radioactive gas from the Honeywell International nuclear fuel processing plant in Metropolis which sent four residents to the hospital early Monday morning. No workers at the plant were injured. Luis A. Reyes, administrator of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s regional office in […]
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Tooth Study Won’t Prompt Smiles in Appalachia
ATLANTA (Reuters) – There was nothing for the older folk of Appalachia to smile about on Thursday in the government’s latest study of toothlessness among the elderly, which found the poverty-stricken region leading the nation in tooth loss. Kentucky and West Virginia have the highest percentage of older adults missing all their natural teeth according […]
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States with Least Fluoridation have Lowest Tooth Loss
THURSDAY, Dec. 18 (HealthDayNews) — The image of a grinning grandma without any teeth is becoming a thing of the past. A growing number of older Americans still have their teeth, according to new research released Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The first state-by-state analysis of “tooth retention” found […]
United States, National USA