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Victoria Premier Pushing Fluoridation in Ballarat
PREMIER Steve Bracks said he would expect the Ballarat community to support the introduction of fluoride it’s water if a vote was taken on the issue today. But the Premier gave no commitment on whether a referendum would play a part in the State Government’s planned community consultation process on introducing fluoridation in Ballarat. The […]
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Concerns over high levels of fluoride
Ravensbourne residents hope a new $2.5 million “hygiene scrubber” at the Ravensdown Fertiliser works will make their vegetables safe to eat. Emissions from the works mean vegetables in Ravensbourne gardens have recorded fluoride levels many times the recommended limit. Works manager Craig Hendry said yesterday the plant would shut down on Sunday for a month […]
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Palm Beach to consider adding fluoride to water system
Citing overwhelming public-health benefits, most Palm Beach County commissioners are leaning toward adding fluoride to the county water system. Before the 350,000 people served by the Water Utilities Department get fluoridated water, the County Commission must weigh the science, emotion and politics. Adding fluoride to the water is an obvious step to Robert H. Dumbaugh, […]
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Leading Cancer Researcher Opposes Water Fluoridation
Dr Sam Epstein, Chairman of the Cancer Prevention Coalition, author of “The Politics of Cancer”, and “The Politics of Cancer Revisited”, strongly supports MP John Butterfill’s Early Day Motion 1258, on FLUORIDATION OF PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES 20.05.03, which states: “That this House considers that the only chemicals which should be added to public water are […]
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High court takes fluoride suit
The Washington State Supreme Court will decide whether the Tacoma-Pierce County Board of Health can force local water purveyors to put fluoride in their drinking water. The court last week decided to hear an appeal by six Pierce County water providers that have challenged the health board’s order, which forces water systems serving more than […]
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Judge Won’t Quit DuPont Lawsuit
A judge in Parkersburg, W.Va., refused to step down from a class-action lawsuit filed by Ohio and West Virginia residents who claim that a DuPont plant contaminated water supplies. Wood County Circuit Judge George W. Hill lives in the area where the chemical was detected and could be a potential benefactor, DuPont said. A court […]
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Fort Collins fluoride debate could be silenced
Members of the public have been waiting two years to tell the Fort Collins City Council what they think of fluoridating city water. But the council seems to be drawing further away from a vote on fluoridation, and as it does, residents’ chances to publicly speak out on the issue are growing more doubtful. After […]
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Mum Will Fight Fluoride In Tap Water Proposal
A Gower mum of four is preparing to battle some of the country’s top dental experts and the Government over proposals to put fluoride into water supplies. Beverly Cooke claims the plan is enforced medication of the population. Her eldest daughter, Alysia, was diagnosed as suffering from fluorosis three years’ ago when she was 11. […]
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Greens say no to fluoridation
Fluoridating Christchurch’s water supply would be unethical, and a form of mass medication, the Green Party says. The Greens health spokeswoman, Sue Kedgley, said yesterday a worldwide trend existed away from fluoride in water, and the Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) was pursuing the “wrong demon” if they thought fluoridating Christchurch’s water was the way […]
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Aging Population to Fuel Huge Jump in Arthritis
ATLANTA (Reuters) – The number of older Americans suffering from arthritis is expected to nearly double in about 25 years as millions of baby boomers head into retirement, federal officials reported on Thursday. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (news – web sites) said current data indicated that 41.1 million people age 65 […]
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