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Maybe it has something to do with what is in the water
In a strange act of synchronicity, on the day New Zealand was announcing that our children have some of the worst teeth in the Western world the United States Environmental Protection Agency hosted a science forum on fluoridation. It was intended to confirm the effectiveness of fluoridation. But on the day, despite an overflowing house […]
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Letters to the Editor: Let us come clean on water fluoridation
As a member of the Medical Research Council’s working group on fluoridation, I strongly support the minister, Hazel Blears, when she said: “There is nothing in (the MRC’s) report to suggest any reason why water fluoridation should not be considered as a public health measure in areas where dental health remains a serious problem.” The […]
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Ridgeland considers adding fluoride to water system
The dental debate rages on. Ridgeland is considering reintroducing fluoride to its drinking water system. But the Town Council’s decision may come down to cost rather than the pros and cons of the chemical additive which many believe helps prevent tooth decay. The town discontinued fluoridation in the mid-80s to cut costs at the water […]
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Scots sink teeth into fluoride plan
PLANS to add fluoride to Scotland’s drinking water seem certain to be scrapped after they sparked a massive backlash from the public. More than 7,500 Scots have complained in writing to the Scottish Executive about the plans for compulsory fluoridation, making it the biggest such protest since the Section 28 debate. Ministers and leading health […]
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DuPont officials file a request to protect its medical records
PARKERSBURG — A motion from DuPont to block the release of certain medical records of employees beyond testing for the presence of C8 was filed in Wood County Circuit Court Friday afternoon. Steve Fennell, an attorney with Steptoe and Johnson in Washington, D.C., the firm representing DuPont, said the company is not seeking to prevent […]
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Plant workers flee acid threat
EXETER – A hydrofluoric acid spill early Tuesday morning at the Osram Sylvania manufacturing plant required the plant to be evacuated while hazardous-materials crews worked to decontaminate the area. No one was injured by the leaking acid, which wafted through the building in a cloud-like formation. The two employees who were working in the area […]
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Ingested Fluoride Needless
Swallowed fluoride is not essential to prevent cavities and has no nutritional need, according to prominent dental researchers who found that many American children ingest too much fluoride that can decay teeth and damage bones. “Current evidence strongly suggests that fluorides work primarily by topical means through direct action on the teeth and dental plaque. […]
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Columbiana Water Board Votes No to Fluoridation
The Columbiana Water Board has decided not to add fluoride to its water after the majority of customers responding to a survey said they didn’t want it. The decision against fluoridation affects more than 5,000 households and businesses in Columbiana and on two smaller water systems served by its water department. “I think it’s a […]
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Fluoridation may be revisited in Sequim
SEQUIM — Fluoridation might not be a dead issue in the city of Sequim. But Mayor Walt Schubert said it will need a bottom-up effort to bring it completely back to life. “It’s not hard to get an initiative on the ballot,” Schubert said Wednesday. Schubert also pledged his support of a campaign to gather […]
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Community will not be well-served by fluoride
The Coloradoan has sunk to a new low when reporting on fluoridation. After calling those who want clean water “anti-fluoride crusaders,” the Coloradoan (April 25) reported that two “boards” support fluoridation. One of those “boards” is a board of directors of a “special district.” The Water Board is the only board appointed by City Council […]
United States, Colorado