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Groundwater contamination cause for concern in Delhi
NEW DELHI: If the costly packaged water bottles bearing ISI marks have been found to contain residues of harmful pesticides then how bad must the raw groundwater, that is treated to fill those bottles here, be? On Wednesday, after releasing the study on dirty bottled water, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) director Sunita Narain […]
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Fort Collins Report: Fluoridation safe, effective
Fort Collins’ fluoride technical study group issued its long-awaited report Wednesday, finding that fluoridating the city’s water supply provides cost-effective dental benefits and poses little public health risk. “The report’s conclusion is this is still a proper health protocol to deliver fluoride in drinking water,” said Frank Vertucci, a study group member and vice president […]
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Fluoride for drinking water put on Montreal’s agenda
Fluoridation of drinking water was not part of infrastructure and financing studies made public yesterday, but the issue is on the city’s agenda, at least for discussion purposes. Quebec’s Public Health Department has asked to discuss possible fluoridation with the city at a meeting this month. Most of Montreal, with the exception of several West […]
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Opponents still pushing council on fluoride issue
Patience appears to be growing thin on both sides of the Independence fluoride debate. Six speakers signed up to address the Independence City Council during its meeting Monday night. Mayor Ron Stewart, however, said that he was frustrated, adding that the fluoride dialogue now had been going on for seven months. “I’m getting a little […]
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Fluoride: What’s left to be said?
Mayor Ron Stewart says he’s tired of people lining up to speak about fluoride at City Council meetings. The mayor said Monday he would humor the six speakers waiting to speak against fluoridation of the Independence water supply, but he was pretty sure the city staff, City Council and the Advisory Board of Health had […]
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We are right to be suspicious of fluoride
TEETH seem to be different from other parts of the human body, at least in terms of their relation to public policy. We have different people, with a different title, who look after them. Everything from lungs to toes to vasa deferentia comes under ‘medicine’, but teeth are the prime targets of those involved in […]
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Why does Hyderabad have so many dentists?
Ever wondered why parts of Hyderabad have so many dentists? The answer is fluorosis. With the high fluoride content in the ground water, the incidence of flurosis has been growing for the past decade. According to a National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) study, it may affect as many as one out of 10 persons in […]
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Hillsboro’s fluoride debate stalls
HILLSBORO — Whether to fluoridate drinking water is not a top issue for the city’s Water Department, and an advocacy group pushing for fluoridation now is focused on school funding. After Stand for Children began lobbying Hillsboro in August to add fluoride to its drinking water, city officials said they would study the issue and […]
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Grand jury says Monterey County should fluoridate water
MONTEREY, Calif. (AP) – A task force is urging Monterey County officials to begin adding fluoride to the county’s drinking water. The move began after a civil grand jury report earlier this month said it was time to fluoridate the water countywide. Those in favor say fluoride cuts cavities in baby teeth by up to […]
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Shaler committee says township shouldn’t add fluoride
Shaler’s drinking water doesn’t need a dose of fluoride, several commissioners decided Tuesday. Shaler’s water committee recommended last night that a proposal to add fluoride to the township’s drinking water be rejected. “I am of the opinion that we are not here to administer drugs, and I consider this a drug,” Commissioner Jim Boyle said. […]
United States, Pennsylvania