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A call for reducing fluoride levels in drinking water
Controversy over fluoride levels in drinking water in Massachusetts has made headlines in recent months as Cambridge, Gloucester, Newburyport, and other towns in Massachusetts relook at the decades-old practice of adding fluoride to public drinking water to reduce dental caries (cavities). Some of the controversy between scientists, dental professionals, anti-fluoride activists, town officials, and others […]
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Cambridge: One factor changed in debate on fluoride, but drinking water hasn’t changed with it
Adding fluoride to Cambridge drinking water to protect children’s teeth was a tough sell more than 50 years ago, with three citywide votes going back and forth on the issue. But there has been scarcely a murmur of dissent since 1974, when city health officials implemented fluoridation without having to get voter approval. Until recently. […]
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Fluoride committee appointed by Topsfield town moderator
A special committee to study the removal of fluoride from the town’s water supply has formed, but has not met yet, according to Topsfield Town Clerk Ann D. Gill. The creation of the committee was approved at a special town meeting on Sept. 30, 2014 after a citizens’ petition to remove the chemical was filed. […]
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Debate: To fluoridate or not to fluoridate
The idea that water fluoridation is a vast Communist conspiracy aimed at undermining public health is largely a thing of the past. However, the facts surrounding the continued use of fluoride in public drinking water seem to vary greatly depending on whom you talk to. According to the Center for Disease Control, 4.7 million residents […]
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Newburyport: Fluoride ban gets flushed
NEWBURYPORT — An effort to put a fluoride ban on the November ballot went down the drain at the City Council chamber this week. The City Council voted 7-3 late Monday night against putting a referendum on the ballot at the next election asking residents if they want fluoride in the water supply, citing it […]
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New opposition questions need to add fluoride to water supplies
The idea that water fluoridation is a vast Communist conspiracy aimed at undermining public health is largely a thing of the past. However, the facts surrounding the continued use of fluoride in public drinking water seem to vary greatly depending on whom you talk to. According to the Center for Disease Control, 4.7 million residents […]
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Newburyport: Discussion on fluoride delayed two weeks
NEWBURYPORT — Discussion and possible council vote on a measure to discuss removal of fluoride from the city’s drinking water will have to wait at least two weeks, as the proposal was not brought out of the Public Utilities Committee of the City Council last night. The measure had been forwarded by councilors Ari Herzog […]
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Editorial: Newburyport City Council should chew hard on truths of fluoride issue
The Newburyport City Council is poised to possibly punt on a very important decision regarding the public’s health. Let’s hope that instead of throwing a complex decision to public opinion, councilors will take a decisive stand based on the preponderance of credible evidence. At issue is fluoridating Newburyport’s water supply. There’s a concerted and passionate […]
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Two views on water fluoridation: Grandjean vs Pollick
Wednesday night the city of Cambridge held a community forum to discuss the risks and benefits of its public water fluoridation program. And activists in other cities, like Newburyport and Gloucester, are organizing to get town ballot measures to stop water fluoridation. There are about 140 Massachusetts cities and towns that add fluoride to the drinking water. […]
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Cambridge. Feb 4. 7:30-9pm. Panel discussion of water fluoridation
The Cambridge Public Health Department will be hosting a panel discussion on fluoridation of the City’s drinking water supply, with an opportunity for public comments and questions following a brief overview and panel discussion. The event will be held at the Citywide Senior Center, 806 Mass Ave., Central Square, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM on Wednesday, […]
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