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Fluoride suspected as 23 in Dublin grow ill
DUBLIN – Twenty-three people were sickened Tuesday morning by what officials suspect is an overdose of fluoride in the drinking water at a Dublin business. Half of those made ill complained of acute symptoms, including stomach pains and vomiting. Three people were taken to a hospital, said Bert Michalczyk, the Dublin-San Ramon Services District general […]
United States, California -
Billings’ Council won’t stop group’s petition on fluoridation
If the people of Billings don’t want fluoride in their water, members of the Billings City Council say they’re not going to force the issue by finding a legal loophole in the petition process against fluoridation. During a work session Monday, several council members said they believe an anti-fluoride group will gather enough signatures on […]
United States, Montana -
Bottled water not affecting tooth decay
Some dentists are concerned that people who drink mostly bottled water and little tap water may not be getting enough fluoride for good dental health, but several authorities told United Press International they are not worried and published literature shows little cause for alarm. John W. Stamm, who speaks for the American Dental Association on […]
United States, National USA -
Bottled water not affecting tooth decay
Some dentists are concerned that people who drink mostly bottled water and little tap water may not be getting enough fluoride for good dental health, but several authorities told United Press International they are not worried and published literature shows little cause for alarm. John W. Stamm, who speaks for the American Dental Association on […]
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Durban delays decision on fluoridated water
Durban will ask the national government to delay the implementation of a controversial law forcing all South Africans to drink artificially fluoridated water. The decision was reached at a meeting of the metro council’s executive committee on Tuesday. Fluoride is added to drinking water supplies in several countries in an effort to reduce tooth decay, […]
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Yet more research on water fluoridation
I have written before about the failure of the Forum on Water Flouridation in Ireland to address key questions on the risks of flouridation. Prof Denis O’Mullane of the Oral Health Services Research Centre in UCC is a member of the Forum. This Forum has been a spectacular failure. For example it had around 50 […]
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The Compound Problems of Fluoride
Erupting volcanoes are an impressive but deadly force. Apart from blasting out tonnes of ash, rock and lava, volcanoes release clouds of poisonous gases into the atmosphere. One of the most dangerous is hydrogen fluoride. It promotes acid rain and attaches to ash particles, polluting grass and streams. Some volcanic eruptions, particularly in Iceland, have […]
United Kingdom, England -
Fluoridation considered for KKW water
A proposal to fluoridate water in the Kennebunk, Kennebunkport and Wells Water District has begun making its way toward a November ballot vote. Unanimous selectmen’s votes May 13 in Kennebunk and May 23 in Kennebunkport gave the proposal two of the four town votes necessary to qualify for the ballot. A Kennebunk group, many of […]
United States, Maine -
Jamestown will keep adding fluoride to water supply
The city will not change the addition of fluoride to its water supply, an issue Ardis Johnson raised Thursday during the Jamestown Public Works Committee meeting. Johnson said the city should not add fluoride to the water. “People shouldn’t have to have it in their water if they don’t want it,” Johnson said. Other sources […]
United States, North Dakota -
EPA seeking more information on fluorosilicates
Dear All, For many, the following exerpts from an US EPA Request for Assistance is going to read like a lot of gobbledy-gook and thus I will take some time to put it into historical and scientific perspective. In 1999, Roger Masters and Myron Coplan published a paper in the International Journal of Environmental Studies, […]
United States, National USA