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Fluoride harming teeth and joints in Punjab, India
FEROZEPORE – Higher fluoride content in underground water is causing tooth decay at an alarming rate among people of Fazilka and Jalalabad towns of this border district. Due to inadequate supply of canal water, large section of the population uses underground water for drinking and often complains of tooth decay. The administration and the medical […]
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Kelly calls Kids Fluoride Supplements “Fluorosis Risk” – Asks FDA to take action
Assemblyman John V. Kelly (R-36) today petitioned FDA Commissioner Jane Henney to take regulatory action against children’s fluoride supplements (see below). The products, drops and tablets, are prescribed for children living in areas with non-fluoridated water to reduce dental caries. Kelly cited recent studies including the cover story of the July issue of The Journal […]
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Ontario Reduces Recommended Levels of Fluoride in Water
The Province of Ontario, Canada has decided to lower the levels of fluoride added to water via fluoridation programs. The decision, dated September 20, 2000, lowers the recommended level of fluoride in water from 1.0 to 1.2 parts per million to 0.5 to 0.8 parts per million. While the initial proposal was to lower the […]
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The York Review: Friend, Flawed or Fraud?
I am going to focus here on the York Review and it’s analysis of the health effects of fluoridation. I will leave the discussion of dental decay and fluorosis to another section. As far as health effects are concerned, the York Review badly misrepresented both the scope and the substance of their review. THE YORK […]
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Ithaca’s Fluoridation Debate
It’s been called everything from one of the top 10 public health advances in the 20th century to a toxic industrial pollutant linked to reductions in IQ and increased likelihood of hip fractures. Now, Ithaca city residents will once again have the chance to decide for themselves whether they want lawmakers to have the ability […]
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Nader Urges San Antonio Voters to Vote Against Fluoridation
Nader stance Green Party presidential candidate Ralph Nader held a news conference before Thursday?s rally on the San Antonio College campus to discuss his stance on the following issues: Universal health care: Nader is for a universal healthcare system. ?We are the only western country without universal, acceptable health insurance.? He added that 46 million […]
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Is Michael Easley Embarrassed by His Own Words?
Back in August, while working on our analysis of Michael Easley’s power point presentation(http://www.fluoridealert.org/d-easley.htm) I went through much of Michael Easley’s website, reading his essays. I did this to compare what he had written with what he recently presented in Wellington Florida. While doing so, I came across a most unusual essay by Mr. Easley […]
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‘Public Pleased with Fluoride,’ Say Officials
Editor’s note: Recently, the Clipper talked to officials and residents of Brigham City as the closest location to Davis County with experience in water fluoridation. This is part two of the report. LOGAN — “Junk science” and “garbage” is what a veteran health director, here, is calling so-called evidence against fluoride use. Dr. John Bailey, […]
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The “Fuzzy Math” of Fluoridation Benefits
The vast majority of scientists agree that water fluoridation poses no health risk and that it strengthens teeth. But the proponents of fluoridation in Salt Lake and Davis counties appear to be using fuzzy math to exaggerate its benefits while they minimize critical questions about dosage and cost. Perhaps they can clear up these questions […]
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Squamish Votes NO to Fluoridation
Squamish voters said yes to airport development and no to fluoride in their drinking water in municipal referendums Saturday. Fifty-seven per cent voted yes to an “elector opinion” question on airport development, while 61 per cent voted against fluoridation. Just over 2,100 voters cast ballots — 25 per cent of eligible voters. While the fluoride […]
Canada, British Columbia