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HF/Asthma Controversy in England
A MOTHER believes her daughter could now be suffering as a result of a chemical leak tragedy which killed her brother and his workmate more than five years ago. Karen Tyrell’s brother Ryan Preece lost his life in a fume-filled sewer chamber in Crymlyn Burrows in October 1996, when he tried in vain to rescue […]
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Health Department Seeks to Mandate Fluoridation in Pierce County
It took three decades of lobbying and two hard-fought elections before residents of Tacoma agreed in 1989 to add fluoride to their drinking water. Similar battles are still being waged at the polls in cities, counties and states across the country. Now, the Tacoma/Pierce County Health Department is proposing what its director says is a […]
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Tap water in infant formula is a danger to children
Do you advise young mothers calling to you on their first post-natal visit, with precious baby tightly held in their arms, about the hazards of using tap water to reconstitute infant formula? No, well maybe it is a subject that should be given a little more thought. After all, the British Medical Association have very […]
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York Daily Record Calls for Fluoridation of York
Fluoridation of community drinking water began in the late 1940s and is credited with dramatic reductions in tooth decay. In 1999, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) included water fluoridation in its list of 10 great public health achievements of the 20th century. Studies show that fluoride prevents the formation, slows the progression […]
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2.7 million Chinese have skeletal fluorosis from water
Inadequate drinking water and sanitation, indoor air pollution, and accidents, injuries and poisonings: these are just three of the causes of the approximately 3 million deaths suffered annually by children under age five due to environmental hazards. 1.3 million children under five in developing countries died from diarrhoeal diseases caused by unsafe water supply, sanitation […]
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EPA questions state permit for Peabody Energy
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – The state issued a draft permit for a Peabody Energy power plant in Muhlenberg County without considering the plant’s full effect, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says. Peabody’s proposed Thoroughbred plant would be a 1,500-megawatt generator powered by coal from the company’s local mines. In written comments, EPA officials noted that […]
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Fond du Lac Councilman Calls for Fluoride Referendum
A Fond du Lac city councilman will spend his last month in office promoting a referendum on the fluoride additive in the city’s drinking water. Bill Turner, who is finishing his sixth and final year in office due to term limitations, says the citizens of Fond du Lac should have a choice on whether their […]
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Monroe, Louisiana Votes No to Fluoridation
A bid to add fluoride to Monroe’s drinking water was defeated Tuesday by the Monroe City Council. After tabling the issue two weeks ago, the City Council voted 3-2 against adding fluoride to the city’s drinking water supply. Council members Red Stevens, Arthur Gilmore and Robert Johnson voted against the ordinance, while Ann Raines and […]
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Fluoride in tap water ‘unsafe for babies’
BOTTLE-FED babies are receiving excess fluoride because their formula is made using fluoridated tap water, a Food Safety Authority of Ireland assessment indicates. The Department of Health asked the FSAI to investigate the impact of fluoridated tap water on infants amid concern at studies linking fluoride to cancer, irritable bowel syndrome, hip fractures, dental fluorosis […]
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Too Much Fluoride Causing Increase In Tooth Discoloration
The number of children with tooth discoloration from too much fluoride increased from the 1930s to the 1980s, according to a recent study, possibly because fluoride is in more oral-care products. The tooth discoloration, called fluorosis or enamel fluorosis, ranges from white streaks or spots on the teeth to pitting and discoloration of the tooth’s […]
United States, National USA