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Maine Mandates Dentists Disclose Mercury Amalgam Toxicity
Maine Governor Angus King today signed the most advanced bill in the United States requiring dentists to inform their patients that amalgam dental fillings contain a large percentage of the toxic element mercury, which can be harmful to the wearer’s health. In his preliminary remarks before signing the bill, Gov. King noted that Maine has […]
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Bhoop Nagar villagers may have to be shifted due to fluoride contamination
GAYA: With the distinct possibility of all the 234 residents of Bhoop Nagar being shifted about three km away to a locality near the source of potable water with normal fluoride content (about 0.5 mg per litre of water), the village moves towards the status of “Bhoot Nagar” (abode of ghosts). In any case, it […]
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Sutherlin council sets fluoridation vote
SUTHERLIN: Sutherlin city councilors are turning to the voters to decide whether city water should be fluoridated to promote dental health. In a special meeting on Monday night, councilors Wayne Luzier, Rick Tabor, Dean Bright, Scott McKnight and Mayor Joe Mongiovi voted in favor of a resolution that will place the issue of fluoridation on […]
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Nuclear Waste Recyclers Target Consumer Products
NEW YORK (Aug. 27) – Orthodontists could soon be giving their patients more than they bargained for with their brand new braces: a mouthful of radioactive waste. Under a Department of Energy plan, braces aren’t the only product which could contain radioactive waste. Zippers, lawn chairs, hip replacements and countless other consumer products could include […]
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High Court orders supply of drinking water to fluorosis-hit Nalgonda
YDERABAD: A division bench of the AP High Court comprising Chief Justice S B Sinha and Justice V V S Rao on Friday directed supply of drinking water in water tankers to fluorosis-affected parts of Nalgonda district. In a 20-page order, the bench disposed of a writ petition filed by P R Subash Chander. The […]
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Sulfluramid: S.C. Johnson Gets Largest Pesticide Penalty in NY State History
LARGEST PESTICIDE PENALTY IN STATE HISTORY SECURED S.C. Johnson Fined for Illegally Distributing Unsafe Roach Baits Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Erin M. Crotty today announced an agreement that requires one of the nation’s leading consumer products companies to pay $950,000 for illegally distributing a brand of its popular roach […]
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Want Less Arsenic in Your Fluorosilicic Acid?
According to Thomas Reeves, the fluoridation engineer at the CDC, some communities with elevated levels of arsenic in their water “may wish to buy acid with a low amount of arsenic impurity.” The acid Reeves is referring to is fluorosilicic acid, the nation’s most commonly used fluoridation chemical, which is often contaminated with low levels […]
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Response to Current New Zealand Fluoridation Promotion
Recent media coverage about an alleged dramatic increase in dental decay amongst children being the result of lack of fluoride fails to take into account several factors which, we feel, are important. The New Zealand Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology, a professional body of dentists and physicians affiliated with the International Academy of Oral […]
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“Millions not getting enough fluoride”
ATLANTA, Aug. 16 — Federal health officials warned Thursday that 100 million Americans are at risk for dental disease because they aren’t getting enough fluoride in their drinking water. In 1999, the CDC listed water fluoridation among the 10 greatest public health milestones of the 20th century, crediting the process with huge reductions in tooth […]
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Lanai Water to Get Fluoride
WAILUKU – State health officials are moving to make Lanai the first civilian population in recent Hawaii history to have fluoride in drinking water. They hope to have the system set up by next spring. Dr. Mark Greer, chief of the state Dental Health Division, said money for the project is coming from the state […]
United States, Hawaii