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Calgary citizens group campaigning to rid water supply of fluoride
A grassroots group of citizens has begun a campaign to rid the water supply of fluoride. Patriots on Guard hope to deliver 14,000 flyers weekly to draw attention to the fluoridation issue, provided they can enlist volunteers and donations. “It’s wrong to impose poison on people,” says spokesman Fred Kyburz. The group has conducted previous […]
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Value of Fluoride in Water Still Debated
Susan Augustoni isn’t sure she wants to spend $9,000 filtering fluoride out of the water that comes into her new Superior home. But she’s also nervous not to. “Can we be absolutely assured that we are not poisoning ourselves?” said Augustoni, a nutritionist. “With all of my research, I have found the answer to be […]
United States, Colorado -
Fluoride backers gain toothhold in Western, Maryland
In a small Western Maryland dental clinic, William Tompkins examines X-rays that reveal the ravages of decay in the smile of a 4-year-old girl. Glowing clearly from the fuzzy image of her mouth is the metal of 12 fresh fillings. “That’s half her teeth,” Tompkins says, shaking his head. “My friends in Washington tell me […]
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Congress Limits Survivor Benefits
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some children of nuclear weapons plants workers who died from exposure to radiation and other harmful substances during the Cold War may not be eligible for survivor benefits. Some members of Congress said Thursday that they never meant to exclude some children when they came up with a plan to compensate the […]
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Fluoride Contamination Puts School’s Water Fountains Off Limits
The phrase “Don’t drink the water” is uttered often by travel agents, but that same warning was posted over sinks and drinking fountains Thursday at Wiley Elementary School in West Richland. A spike in the fluoride level of water supplied to the school prompted district officials to shut down the water fountains. The district is […]
United States, Washington State -
Israel Union for Environmental Defense Challenging Government Policy on Fluoridation
FAN’s regional contact in Israel, Betsy Ramsay , has provided the following update on the fluoridation situation there. The news is encouraging, as one of Israel’s most prominent environmental organizations, the Israel Union for Environmental Defense (IUED), is actively opposing the government’s drive to mandate the fluoridation of every Israeli public water supply. According to […]
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Fluoridation Foes Want A New Vote
Six months after failing at the polls, fluoridation foes are petitioning for new elections and serving notice that lawsuits will soon be filed in Davis and Salt Lake counties. “If a vote were taken right now, fluoride would fail,” predicted David A. Hansen, a Kaysville resident who launched a petition drive this week to collect […]
United States, Utah -
“Truth decay” by officialdom erodes confidence in water fluoridation.
In a two-part investigation, Rory Hafford talks to Dr. Don Mac Auley about his battle with the health boards to get to the bottom of the fluoridation debate. Dr. Don Mac Auley has been concerned about the health effects of fluoridation for some time. So much so, the Navan-based dentist raised the matter with the […]
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Kerry to assess health risks of fluoride
The long-term health risks of placing fluoride into drinking water at source is to be raised at tomorrow’s meeting of Kerry county council. The issue is also expected to be raised at four other local authorities during the next few months. This follows Kildare county council’s decision last month to investigate fluoride levels in water […]
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Fluoride Risks Every Parent Should Know About
“There is substantial evidence that fluoridated water, fluoride supplements, infant formulas, and fluoride toothpastes are risk factors for fluorosis,” alone and together, reports Ohio State University researcher, Dr. Ana K. Mascarenhas. And, too often, dentists and physicians misprescribe fluoride, she writes in “Risk factors for Dental Fluorosis: A review of the recent literature,” in Pediatric […]
United States, National USA