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The War Against Cavities Might Cause Other Diseases
The Mekorot Water Company is currently preparing to implement the Ministry of Health decision to add fluoride to [all] drinking water in Israel. At present only half of the population are being supplied with water enriched with fluoride. Thus, a large number of new installations are expected to be in operation no later than December […]
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Refinery plans for worst case: Accident could spread 25 miles
Since June 1999, companies that store or manufacture hazardous substances have been required to develop a Risk Management Plan (RMP) that details safety precautions in the event of a catastrophe. The plan must be available to the public. The studies consider the quantity of hazardous chemicals stored on site and the number of residents near […]
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Fluoride Free Water rejects Fluoride Forum invitation
The Department of Health’s Forum on Fluoridation recently invited Dr. Don Mac Auley (Dental Surgeon) to present his views on the issue at a meeting on Thursday 8th February. Dr. Mac Auley, Chairman of Fluoride Free Water, declined the invitation for the following reasons: 1. The Forum is a government selected, non-independent review of water […]
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Fluoridation Proposal in McPherson, Kansas
Fluoride in the city’s water supply is the best thing since sliced bread or it’s a dangerous poison, depending on whose point of view one shares. At today’s meeting of the McPherson City Commission, both proponents and opponents of the proposed fluoridation of city water were present. Martha Hagen, director of the McPherson County Health […]
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Fluoride Fantasy
“Smile in Style” is what the county health department calls its program to promote dental health among school children. Through this program, part of a statewide effort, kids are educated about dental hygiene and the proper way to brush and floss. To that extent, it’s a terrific idea — learning how to take care of […]
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Cancer, Alzheimers, Down’s Syndrome and Mouth Ulcers – Warning: Fluoride is Harmful to Health
Next time you go to a doctor and complain of stomachaches and he mumbles something about a virus that will pass in a day or two, it’s worth asking his opinion on fluoride in drinking water. According to scientific publications in Europe and the United States, it appears that fluoride can cause – in addition […]
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The Fluoride Hazardous Waste Sales Force Is Back
The same group of fluoride salesmen that unsuccessfully fought a 1999 vote of Santa Cruz citizens to establish an ordinance that prohibits the addition of any substance to the public water supply that is intended to treat humans rather than the water are back in Santa Cruz, and heading for Watsonville, and maybe other communities […]
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Willamina council says no to fluoride
By George Robertson Editor, The Sun Another attempt by Willamina dentist Dr. Gary Brooks to add fluoride to the city’s drinking water was rejected last week by the city council. Brooks has asked the council several times to add the chemical to the water, saying it would sharply reduce the number of cavities for children […]
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Fluoride fight bubbles up
It became a household word in the 1950s, when Crest toothpaste taught kids everywhere to smile and proclaim, “Look, Ma, no cavities.” But in the decades since, the proven benefit of fluoride in fighting tooth decay has been offset by unproved yet widespread criticism that the chemical additive causes everything from osteoporosis to cancer. The […]
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Fluoridation findings set teeth gnashing
How you feel about a hell-fire preacher being caught with his trousers down depends on whether you are a member of his church. For the faithful it’s shocking, for outsiders maybe merely amusing. The sight of doctors refusing to take their own medicine evokes similar emotions, which is why health campaigner Edward Baldwin (the Earl […]
United Kingdom, England