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Fluoridation Reconsidered
Last year, Hardy Limeback, announced that he no longer supports fluoridation of municipal drinking water. What makes this news is that Mr. Limeback is the Head of Preventative Dentistry at the University of Toronto and, for the previous 12 years, he was a leading proponent of fluoridation for the Canadian Dental Association. “The message has […]
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Fluoride Added to Congressional Hearing on Radon and Arsenic
WASHINGTON D.C.–(BW HealthWire) On June 29, 2000, in what committee staff expect to be a long day of testimony on Maximum Contaminant Levels in water for Radon and Arsenic in the Senate Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Water, J. William Hirzy, Ph.D., Vice President of NTEU Chapter 280, will be seated on the witness panel […]
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Tooth Much of a Good Thing?
A Connecticut dental researcher is warning parents that exposing their children’s baby teeth to too much fluoride can lead to increased risk of enamel fluorosis once the permanent teeth erupt. With enamel fluorosis, the natural ceramic cover of the teeth develops white lines, streaks, spots, plaques or brown stains. Severe cases can lead to the […]
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Fluorosis plagues two Assam districts
NEW DELHI: The Karbi Anglong and Nagaon districts of Assam are in the grip of hydroflouroside or flourosis, caused by the high content of flouride in drinking water. The fluoride content was found to be as high as 23 mg per litre in some areas of the districts, according to a survey by the Public […]
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Fluoride may be on tap for Delaware
DELAWARE, Ohio — Fluoridated water is something most city-dwellers take for granted. Turn on the tap, and every sip of water helps fight tooth decay. Some cities, however, citing reasons ranging from cancer risks to communist plots, never fluoridated their water supplies. Delaware is one of those cities. “A lot of my patients who’ve moved […]
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Debate over fluoridation surfaces in Ohio
DELAWARE, Ohio — At least 25 cities in Ohio don’t add fluoride to their water supplies even though the American Dental Association has recommended doing so for over 40 years. In 1969, Ohio lawmakers mandated fluoridation of municipal water supplies unless a city voted not to do it, either by ordinance or referendum. Since then […]
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Fluoridated Water Raises Questions
SAN FRANCISCO ? Fluoride in the water: while many agree it helps fights cavities, others argue additives to our drinking water ? even in the name of health ? may be a danger. The debate over fluoride continues to rage, with citizens across the country asking why this, or any substance, should be added to […]
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Lead Exposure Linked to Increased Cavities
CHICAGO, June 22 ? Children exposed to lead in the environment appear more likely to develop cavities, according to a study published today. ?Some 2.7 million (U.S.) children between the ages of five and 17 may have tooth decay because of lead exposure,? said Mark Moss of the University of Rochester School of Medicine and […]
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Lead Exposure Linked to Increased Cavities
CHICAGO, June 22 — Children exposed to lead in the environment appear more likely to develop cavities, according to a study published today. “Some 2.7 million (U.S.) children between the ages of five and 17 may have tooth decay because of lead exposure,” said Mark Moss of the University of Rochester School of Medicine and […]
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East Bay plant to fluoridate water planned
Peninsula and South Bay customers of the region’s largest water system could be drinking fluoridated water if a new plant is built in the East Bay. San Francisco Public Utilities Commission spokeswoman Beverly Hennessey said Tuesday that the agency’s fluoride plant on Polhemus Road near San Mateo is aging and needs to be upgraded, or […]
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