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The Fluoride Deception: How a Nuclear Waste Byproduct Made Its Way Into the Nation’s Drinking Water
Journalist Christopher Bryson claims in his new book “The Fluoride Deception” that the post-war campaign to fluoridate drinking water was less a public health innovation than a public relations ploy sponsored by industrial users of fluoride–including the government’s nuclear weapons program.[includes transcript] Hailed as a harmless chemical that would prevent tooth decay, new evidence shows […]
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Overdoing Toothpaste Can Damage Preschoolers’ Teeth
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Parents know that fluoridated toothpaste is good for their children’s teeth and can help prevent cavities. What they may not realize, however, is that overusing toothpaste or other sources of fluoride in very young children can be a case of too much of a good thing. According to a report […]
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San Francisco Supervisors request legislative analysis of fluoride exposure levels
On Monday June 12, 2000, San Francisco Supervisor Mark Leno received the support he needed from other Members of the San Francisco City and County Board of Supervisors for his motion that directs the Legislative Analyst to report on research of revised American Dental Association (ADA) and American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommendations for controlled-dose […]
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San Francisco Supervisors request legislative analysis of fluoride exposure levels
On Monday June 12, 2000, San Francisco Supervisor Mark Leno received the support he needed from other Members of the San Francisco City and County Board of Supervisors for his motion that directs the Legislative Analyst to report on research of revised American Dental Association (ADA) and American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommendations for controlled-dose […]
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Ireland Might Relax Fluoride Rules
The Republic of Ireland is to consider relaxing laws that require the fluoridation of all drinking water amid mounting controversy over the alleged health risks of the practice. Michael Martin, the Irish health minister, has appointed a committee of environmental and health specialists to examine the evidence on fluoridation and advise on any need for […]
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San Antonio fluoride task force stating its case
Behind the dentist, photographs of toothless mouths hung agape, while before her a group of residents weighed the merits of fluoridated water. Linda Altenhoff, a dentist with the Texas Department of Health, spent her Wednesday evening at the end of May explaining to 25 members of the District 9 Neighborhood Alliance why they should support […]
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San Francisco Supervisor Revives Fluoride Concerns
A decade after ex-Supervisor Wendy Nelder’s long-fought and eventually unsuccessful battle to get San Francisco to remove fluoride from its drinking water, Supervisor Mark Leno is resurrecting the idea as something at least worthy of study. “It’s time San Francisco revisited the issue,” Leno said Monday. “There’s a lot more information since (Nelder’s) efforts.” He […]
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Utah a national leader by not fluoridating
Utahns consistently reject fluoride because we cut through the enormous endorsements and weigh the facts. We are not behind the times, but ahead of the 60 cities that bucked the system and rejected fluoride in the 1990s. We’re unique because we vote. Most cities are fluoridated by executive order. The task of unmasking this fluoride […]
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Fluoride without a fight
CORNISH — Debbie McKnight remembers boasting as a child to classmates in neighboring Lewiston that she had no cavities. “They thought that was pretty cool. I nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah’d them right to death,” says Mc- Knight, now 42 and the mother of three children who, like their mother, have nearly cavity-free teeth. McKnight believes there is a […]
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Raising Environmental Awareness
WORLD Environment Day is commemorated each year on June 5 as one of the principal vehicles through which the United Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and action. The commemoration tomorrow is to deepen public participation on the need to preserve and enhance the environment. It is also about promoting […]
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