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CDC: Fluoride safe, protects teeth
WOODS CROSS (AP) — The public debate about fluoridated water has nothing to do with science, according to an engineer with the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Scientifically, (fluoridation) is absolutely safe,” David Apanian told water-system operators, elected leaders and public health officials from five Utah counties Tuesday. “It is effective. There are […]
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Rivals debate fluoride
So what about fluoride? Both sides were presented Wednesday evening as a battle of words, coupled with conflicting research, characterized The Herald Journal’s forum on water fluoridation. An occasional heckler from the anti-fluoridation gallery taunted proponents Ariel Thomson and John Hubbard, but the setting was generally educational. But again, the question of to fluoridate or […]
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Fluoride campaigner hopes to tap into public sentiment
A PUSH to rid Taranaki’s water supplies of fluoride is about to get serious again. New Plymouth woman Joy Hodson, who owns organic food shop Natural Selections, has organised a petition and a public meeting to be held on Monday night, in an attempt to lobby local councils, starting with the New Plymouth District Council, […]
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Israel planning to fluoridate entire country
By this time next year, fluoride will be routinely added to the country’s drinking water. Until then, Jerusalem residents concerned about protecting their teeth will have to rely on fluoride supplements. Various sources estimate that about half the country’s drinking supply, including that in the Tel Aviv area, contains fluoride, which has been found to […]
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Martin urged to stop water fluoridation
Pressure on the Government to commission research on the fluoridation of water has increased following calls from the Labour Party and the Green Party for a new investigation – and a protest march to the Dáil. Groups from Dublin, Leitrim, Sligo and Donegal, part of the Fluoride-Free Water campaign, yesterday handed in a letter at […]
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3M To Stop Making Many Scotchgard Products
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co. (3M) said on Tuesday it would stop making many of its well-known Scotchgard products after tests revealed the chemical compounds involved linger in the environment and in the human body for years. Medical monitoring of employees at plants that make the chemicals have shown the compounds are […]
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Cumberland voters return fluoride to town
CUMBERLAND — Cumberland voters overwhelmingly approved yesterday a bid to lift the city’s decade-old ban on fluoridating its water supply, signaling a major shift in Western Maryland’s traditional hostility to the widely accepted cavity-fighting chemical. By a vote of 2,525 to 1,633 in unofficial returns, residents opted to repeal a charter provision barring the addition […]
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3M to stop making many Scotchgard products
CHICAGO, May 17 (Reuters) – Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co. (3M) said on Tuesday it would stop making many of its well-known Scotchgard products after tests revealed the chemical compounds involved linger in the environment and in the human body for years. Medical monitoring of employees at plants that make the chemicals have shown the […]
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CDC Engineer Touts Fluoride’s Benefits
WOODS CROSS — The national debate about fluoridated water — like the one shaping up in Utah this year — is purely political and emotional, a federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention engineer said Tuesday. One thing it’s not, said David Apanian, is scientific. “Scientifically, [fluoridation] is absolutely safe. It is effective. There are […]
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3M to Phase Out Perfluorooctanyl sulfonate (PFOS)
Following negotiations between EPA and 3M, the company today announced that it will voluntarily phase out and find substitutes for perfluorooctanyl sulfonate (PFOS) chemistry used to produce a range of products, including some of their Scotchgard lines. 3M data supplied to EPA indicated that these chemicals are very persistent in the environment, have a strong […]