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London Greens Will Fight Fluoridation
Darren Johnson, Green Party candidate for London mayor, says he will fight the Government’s plans to add fluoride to London’s water every step of the way. Until now, water authorities have only added fluoride at the recommendation of health authorities but the Government intends to change the law to force them to do so. Frank […]
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Some Paducah workers were used in uranium experiments
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Workers at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant participated in radiation experiments during the 1950s, but some may not have been informed of the dangers, according to a federal report obtained by The Courier-Journal. At least 14 workers at the federal uranium processing plant who tested the effectiveness of respirators against radioactive dust, […]
United States, Kentucky Nuclear Industry -
Fluoride Free Water Rejects 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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Brainerd: Fluoride battle, 20 years later
The long battle regarding the fluoridation of Brainerd’s water supply was the controversy that defined this city for many years. Supporters and opponents of the state-mandated fluoridation look back at the divisive issue as the city approaches Monday’s 20th anniversary of when the water supply was fluoridated. Story and photos below and on Page 1C […]
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Escondido: City-Funded Study Knocks Fluoride Data
ESCONDIDO — A controversial report commissioned by the City Council has concluded that a state-funded water-fluoridation study is seriously flawed and does not provide conclusive evidence that fluoridated drinking water helps prevent cavities. The $5,000 report by a Tennessee-based company, Senes Oak Ridge, was commissioned by the council in September, largely to counter a state […]
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Critique of Touted Dental Study Reveals Fluoridation Conclusions Not Supported by Data
The first-ever independent review of the California Oral Health Needs Assessment of 1993-94, was delivered to the City of Escondido on Tuesday, February 1st. The analysis of the Needs Assessment was performed by the internationally renowned Senes Oak Ridge Inc., Center for Risk Assessment in Tennessee. The repeated message of the 25 page review was […]
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Fluoride debate flares up at Capitol
State health officials yesterday renewed their call for adding fluoride to Hawaii’s drinking water to help prevent tooth decay, but opponents promised a strong fight against it this session. In his State of the State address Monday, Gov. Ben Cayetano said Hawaii’s water needs to be fluoridated, saying every dollar spent on fluoridating saves $80 […]
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Cash set aside for fluoridation despite protests
Despite protests from opponents of the state’s fluoridation bill and the Las Vegas Valley Water District board’s own reservations, nearly a half million dollars was put aside Tuesday for the purchase of fluoride. The district’s board of directors, which consists of all seven Clark County commissioners, unanimously agreed to spend $408,672 for a year’s worth […]
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Nuclear Horror Tale
FOR FIVE months, staff writer Joby Warrick has been laying out the ghastly story of the workers at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant in western Kentucky, a government facility that, beginning in the 1950s, helped to produce the highly toxic materials used to create the nuclear arsenal that sustained this country through the Cold War. […]
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Dentists push for mandatory fluoridation in Washington
OLYMPIA — A year after voters in Olympia rejected fluoridation of water supplies for the third time, a statewide dental group is at the Capitol, pushing for legislation to make fluoridation mandatory throughout the state. The Washington State Dental Association proposal would require public water systems with more than 1,000 hookups to fluoridate water supplies […]
United States, Washington State