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Massey Letter: Criticism of fluoridation ban call has provoked reaction
Editor’s note: On May 27, the Cape Breton Post published a column by Sydney resident Marlene Kane which called for a ban on water fluoridation. On June 6, the Post published a letter from Juliet Guichon, an assistant professor at the University of Calgary, who called the ban fear mongering. This prompted a response from […]
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Osmunson Letter: Criticism of fluoridation ban call has provoked reaction
Editor’s note: On May 27, the Cape Breton Post published a column by Sydney resident Marlene Kane which called for a ban on water fluoridation. On June 6, the Post published a letter from Juliet Guichon, an assistant professor at the University of Calgary, who called the ban fear mongering. This prompted a response from […]
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Guichon letter: Call for water fluoridation ban is ‘fear mongering’
Letter to the Editor Re: ‘Water fluoridation should be banned,’ Cape Breton Post column, May 27. Please run a news story on how public health is relentlessly attacked by false and misleading statements with respect to vaccination and fluoridation. Please inquire what motivates people to assume that they know more than physicians who have completed […]
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Kane Letter 1. OP-ED: Water fluoridation should be banned
Studies suggest exposure could harm pregnant women and children Recently published studies found that fluoride exposure during pregnancy was associated with ADHD and lowered IQ in children and that the main source of exposure for pregnant Canadian women was water fluoridation. Another study found that fluoride exposure increased the risk of an underactive thyroid in […]
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Nova Scotia expands kids’ dental coverage
Dental professionals welcomed Nova Scotia’s expanded coverage of certain procedures for children announced Wednesday. Changes to the Children’s Oral Health Program will see more kids getting fluoride and sealant treatments. Children aged 14 and younger now will be eligible for molar sealants and an annual fluoride treatment. Children at high risk for developing cavities will […]
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Fluoride, ADHD link found in recent study
A new study has looked at a potential connection between increased maternal exposure to fluoride and children being diagnosed with ADHD. (123RF) Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most common mental health condition among Canadian children and affects five per cent of children worldwide, states facts from Statistics Canada. Children with ADHD tend to […]
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Halifax. Our water’s safe. (Letters)
The following letters are in response to a Feb 8, 2018, letter from Dana Landry, Halifax Safe Water coalition Our Water’s safe We are writing in response to “Is our water safe?”—the letter from Dana Landry questioning the safety of fluoridation of municipal drinking water (Reply All, Feb 8).The fluoridation of drinking water supplies is […]
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Halifax. Is Our Water Safe? (letter)
Is our water safe? The Halifax Water Commission should be directed by the provincial and/or municipal governments to stop adding hydrofluorosilicic acid—that is, fluoride—to the public water supply until a declaration is made by the responsible authorities that such an addition has NO probable, immediate, short- or long-term toxic effects. Pointing out the intended benefit […]
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Sydney activist seeks information on fluoridation
‘No one’s monitoring the public for side effects’ SYDNEY — A community activist is asking the Cape Breton Regional Municipality to provide detailed information about the costs associated with adding fluoride to municipal water supplies. Marlene Kane of Sydney appeared at last week’s stakeholder budget consultation session and asked council for not only the cost […]
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Companies involved in uranium accident at Halifax port have history of shipping mishaps
Uranium hexafluoride (UF6): Two of the companies involved in the transport of a nuclear compound that was mishandled at the port of Halifax, forcing the closure of a terminal, had been implicated in previous shipping mishaps. The Fairview terminal, one of two containers processing points of the Halifax harbour, shut down for an investigation Friday […]
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