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How much fluorine is too much fluorine?
For most of us, our closest encounter with the element fluorine is likely to be our toothpaste or a municipal water supply with added fluoride. But excess fluorine can be a problem. For example, high levels of fluorine in the soil can hurt plants. Fluorine in soils may also affect microbes and other organisms higher […]
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A Sad Day For Waverley As Toxic Waste Is Added To Its Water Supply
Toxic industrial waste fluoride is now being added to Waverley’s water supply, in a vain attempt to reduce tooth decay rates. The only thing it will lower is Waverley children’s IQ, according to the latest science. The latest research from Canada, funded by the US National Institutes of Health, confirms that bottle-fed babies living in […]
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23 children and teens a day hospitalised for dental care, as water fluoridation bill flounders
Stuff – A new University of Canterbury study has shown children in the most deprived areas get the greatest benefit from water fluoridation. When Dr Rob Beaglehole moved from Wellington to Nelson, he was shocked at the number of children with tooth decay. The primary difference: Wellington had fluoridated water; Nelson did not. “It wasn’t […]
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Government commits $12m to help councils cover costs of fluoridation in water supplies
RICKY WILSON/FAIRFAX NZ Health Minister Jonathan Coleman says the Government will provide funding of up to $12m to help councils cover costs of fluoridation if they’re ordered to, by their DHBs. The Government has set aside $12m in funding, to help with the costs of fluoridation, following new legislation that places the power to […]
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Fluoridation of water ‘not even an issue’, Timaru dentist says
Timaru dentist Dr Mark Goodhew says listening to conspiracy theories surrounding fluoridation of drinking water was very disappointing. A Timaru dentist believes fluoridation of drinking water is an issue that should not even be up for debate in New Zealand. Last week, the National Party delivered its health discussion document to Parliament in which it […]
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From Mount Vesuvius to White Island: Volcanic eruptions throughout history
By Press Association The deadly eruption of a volcano in New Zealand’s Bay of Plenty on Monday left six people confirmed dead and dozens of visitors to the island injured. A famed tourist attraction, the White Island volcano is one of several in New Zealand and thousands that encircle the Pacific. Most lie far from […]
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Formula-fed babies in fluoridated towns suffer 7 IQ loss
In the first 3 years of life children lose 4.4 IQ points for every 0.5 mg fluoride added to their drinking water if they are formula-fed rather than breast-fed. This is the finding of a particularly well-conducted study from Canada just published in the prestigious journal Environment International. Babies exclusively breast-fed for the first 6 […]
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Dentists continue to ignore fluoride’s effect on the brain
It is hard to believe that the NZ Dental Association is still calling for the Fluoridation (Health Amendment) Bill, a.k.a the Mandatory Fluoridation Bill, to be passed despite a bombshell study (Green et al) published in one of the world’s top medical journals this year, JAMA Pediatrics. The study found that fluoridated water was associated […]
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New Zealand plans to phase out PFAS in firefighting foams
Five-year transition period proposed New Zealand’s EPA is consulting on plans to phase out the use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in firefighting foam. The EPA considers that “these types of foams can be phased out as there are fluorine-free alternatives to PFAS firefighting foams now available that are already being used worldwide,” it […]
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Disappointment and concern over lack of progress passing fluoride bill
More people will suffer from tooth decay because of a lack of progress passing a bill around fluoride decision-making, a former politician says. The New Zealand Dental Association has also expressed concern at the lengthy process to pass the bill, which will empower district health boards (DHBs) to decide if fluoride should be added to drinking […]
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