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Manhattan U.S. Attorney announces $39 million civil fraud settlement against Qualitest Pharmaceuticals for selling half-strength fluoride supplements
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Scott J. Lampert, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Regional Office for the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS-OIG”), and Diego Rodriguez, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal […]
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A danger that lurks below. In Hoosick Falls, have health problems resulted from water contamination?
On warm nights, a stench similar to burning rubber often wafted through open windows in the hardscrabble neighborhood surrounding the Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics plant. Situated on the western edge of this tight-knit factory village, the plant has been a mainstay employer in the small community for decades. Ian Webber, 38, remembers the acrid smell from […]
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NYS DOH Fluoridation Grants: 2015
Drinking Water Fluoridation Request for Applications #1507301130 Grants Gateway ID: DOH01-DWF3-2015 Issued by New York State Department of Health,Center for Community Health, Division of Family Health, Bureau of Child Health Schedule of Events Letter of Interest/Intent Due November 5, 2015 Questions Due November 6, 2015 Applicant Conference Registration Deadline November 6, 2015 Applicant Conference November […]
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Governor Andrew Cuomo’s letter to Alcoa’s Chairman & CEO
November 16, 2015 Klaus Kleinfeld Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Alcoa Inc. 390 Park Avenue New York, NY 10022 Dear Mr. Kleinfeld: The recent announcement that Alcoa was closing operations in Massena was, quite frankly, shocking. For years, New York State has gone to great lengths to keep Alcoa’s operations running in Massena. More specifically,we […]
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NY Dept of Health announces funding opportunities to promote fluoridation
The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) is offering two funding opportunities for communities to promote fluoridation of water supplies. The first funding opportunity is primarily for communities that want to start fluoridating water supplies. The second funding opportunity is for communities that want to improve or repair existing water fluoridation systems. However, there is […]
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New York City babies are fluoride-overdosed, hidden study shows
A recently uncovered document reveals that New York City infants are fluoride overdosed and risk fluoride-damaged teeth, especially when infant formula is mixed with NYC’s fluoride-laced public water supplies, reports the New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation, Inc. (NYSCOF). To avoid moderate dental fluorosis (fluoride-damaged teeth) the Institute of Medicine (1997) recommends 6-month-olds and younger […]
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Vinyl fluoride: DuPont to pay $724,000 fine for 2010 fatal Tonawanda explosion
The DuPont company will pay a $724,000 fine to settle violations related to a 2010 explosion that killed one person and injured another at its River Road chemical plant in the Town of Tonawanda, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday afternoon. The Nov. 9, 2010, chemical explosion and fire occurred at the DuPont Yerkes plant […]
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Explainer: 6 questions about Ithaca’s decades-long fluoride debate
Adding fluoride to the water supply has been a hotly debated, and at times confusing, topic in Ithaca for more than 50 years. “I’ve been here since 1971 and this has always been an issue,” said Marcia Lynch, Tompkins County’s public information officer. Below are answers to common questions about fluoridation in Ithaca. 1 — Is […]
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Syracuse editorial: Why are we still arguing about fluoridated water 70 years later?
It’s unthinkable, that 70 years after fluoride was first put into a public water system preventing untold number of cavities in the American population that a Central New York community again voted down fluoridation. The City of Oneida Tuesday voted not to put fluoride in its water supply. It followed similar votes in 2002 and […]
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Fluoridation voted down in Oneida, 5-1 (Update)
ONEIDA – Fluoridating the city water supply was rejected at Tuesday night’s Common Council meeting with 5 “No” votes and a sole “Yes,” from Helen Acker. Voting “No” were common councilors Brahim Zogby, Michael Bowe, Erwin Smith, Jim Chamberlain and Tom Simchik. “I followed the medical issue and did homework,” said Acker on Wednesday concerning […]
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