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Fluoride-free bottled water is contributing to half of all kids suffering tooth decay by age six
KIDS tooth decay is on the rise – and drinking the wrong kind of water is to blame. While tap water is treated with fluoride, which prevents decay, the trend for drinking bottled water has seen the number of children with problem teeth by age six jump to 49 per cent. The situation has become […]
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Southampton: Fluoride may be dead
Health ministers have been asked to confirm that a bid to add fluoride to tap water in Hampshire is over – because of a legal botch-up. Council chiefs believe crucial contractual agreements were not signed before the abolition of the former South Central Strategic Health Authority (SHA), last year. If they were not signed, the […]
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Derbyshire: The ‘Blue et Jaune’ mineral
THE mineral Blue John Stone is a unique banded form of fluorspar, a white or colourless mineral, sometimes fluorescent and often tinted by impurities, found in veins and as deposits from hot gases. It is used in the manufacture of glass, enamel and jewellery, and is also the chief ore of fluorine. Mining of the […]
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Cheap tea ‘raises risk of bone and teeth problems’
Tea drinkers who opt for cheaper supermarket blends could be at a higher risk of bone and teeth problems, research suggests. A study by the University of Derby found cheaper blends contain enough fluoride to put people drinking at least four cups a day over their daily recommended limit, increasing the risk of such illnesses. […]
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Southamton: Controversial plan to put fluoride in 200,000 Hampshire homes could be sunk
CONTROVERSIAL plans to introduce fluoridation in Hampshire could be dead in the water. Council chiefs in Southampton and Hampshire believe that there isn’t actually a scheme in place to introduce the chemical into the drinking water of about 200,000 people. And if the Government confirms their suspicions, then the plans to introduce fluoridation – and […]
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Talks to try and finally end Southampton’s fluoridated water row
TOP LEVEL talks will be held next week as council chiefs join forces to try and bring an end to the fluoride saga once and for all. Leader of Southampton City Council Simon Letts will meet with leader of Hampshire County Council, Roy Perry, on Tuesday to discuss the fate of the controversial scheme to […]
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Southampton fluoridation scheme: Council leaders in joint fight
Two council leaders are joining forces to fight a scheme which would see fluoride added to water supplies in Southampton and parts of Hampshire. NHS chiefs agreed the move in 2009 but Public Health England (PHE) and Southern Water have yet to finalise details of the scheme. PHE said it was still committed to a […]
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VIDEO: Campaigner Paul Connett speaks out over fluoride in Bedford
AN anti-fluoridation campaigner, who will talk in Bedford tonight (June 4), has warned of the dangers of the mineral in water supplies. Fluoridation has been a prominent issue in Bedfordshire lately as we revealed in March that the fluoride supply has been cut off in the county since 2009 without the public being told. Dr […]
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Southampton council leader promises fluoride referendum
THE public will decide on fluoride. That is among the pledges of the new man at the helm of Southampton City Council. Personally, Cllr Simon Letts is in favour of adding the chemical to the tap water of 200,000 people in the city and surrounding areas in a bid to improve the health of children’s […]
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Southampton. Fluoride in water: protesters plan new legal battle
CAMPAIGNERS against water fluoridation in Hampshire are planning a fresh legal battle in the courts, the Daily Echo can reveal. In the latest salvo of their long running battle, Hampshire Against Fluoridation (HAF) claim they have found a loophole which could block plans to add fluoride to tap water. Despite losing a legal challenge last […]
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