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NYC: Vallone calls for an end to fluoridation In NYC
A growing body of evidence reveals the harmful impact of ingesting fluoride in drinking water, including brittle bones and discolored teeth particularly for seniors, children and pregnant women. On May 15 Councilmember Peter F. Vallone Jr. hosted the city’s first anti-fluoride rally and press conference, where he stood with a coalition of medical professionals, researchers […]
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NYC: Queens Schoolchildren Protest Added Fluoride In City Water
Dozens of fifth graders from P.S. 122 in Astoria are leading the battle against the city adding fluoride to tap water since the 1960s, as the children and Queens Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. rallied on City Hall’s steps Tuesday to insist that water with added fluoride is unsafe to drink. See Video Print PDF
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NYC “Speak Out Against Fluoridation” Rally May 15 City Hall Steps
New York City Council Member Peter F. Vallone,Jr. will hold NYC’s first-ever Speak Out Against Fluoridation Rally and Press Conference on Tuesday, May 15th at 11 am on City Hall steps. Fluoride chemicals are added to NYC’s water, not to purify it, but in a failed effort to treat tap-water drinkers against tooth decay. Science […]
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NYC: Councilman Peter Vallone is pushing to ban fluoride from the City water supply
The next time you tell your kids that they need to drink more water, take a long hard look at what you’re really giving them. On Tuesday, May 15, Councilman Peter Vallone D-Astoria will hold a rally at City Hall, to protest the act of adding fluoride in New York City’s drinking water, our drinking […]
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New Studies: Fluoridation fails to reduce cavities in New York City and nationally
New research shows that fluoride chemicals added to U.S. public water supplies are not reducing tooth decay as promoted and promised by government agencies, reports the New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation, Inc. (NYSCOF). Using federal statistics, the West Virginia University Rural Health Research Center reports that urban U.S. children, with more exposure to […]
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Schenectady: Ending fluoride program raised
As the city faces the possibility of layoffs, City Council members leapt at the idea Monday of saving money by eliminating fluoride treatments in city water… To read more you need to pay for full article Print PDF
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Nyack water department history
When we turn on the faucet or flush the toilet, the water always flows. We may not know the exact source, or where the mains and pipes are buried, but we can reliably depend on it’s quality and availability. Nyack is fortunate to have a publicly controlled water department that has met our needs for […]
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Electro Metallurgical site in Niagara Falls NY, 1942-47: NIOSH Special Exposure Cohort
This report (pages 1-51) evaluates the feasibility of reconstructing doses for all workers who worked in any area at the Electro Metallurgical (also known as Electro Met) for the period from August 13, 1942 through June 30, 1953. It provides information and analyses germane to considering a petition for adding a class of employees to […]
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Fluoride, Dentists’ “Magic Bullet,” Is Shooting Blanks
Despite decades of water fluoridation in New York State, the Journal of the American Dental Association reports that emergency treatment for NYS toddlers’ severe tooth decay has grown substantially in numbers and costs, many require general anesthesia, (1) reports the New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation, Inc. (NYSCOF) Fluoridation is touted as an effective […]
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New York State may waste medicaid dollars on fluoridation
The NYS Department of Health proposes to spend Medicaid funds on fluoridation equipment, supplies and staff (1) despite clear evidence that fluoridation fails to prevent tooth decay in NYS and can be health-harming. Many NYS cities and counties have already rejected fluoridation, reports the NYS Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation, Inc. (NYSCOF) NY City spends $25 […]
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