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Fluoride Added to Drinking Water Contributes to Rising Rates of ADHD, Lower IQs in Kids
Fluoride is a developmental neurotoxin that affects short-term and working memory and contributes to rising rates of attention-deficit hyperactive disorder and lower IQs in children, yet many U.S. water systems still add it to drinking water. More than 400 animal and human studies show fluoride is a neurotoxic substance, and many have found harm at, […]
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Fluoride-the-Destroyer: See the Dark Side
I wanted to believe in the incredibleness of fluoride. I trusted the industry leaders when they said how awesome fluoride was for preventing tooth decay. “They” never ever mentioned its very sinister and dark side effects. From the beginning of dental hygiene school, I learned all about how “wonderful” fluoride was for dental health. How […]
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Fluoride Lawsuit: Censored Review on Fluoride’s Toxicity Will Soon Be Made Public
Attorneys with the Fluoride Action Network and the U.S. government have agreed to the release of a censored report on the toxicity of fluoride, the latest development in the ongoing Fluoride lawsuit. After numerous delays, and intervention by Assistant Health Secretary Rachel Levine, the U.S. National Toxicology Program’s review of Fluoride’s toxicity will soon be […]
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Water supplier suspends fluoride during work
BOSTON — The region’s largest water supplier will stop putting fluoride into its drinking water for several months while it upgrades the treatment system. The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority announced Monday that use of the chemical additives will be suspended for three months, beginning in March, while equipment is upgraded at its Marlborough treatment facility. […]
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20 February: Tribute to Henri Moissan
Henri Moissan (28 September 1852 – 20 February 1907) was a French chemist and pharmacist who won the 1906 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He is best known for his work in isolating the element fluorine and for his development of the electric arc furnace, which is used to produce high-temperature reactions. Life and Career Henri Moissan […]
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Vaccines, fluoride, medical records and more on Thursday legislative docket
HB217 This bill establishes a committee to study the effects of fluoride and fetuses on children. Bill sponsor Peter Schmidt (D-Dover) said he developed concerns about the issue after hearing studies about the impact on fluoride and felt it was a matter of extreme urgency. Currently 199 municipalities in New Hampshire do not have fluoride […]
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Enosburg Falls voters to consider budget, fluoride in water system this March
ENOSBURG FALLS – Town Meeting Day is quickly approaching, and Enosburg Falls will be weighing a 19% increase in the village’s general fund and whether to keep fluoride in the water system. No village trustee seats are contested and those in office will remain, unless a write-in winner is declared. Major articles on the ballot […]
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LETTER: Fluoride in Beaumont water should go to voters.
I am not an alarmist and I DO believe that the City of Beaumont does a good job in making sure that when the Water Department adds FLUORIDE into our drinking water, it makes certain that the levels added do not exceed the recommended dosage prescribed by TCEQ and other regulatory authorities. However, given the […]
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Update on Temporary Fluoride Shutdown for Construction.
MWRA staff presented an update on upcoming work on MWRA’s fluoride chemical addition system. MWRA Deputy Chief Operating Officer Carolyn Fiore began the presentation with an overview MWRA’s water system, including the water service area; reservoirs; the system of water pipes, tunnels, and aqueducts; storage facilities; and, pump stations. She noted that MWRA also supplies […]
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Science on Fluoride’s Effects on Children Set for Court Release.
District judge to lift protective order for fluoride analyses Court expected in April conference to set trial dates A federal health agency has agreed to publicly release scientific analyses about the safety of fluoride in drinking water, which will allow a federal district court to lift a protective order that has shielded the information from […]
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