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Two New Studies Show Association between Fluoride Intake, Chronic Pain and Arthritic Disease
A collaborative group of international scientists, academics and medical practitioners have banded together without any funding to publish two major research studies addressing shortcomings in how public health policy decisions are made in Ireland and New Zealand. The New Zealand study, published on 21st June in the Journal of Environmental and Public Health follows an […]
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Letter: Water fluoridation increases risk from lead
One-in-10 houses in Ireland may have lead contamination in their water Dear Editor, In May 2016, I wrote to Irish Water, including its Board of Directors, the Director General of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Chief Executive of the Food Safety Authority, Chairman of the Consumers Association of Ireland, Chief Medical Officer of the […]
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Controversial anti-fluoridation activist to visit Galway this weekend
An outspoken US scientist, visiting Galway this month, has criticised the Irish government for failing to acknowledge studies that fluoride lowers the IQ of children. Paul Connett, an anti-fluoridation activist, who was invited to speak to the government’s forum on water fluoridation in 2000, cited a 2003 peer-reviewed study from China that showed as little […]
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Skibbereen to host US expert on fluoride at public meeting
An international expert opposed to water fluoridation will address a meeting in Skibbereen next week. Dr Paul Connett, Professor Emeritus of Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology will present the Case Against Fluoride in an open discussion forum in the West Cork Hotel on Thursday, June 15. He will be joined at the free event which will […]
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Why increasing numbers of youngsters are losing their teeth
Note from FAN: Ireland is the only country in the European Union where fluoridation of drinking water is mandatory. Experts offer advice on ensuring that your children’s teeth stay healthier for longer There is nothing quite like the moment a baby cuts his first tooth. That little gummy smile punctuated by his first pearly whites […]
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‘There’s no need get personal’-Longford councillors clash over fluoridation of water supplies
There were heated exchanges in the council chamber in recent days as elected members clashed over the use of fluoride in public water supplies. Cllrs Peggy Nolan and Seamus Butler locked horns over claims the State is paying €33m each year to treat drinking water with the chemical additive. Cllr Nolan, who raised the topic […]
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Why your children’s teeth could be more at risk of decay if you live in rural Ireland
A leading Irish dentist has warned that children living in the Irish countryside could be at a disadvantage when it comes to the health of their teeth compared to their suburban peers. Vice President of the Irish Dental Association (IDA) Dr Anne Twomey warned parents of children who drink water from domestic wells to be […]
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The first school in Ireland to have access to fluoride-free water
Congratulations to the Student Council of Bandon Grammar who officially launched their school’s water filtration system last week and raised a glass to celebrate becoming one of the first schools in the country to have access to fluoride free water. The initiative was initially tabled within the Student Council in late 2015 over concerns relating […]
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Petition to make Carrick-on-Shannon Fluoride Free
An online petition to make Leitrim’s county town, Carrick-on-Shannon Flouride Free has attracted over 200 signatures. The organisers of the petition which is addressed to Leitrim HSE is headed by Tara Killeen. The group want “to follow in the footsteps of Bantry and Clonakilty, to be the third town in Ireland to be Fluoride free!” […]
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We love our tea but could it be damaging our health?
Fancy a cuppa? Milk and sugar? Flouride [sic] with that? A new scientific study claims that tea made with flouridated [sic] tap water is hazardous to health and that Irish people are most in danger. Research published this month, in the Swiss-based International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, reveals excessive fluoride levels in […]
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