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Irish Fluoridation Forum Not Fairly Balanced
I went before The Forum on Fluoridation a few weeks back. It was held in the boardroom of the very impressive new dental hospital in TCD. This rather formal setting was a bit intimidating although, to be fair, the Chairman and each of the 12 members present on the day were nothing if not relaxed […]
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Nolan calls for immedaite ban on water flouridation
Cllr Peggy Nolan wants an immediate ban on the flouridation of drinking water in Ireland. She states that we shouldn’t have to wait until the forum on flouridation concludes in September. “At present Ireland stands alone in Europe as the only country to insist under law that drinking water contains fluoride,” she points out. “Seventy […]
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Most submissions to Fluoridation Forum are anti-fluoridation
The majority of people who made submissions to the Forum on Water Fluoridation have objected to fluoride in the public water supply. Health fears and the lack of choice in receiving fluoride were the main objections made in the 1,050 submissions. The forum was set up by Minister for Health, Mr Martin, last September to […]
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Tapping into fury over fluoride
As new fears over fluoride surface, GEMMA O’DOHERTY revisits the story that earned her last year’s Campaigning Journalist award The chairman of Kildare County Council has never given a second thought to the amount of water he drinks. He takes the same amount a day as the average Irish person: a glass or two from […]
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Health fears rise over fluoride in our water
CONCERN about the amount of fluoride in Irish water supplies deepened yesterday following the discovery of excessive levels in urine samples supplied by Kildare county councillors. Samples provided by eight members of the council showed six of them had amounts of fluoride high enough to give rise for medical concern, claimed an anti-fluoride group. As […]
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Marchers demand ban on fluoride in water
A group concerned with the effects of fluoride in water has demanded the Government stop fluoridation immediately. The Fluoride Free Water group marched to the Department of Health this afternoon and called on the Minister Mr Martin, to carry out health studies into the effects of fluoride in water. They also want the Minister to […]
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Public bare teeth over fluoridation
ANGRY members of the public marched on the Department of Health yesterday demanding an end to fluoridation of drinking water. More than 100 Fluoride Free Water campaigners handed in scientific studies which link fluoridation with serious health impacts such as cancer and irritable bowel syndrome. They also claim that the chemical used to fluoridate tap […]
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Truth Decay eroding confidence in fluoridation – Part II
In the US, 1500 scientist, lawyers and other professionals from the Environmental Protection Agency have called for an end to water fluoridation. As far back as 1997, their union stated: “Our review of the body of evidence over the last eleven years, including animal and human epidemiology studies, indicate a causal link between fluoride/fluoridation and […]
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“Truth decay” by officialdom erodes confidence in water fluoridation.
In a two-part investigation, Rory Hafford talks to Dr. Don Mac Auley about his battle with the health boards to get to the bottom of the fluoridation debate. Dr. Don Mac Auley has been concerned about the health effects of fluoridation for some time. So much so, the Navan-based dentist raised the matter with the […]
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Kerry to assess health risks of fluoride
The long-term health risks of placing fluoride into drinking water at source is to be raised at tomorrow’s meeting of Kerry county council. The issue is also expected to be raised at four other local authorities during the next few months. This follows Kildare county council’s decision last month to investigate fluoride levels in water […]
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