latest news: in International
Showing 10 of 363 Articles:
-
Fluoride in water lowers IQ levels: report
Exposure to fluoride may lower children’s intelligence, says a study published in Environmental Health Perspectives, a publication of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Fluoride is added to 70 percent of U.S. public drinking water supplies. For the study, 512 children aged 8-13 years in two Chinese villages were tested – Wamaio with an […]
International -
Do We Really Need Fluoride In Water?
Have you ever wondered why we need to have fluoride in drinking water when there is already fluoride in our toothpaste? The October 2010 issue of the journal of the American Dental Association has confirmed that infants fed with formula milk prepared from fluoridated water run a greater risk of fluorosis (mottling and discolouration of […]
International -
Normal children’s toothpaste not strong enough to prevent tooth decay, study finds
Parents should use toothpaste with stronger concentrations of fluoride to prevent tooth decay in their children, a new report says. Researchers found that toothpaste that contained fluoride concentrations less than 1,000 parts per million were only as effective at preventing tooth decay as non-fluoride products. The study, carried out by the Cochrane Oral Health Group, […]
International Toothpaste -
Best Fluoride Levels Determined for Children’s Toothpastes
Everyone who has ever seen a toothpaste commercial knows that fluoride is the ingredient that helps fight tooth decay, but a new review has determined exactly how much fluoride is best in toothpastes for children. For optimal prevention of cavities in children over age 6, toothpastes should contain at least 1,000 parts per million of […]
International Toothpaste -
Site preferences of fluoride guest ions in the calcium silicate phases of Portland cement from 29Si{19F} CP-REDOR NMR spectroscopy.
Abstract A reduction in CO(2) emission from Portland cement production can be achieved by energy savings associated with a lowering of the temperature at which the high temperature alite (Ca(3)SiO(5)) and belite (Ca(2)SiO(4)) silicates form. This can be accomplished by fluoride mineralization where a small amount of fluorine (e.g., CaF(2)) is added to the raw […]
International Cement Kilns -
Lithium in water ‘curbs suicide’
Researchers examined levels of lithium in drinking water and suicide rates in the prefecture of Oita, which has a population of more than one million. The suicide rate was significantly lower in those areas with the highest levels of the element, they wrote in the British Journal of Psychiatry. High doses of lithium are already […]
International -
Environmental hazards and health risk of common liquid perfluoro-n-alkanes, potent greenhouse gases
Abstract This article aimed at introducing the main physical properties and commercial/industrial uses of common liquid perfluoro-n-alkanes (including perfluoropentane, perfluorohexane, perfluoroheptane, perfluorooctane, and perfluorononane) and the environment and health hazards posed by their toxic decomposition products (especially in hydrogen fluoride and perfluoroisobutylene) because these perfluorocompounds are potent greenhouse gases, which have been blanketed into the […]
International Greenhouse/Ozone Gases Perfluorinated chemicals -
Global map project for arsenic and fluoride contaminated groundwater.
EXCERPT from Drinking Water: The Need For Constant Innovation … Taking precautions and identifying risks … Risk identification of a quite different kind is the subject of the “Water Resource Quality” research project (WRQ). Worldwide, millions of people rely on groundwater contaminated with health-threatening arsenic or fluoride of natural (geogenic) origin. With the aid of […]
International -
Global Fluoride & Arsenic Contamination Map
Swiss researchers have mapped the levels of arsenic and fluoride in groundwater all over the world hoping to provide a starting point for planning future drinking water projects and to avoid drinking water contamination in developing countries. The team of researchers led by Annette Johnson from the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, […]
International -
Fluoride: lowering IQ’s?
••• Note from FAN: This undated article was published online close to May 1, 2008 ••• New studies from China show that an excessive intake of fluoride can accumulate in the brain, permanently reducing a child’s intelligence. Two suburban villages in Shanxi Province in China are very much alike – except for the level of […]
International
Print 
PDF