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Scientist to speak in Canton about fluoride risks
CANTON – The benefits of fluoride no longer outweigh the risks, said at least one scientist who will speak at the second Citizens’ Conference on Fluoride in Canton this weekend. Hardy Limeback, associate professor and head of preventive dentistry at the University of Toronto, was part of the National Research Council’s March study looking at […]
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Poughkeepsie water board votes to place fluoride back in the system
Poughkeepsie – By a four to two vote, the Poughkeepsie Joint Water Board Tuesday voted to reintroduce a fluoride chemical back into the city and town’s water supply. Use of the chemical was stopped some time ago because of a mechanical issue. Water Board Chairman Frank Mora has been arguing to keep the chemical out […]
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Corning board will discuss water fluoridation
Corning | To fluoridate city drinking water or not. The topic has been considered by city leaders since the 1950s, but aldermen have never voted on the issue, said Mayor Frank P. Coccho. Water fluoridation is the act of adding fluoride ions to drinking water in order to reduce tooth decay. The city Board of […]
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Board of health won’t push for fluoride in water
A prominent dentist and Department of Health staff said Thursday adding fluoride to drinking water will help reduce cavities among Dutchess County’s poor children, but the Dutchess County Board of Health balked at promoting the fluoridation of public water supplies. Federal health agencies call fluoridation one of the most important public health achievements of the […]
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Corning health board to discuss fluoride
Corning | A dispute that has divided communities across the country will soon be debated in the Crystal City. The city Board of Health will meet at 7 p.m. today to discuss the benefits of adding fluoride to the city water supply. Water fluoridation is the act of adding fluoride ions to drinking water in […]
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Cayuga fluoride backers get help in cause
The director of the National Center for Fluoridation gave the local dental and medical community the tools needed to begin a pro-fluoridation campaign. The Cayuga County Dental Society and the Cayuga Community Health Network invited Dr. Michael F. Easley to discuss the benefits of having fluoride in the public’s drinking water Tuesday during a dinner […]
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Fluoride use disputed
In Dutchess County, Poughkeepsie is the only one of 725 public water systems that adds fluoride to drinking water. That could change, though. Commissioner of Health Dr. Michael Caldwell has made it a priority this year to inform public water providers about the benefits of fluoride in cavity prevention, in hopes that more choose to […]
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NYS Approves Pesticide Despite Unresolved Health Risks
Fluoride Action Network (FAN) urges the NYS Bureau of Pesticides to rescind their recent approval of a new food fumigant pesticide, sulfuryl fluoride, because serious health risks, raised by environmental groups, remain unanswered by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In a November 28, 2005 letter to Dow AgroSciences, Maureen Serafini, Director, NYS Bureau of […]
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Auburn targeted with another fluoridation push
The Auburn City Council won’t endorse a referendum on fluoridating the city’s water supply unless voters ask for it. Councilors David J. Dempsey and Thomas D. McNabb said they would support a referendum if they believed residents wanted to vote on the issue. Mayor Timothy C. Lattimore and Councilor William J. Graney said they want […]
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Fluorosis: Too much of a good thing
Does your child have a lacy white pattern on his or her teeth, or noticeable mottling and spots? If so, it could be a condition called enamel fluorosis. The culprit? Something you always thought was a good thing: fluoride. Fluorosis happens when children get too much fluoride while their teeth are developing. According to the […]
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