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Martinsville. Hershey: Keep fluoride in water
On July 14, Martinsville City Council will decide whether to remove fluoride from the city water supply for the first time in 50 years. According to West Piedmont Health District Director Dr. Jody Hershey, there are no benefits – health-related or financial – to removing fluoride from city drinking water. However, he said, there are […]
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Fluoride discussed at Martinsville city council meeting
[At the May 12, city council meeting] … several Martinsville residents urged the council to remove fluoride from city water, which officials have said would save $15,000. The council took no action, as it did earlier this year after hearing from fluoride opponents. For many years, cities nationwide have put fluoride in their drinking water […]
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Martinsville: City will continue fluoridating water
Martinsville will continue adding fluoride to its drinking water — its practice for many years. After hearing from a local dentist and studying information about fluoride in public water supplies, Martinsville City Council on Tuesday took no action on a city resident’s recent request that the city stop fluoridating its water. In some circles, there […]
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Halifax County: Water plant garners CDC quality award
Members of the Halifax County Service Authority got good news and bad news Thursday when they met for their regular monthly session. The good news is that for the second consecutive year, the Leigh Street water plant has been given a Water Fluoridation Quality Award by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The award […]
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Chatham to keep putting fluoride in water
Chatham will continue adding fluoride to the town’s water supply despite pleas from a local resident that the practice is unnecessary and may be dangerous. Councilman C.B. Cundiff, chairman of the town’s water and sewer committee, said Chatham investigated Jeff Hand’s claims, but found no credible evidence that fluoride poses health risks. Cundiff cited letters […]
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Chatham. Fluoride: benefit or risk?
Jeff Hand of Chatham is on a self-appointed mission to remove fluoride from public drinking water. Fluoride, a naturally occurring mineral, has been added to water and toothpaste for more than 75 years to protect against tooth decay. It works by re-mineralizing the enamel on tooth surfaces, thus preventing cavities, according to the Centers for […]
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Water flows to Holland
It was no April Fool’s joke for the village of Holland. After years of using a well that had levels of fluoride deemed too high for human consumption, the village finally was put on city water on April 1 after a $12.7-million project to extend service to the outlying community. “I think this was a […]
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Danville water treatment plant: Several treated at hospital after chemical accident
Several people were taken to the hospital in Danville on Wednesday after an accidental mixing of chemicals created a vapor cloud of hydrochloric acid and hydrofluoric acid. The incident happened around 10 a.m. Wednesday at the water treatment plant in South Hill. When the Danville Regional Hazardous Materials Response Team arrived at the water treatment […]
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Amherst County to continue fluoridation of water at Madison Heights plant
After three years of unfluoridated waters, the Amherst County Service Authority board decided Tuesday to resume fluoridation at its water filtration plant in Madison Heights. The service authority ceased fluoridation at its Madison Heights water filtration plant in March 2011. The Amherst County Service Authority board voted not to resume the practice in December 2013. The […]
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Editorial: The Fluoride in the Water in Amherst
Tooth decay in the United States has declined dramatically since fluoridation of public water supplies began in the 1940s. But don’t bother officials in Amherst County with that fact. And don’t bother them with other information showing fluoridation is the single-most effective public health measure to prevent tooth decay. The federal Centers for Disease Control […]
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