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Voluntary Recall of One Lot of Fluotic® (sodium fluoride) 20 mg tablets and Notice of Product Discontinuation
OTTAWA, CANADA — June 27, 2007 — sanofi-aventis Canada Inc., with agreement from Health Canada, has undertaken a voluntary recall of one lot of Fluotic® (sodium fluoride) 20 mg tablets, bottle of 100: lot number 8034613 (expiry date: September 2008). This voluntary recall is intended to address a quality issue. In in-vitro tests, the disintegration […]
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The dirt on fluoride
“Doctor, I’d suggest fluoride treatment to protect your teeth,” my dentist said. I agreed. After all, I’d been told since I was knee-high that fluoride prevents cavities. I’ve also used fluoride toothpaste for years. But I recently decided to research this topic to see if there was a downside to this treatment. Now I know […]
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Bottled Water Cited as Contributing to Cavity Comeback
TORONTO, Sept. 19-Tooth decay is making a comeback, fueled by junk food, spurred by social changes, and abetted by an unusual culprit – bottled water. “I had a three-year-old kid come in the other day,” says Toronto dentist Sheldon Rose, D.D.S., “and he had at least two cavities that I could see. I haven’t seen […]
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Whistle-blowers to be honoured on Monday
OTTAWA — They took a stand and they paid the price. Some of Canada’s best-known whistle-blowers will receive awards Monday for their work defending the public interest, but there won’t likely be any glee at this ceremony. Most of the nominees have suffered severe career damage, some are in financial distress, and one has died […]
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Yes, you can brush your teeth too much
You brush and brush your teeth, hoping to prevent decay. But nothing stops your teeth from slowly turning brown. It seems to get worse the more you brush, in fact. It could be that the problem is in the paste. Most major brands of toothpaste contain some form of fluoride: usually sodium fluoride. It’s an […]
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Bottled water blamed for rush of cavities
Canadians’ growing penchant for bottled water may help explain what some dentists are calling a steep jump in the rate of cavities among children. As families increasingly opt for spring water, most of which contains only trace amounts of naturally occurring fluoride, they are avoiding tap water that in many cities is supplemented with the […]
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Biting Back Against Fluoride
“IT’S THE CRIME of the century,” 82-year-old Len Greenall says, his voice rising in passionate indignation. “It’s an immoral invasion of bodily privacy.” He’s sitting at the dining room table of his Surrey, B.C., home, a heap of files beside him, discussing the evils of municipal water fluoridation, a fight he’s waged for 45 years. […]
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Troubled Waters: Danger on Tap?
Canada’s water is safe. Even most environmentalists agree. But many experts caution against consuming too much water from the faucet. Bacteria are not a worry with our heavily chlorinated municipal water. So what’s the problem? Sewage treatment plants release heavy metals (cadmium, chromium, copper, mercury, lead and zinc) directly into lakes and rivers from which […]
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Canadian Government Report Questions Value of Water Fluoridation
HICKSVILLE, N.Y., April 23 /PRNewswire/ — Fluoridation probably does more damage than good, says a Canadian government report. The best solution is to cease fluoridation, the author suggests. Dr. David Locker, a University of Toronto dentistry professor, reports “No Canadian studies provide evidence that water fluoridation is effective in reducing (tooth) decay in contemporary child […]
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Cavities not increasing – but decreasing – when fluoridation stops
The latest study to show that cavities do not increase when a community stops fluoridating its water, has been published in the February issue of the journal Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology. According to the authors of the study, who compared the cavity rates of two communities in British Columbia, Canada: “The prevalence of caries […]
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