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Fairhope mayor opens talk on necessity of water fluoridation; council shows no interest in stopping practice
Pressure from concerned Fairhope residents had Mayor Tim Kant float the idea to the council this week of researching the pros and cons of stopping the fluoridation of the city’s drinking water. Fluoride is added to water, as well as toothpaste and some other oral hygiene products, to help prevent tooth decay. The practice of […]
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Water, Water Everywhere — Is It Safe to Drink?
I still remember my first exposure to the nutty idea. I was reading an anthology of humorist P.J. O’Rourke’s early work from his National Lampoon days. There is was, dripping with satire, a flow chart about how fluoridated water was turning America’s kids into communists. I laughed out loud. I’m sure I was not alone. The thought […]
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Loxley Council to consider ending fluoridation at Feb 11 meeting
The Loxley Town Council passed a pair of ordinances and a pair of resolutions at its meeting Monday night, but more importantly did not vote on an ordinance which would have more than doubled the town’s lodging tax…. In other business Monday, the council: … Set a public hearing for the next town council meeting […]
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Lawrence County Residents Wait For Report On Blood Tests Regarding Chemicals
DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) – Several families in Lawrence County are worried about how chemicals in their bodies will affect their health. They all live near farm land where, for years, sewage was used as a fertilizer. Turns out there was more in the fertilizer than anyone thought. In the Caddo community, just off County Road […]
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Alabama Issues 2012 Fish Consumption Advisories
Concern about protecting the public from possible exposure to mercury from eating fish led to the issuance of several new fish consumption advisories for bodies of water in Alabama. The quality of water, based upon the levels of contaminants in fish from the waters in Alabama, generally continues improvements made in recent years. The Alabama […]
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Madison Utilities board hears arguments for and against fluoride in drinking water supply
MADISON, Alabama – The Madison Utilities board of directors heard from about a dozen interested persons on both sides of the fluoride issue at Monday’s night’s work session. After listening for about an hour of comments for and against keeping the chemical in the city’s water supply, board president Terris Tatum promised a decision will […]
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Madison Utilities board votes to lower fluoride level from 0.8 to 0.7 ppm
Monday night the Madison Utilities board of directors unanimously passed a recommendation from General Manager Ricky Pounders to lower the fluoride levels from 0.8 to 0.7 milligrams per liter of the city’s drinking water. The Department of Health and Human Resources made the recommendation in January 2011 that 0.7 be the minimal amount of fluoride […]
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Madison Utilities board to vote tonight on lowering fluoride levels in city’s drinking water
Ben and Robin Gremillion of Madison have spent much of their waking hours over the past couple of years campaigning against fluoride in the city’s drinking water. They believe fluoride has caused their 10-year-old daughter and Robin herself to have thyroid problems, which have led to numerous other health problems. They have been pleading their […]
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Fluoride levels may be on decline
The federal government’s announcement that fluoride levels in drinking water will likely be lowered this year didn’t come as a surprise to Florence dentist William McClanahan. “I don’t think we’re going to notice much of a difference in our patients,” he said. “And it’s probably a good thing. I’ve seen several kids who’ve gotten too […]
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Red Bay stops putting fluoride in water
The Franklin County town of Red Bay recently stopped putting fluoride in the water. Town leaders say it was an economic decision. They had officials look at several studies and never found any evidence that supported keeping the fluoride in the water. “I guess we wound up saving about 50-thousand dollars a year in the […]
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