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Fluoride flaws
The government is poised to reignite one of the most vexed medical issues of the past 50 years. Early next month, parliament will debate clauses of the water bill which will give indemnity against legal action to water companies that add fluoride to their supplies, paving the way for the extension of fluoridation schemes throughout […]
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Fluoride and Our Rights
********* Douglas is a forensic ecologist and toxicologist, who sits on the government inquiry into the Camelford water poisoning of 1988. Here he tells how he is opposed to the adding of fluoride to the public water supply ********* SHOULD Primary Health Care Trusts be allowed to require water companies to fluoridate public drinking water […]
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Poison peril lurking in our tap water
Toxic industrial waste is not easy to get rid of these days as disposal costs can run into billions. Some polluting companies have found a way round this dilemma by pretending their highly toxic fluorosilicate waste is the same as naturally-occurring calcium fluoride. Dangerous industrial waste is simply sold on to fluoridating water companies in […]
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Leading Cancer Researcher Opposes Water Fluoridation
Dr Sam Epstein, Chairman of the Cancer Prevention Coalition, author of “The Politics of Cancer”, and “The Politics of Cancer Revisited”, strongly supports MP John Butterfill’s Early Day Motion 1258, on FLUORIDATION OF PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES 20.05.03, which states: “That this House considers that the only chemicals which should be added to public water are […]
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Mum Will Fight Fluoride In Tap Water Proposal
A Gower mum of four is preparing to battle some of the country’s top dental experts and the Government over proposals to put fluoride into water supplies. Beverly Cooke claims the plan is enforced medication of the population. Her eldest daughter, Alysia, was diagnosed as suffering from fluorosis three years’ ago when she was 11. […]
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Greens Will Lead Fight Against Blair Mass Medication Plans
The Green Party today signalled its readiness to play a leading role in opposing government plans to fluoridate water across the whole of Britain. Commenting on information leaked to today’s Sunday Times, Green Party health spokesperson Martyn Shrewsbury said today: “The general trend in the world is against fluoridation. It’s quite incredible that Tony Blair […]
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Fluoride Plan Raises Alarm
Campaigners for pure water today called on families in Staffordshire to mobilise opposition to new plans to speed up fluoridation of drinking supplies. But dentists’ leaders in the north of the county – battling to treat the most decayed teeth in the West Midlands – welcomed the move to press on with the controversial programme […]
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Is fluoride good for our health?
This week, leaked Government papers revealed plans to add fluoride to all drinking water in England and Wales. Although the addition of fluoride to our water has been proved to reduce tooth decay, it is controversial – fluoride may also be linked to increased risks of osteoporosis, kidney problems, and even cancer, and some say […]
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Revealed: Secret plan for fluoride in all water
MINISTERS are planning to allow fluoride to be added to all drinking water in England and Wales despite continuing concerns about the long-term health risks, leaked cabinet papers have revealed. They have ordered the controversial move because they believe it is the best way of reducing tooth decay among children from “deprived” areas. Only about […]
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Fluoride in water set to spread
Health authorities are to get powers to increase the fluoridation of drinking water in England and Wales, despite widespread opposition. The plans were revealed in a government letter leaked to The Sunday Times, which said people opposed to fluoride could use water filters or buy bottled drinking water. Only about 11 per cent of the […]
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