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2 Maine towns to vote on fluoridation
JACKMAN — After about 35 years of having fluoride added to their drinking water, residents of Jackman and Moose River are being asked whether they want to continue with the tooth decay preventative. A referendum on the ballot for the Nov. 7 election asks residents: Shall fluoride be added to the public water supply for […]
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Martin rethinks fluoride amid health angst
STUART — After weeks of appeals from residents, Martin County commissioners on Tuesday will discuss whether they want to revisit their decision three years ago to inject fluoride into the county’s drinking water. Commissioners voted 4-1 in March 2003 to start fluoridating water. But because it took time to get grants and hire a contractor […]
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Lawmakers should vote to stop fluoridation
Water fluoridation enjoys a widespread reputation as a miracle drug. Yet many questions persist in the quest for truth on water fluoridation. There is such a disparity in the facts it could leave experts themselves wondering what to believe. The American Dental Association and Centers for Disease Control are among the biggest supporters. Both boast […]
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Harvard Inquiry Into Fluoride Study Problematic
To the editors: As someone who directed the Laboratories of Environmental Toxicology and Carcinogenesis at the Children’s Cancer Research Foundation (now known as the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute), and was a research associate in Pathology at the Harvard School of Public Health from 1960-1970, I am appalled at the controversy surrounding the investigation of Professor Chester […]
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Mercury fillings enter the age of `unreasonable’
Considering that millions of Americans have “silver” mercury fillings embedded in their teeth, a recent government hearing on their safety should have been a slam-dunk. Instead, the advisory panel concluded that a Food and Drug Administration report suggesting that amalgam fillings are safe was “unreasonable” and that further study was needed. Technically, “unreasonable” doesn’t mean […]
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At the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, One Professor’s Flouride Scandal Stinks
It was the first time that Dr. Chester Douglass, the Department Chair of Epidemiology at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, had spoken publicly about the controversy surrounding his research on the connection between fluoride and bone cancer. Fox 25 news cameras followed him to his car on a cold day in February 2006. “Is […]
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Del Rio officials cite fluoride-vote reaction
A week after voting unanimously to eliminate fluoride from the city’s drinking water, Del Rio City Council members remain awed at the widespread attention they are receiving. “I’ve had a tremendous reaction to this. I’ve received e-mails from all over the world, not just the United States,” said council member Pat Cole, who made the […]
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HMS Defends Review of Dental School Prof
Professor Chester W. Douglass’ seven-figure donation to the Harvard School of Dental Medicine came four years before the school launched an investigation into his academic conduct, and had no effect on the review’s conclusion, the school’s spokesman, John Lacey, said yesterday. Douglass donated around $1 million to the dental school in 2001, Lacey confirmed, four […]
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Blue-Ribbon Scientific Panel Exposes Fluoride’s Serious Health Risks
New York – September 2006 — Fluoride jeopardizes health – even at low levels deliberately added to public water supplies, according to data presented in a recent National Academy of Sciences’ (NAS) National Research Council (NRC) report. Fluoride poses risks to the thyroid gland, diabetics, kidney patients, high water drinkers and others and can severely […]
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Prof in Fluoride Flap Gave $1M to Harvard
A School of Dental Medicine professor cleared last month of allegations that he covered up links between fluoride and bone cancer is listed as a million-dollar benefactor of the school’s new research and education building. The revelation has led one environmental advocacy group to suggest that a recent Harvard investigation of the professor, Chester W. […]
United States, National USA