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Harvard Professor Investigated in Fluoride Research Flap
BOSTON — Harvard University is investigating an allegation that a dentistry professor downplayed research showing an increased risk of bone cancer for boys who drink fluoridated tap water. Chester Douglass, who heads Harvard’s Department of Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology, received a $1.3 million grant in 1992 from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences […]
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Professor at Harvard Is Being Investigated
Federal investigators and Harvard University officials are probing whether a Harvard professor buried research suggesting a link between fluoridated tap water and bone cancer in adolescent boys. The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), which funded Chester Douglass’s $1.3 million study, and the university are investigating why the Harvard School of Dental Medicine epidemiologist […]
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Harvard dentist investigated
The Harvard School of Dental Medicine announced last week that it is investigating a faculty member after the watchdog Environmental Working Group (EWG) accused him of misrepresenting a study by a former student that reported that fluoride in drinking water increases the risk of bone cancer in young boys. According to the EWG, Chester Douglass, […]
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Springmill Products Calls For “Serious Review” of Water Fluoridation Programs in U.S.
On the 60th anniversary of community water fluoridation in the U.S., Springmill Products, Inc. (SPI), maker of PetRefresh®, joins others calling for a serious review of the water fluoridation program in the U.S. to investigate studies that point to a causal relationship between fluoridated water and dental/skeletal fluorosis, cancer, osteoporosis, decreased sperm counts, hypothyroidism, early […]
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NJ Governor guts authority of state health council
Acting Gov. Richard Codey has stripped the Public Health Council, created in 1947, of its considerable power weeks before the independent body planned a controversial vote on water fluoridation. Critics called the move a “power grab” by the governor, and the chairman said he and some other members of the council likely will resign in […]
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FAN to Protest at Fluoridation’s 60th Birthday Party in Chicago
Burlington, Vt. — The Fluoride Action Network (FAN) will protest during the July 13th “Celebration of 60 Years of Community Water Fluoridation” ceremony held jointly by the American Dental Association (ADA) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in Chicago’s Millennium Park, Chase Promenade South, (between Randolph and Monroe Streets) beginning at 10 am. […]
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Dental School Begins Investigation of Prof
The Harvard School of Dental Medicine announced on Wednesday that it will launch an investigation into the work of one its faculty members, after an environmental watchdog group accused the professor of ignoring research conducted by one of his own students that linked fluoride to bone cancer in boys. Chester Douglass, chair of the dental […]
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Board wants city to reduce fluoridation
The Burlington Board of Health voted 3-2 Wednesday night to recommend to the City Council that Burlington continue fluoridating its drinking water but consider reducing the amount of fluoride used. The decision came after two anti-fluoridation motions failed by the same 3-2 margin. Board members Alan Sousie and Jay Vos, who argued against fluoridation, wanted […]
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Group wants fluoride out of water
Two points of view, and two sets of facts, regarding the addition of fluoride to the city’s drinking water were presented to the Del Rio City Council Tuesday night. The first presentation council heard was from a local group called Environment Concerned Citizens of Del Rio, led by Carmen Gutierrez and Rosa Linda Sanchez. Gutierrez […]
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Yarmouth residents voice concerns over fluoridation
Fluoridation was a controversial topic 50 years ago and it’s a controversial topic today. In Yarmouth, the question of whether or not to add fluoride to the town’s water supply drew nearly 40 people to a recent public hearing of the board of health, which has been charged by Yarmouth selectmen to explore the issue. […]
United States, Massachusetts