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Gering: Fluoride in the city water supply
Loretta Roth, 1745 R Street, said the fluoride in the water has occurred a long time and it needs to be updated. Mrs. Roth said fluoride is a dangerous toxin that causes cancer and other diseases. Data indicate that subsets of the population may be unusually susceptible to the toxic effects of fluoride and its […]
United States, Nebraska -
Nothing to smile about
Editor’s note: Sunday Citizen reporter Ulrika Gerth has spent the past six weeks researching the plight of people who cannot afford regular dental care, to be presented in a series of stories. Today: Along with an overall look at the issues, we profile one woman’s efforts to get care for her and her sons. —— […]
United States, New Hampshire -
Activists want teeth in mercury laws
When patients go to Dr. Robert Muller’s dentist office for a check-up and he finds a cavity that needs filling, they usually ask for the composite filling that matches the shade of their teeth. “They’ll choose it because of what it looks like,” said Muller, of New Milford. For cosmetic reasons alone, the mercury-silver amalgam […]
United States, Connecticut -
Hood River voters pass bill that prohibits fluoridation
Hood River’s charter is seven pages long. It includes 10 chapters and 43 sections. Those 43 sections establish the most fundamental pillars of Hood River, such as its name, who in city government can fire whom and how many councilors comprise a city council. It is the city’s constitution, the citizens’ most powerful municipal document […]
United States, Oregon -
Hood River Voters Pass Measure to Keep Contaminated Fluoride from Drinking Water
Hood River, OR – In a sharp rebuke to efforts to fluoridate Hood River’s drinking water, city voters in Hood River have voted to approve a drinking water protection measure that fluoridation supporters claim would prevent fluoridation. The Measure’s proponents say that the State Legislature should pay attention to the message voters were sending and […]
United States, Oregon -
Vote against mandate for fluoridated water
As a consumer, I have choices. I can choose what I want to drink and eat. If I’m suspicious about a product, I can read the label for ingredients, nutrition contents and warnings and decide for myself. But my consumer rights may be taken away. The Public Health Council will vote on a mandate to […]
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Burlington Bites into the Fluoride Question
For the first time since 1952, Burlington is reexamining its longstanding policy of fluoridating the city’s water supply. On March 9, the Burlington Board of Health voted to initiate a public dialogue on fluoridation. The five-member advisory panel has scheduled public forums on June 15 and June 23 to debate whether the chemical additive is […]
United States, Vermont -
Water treatment process called potential risk
GREENVILLE — A combination of chemicals used in hundreds of water-treatment systems across the country could cause lead to leach into drinking water from plumbing, UNC-Asheville researchers say. Richard P. Maas, an environmental science professor, said the chemical interaction could cause elevated lead levels like those that have plagued Greenville recently. At least 20 of […]
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Toxic Tooth Fillings?
HARTFORD – The state’s Department of Environmental Protection will soon decide if current state law bans dentists from putting mercury in people’s teeth. Public Act 02-90 states that after July 1, 2004, products with 250 parts per million of mercury can no longer be sold in Connecticut. According to the advocacy group the Coalition to […]
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Fluoridation fight lives on
Some local water providers are aggravated over the health department’s latest fluoride proposal – and they got support Tuesday from the Pierce County Council. The council unanimously approved a resolution opposing the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department’s new plan, which would force water providers that serve 5,000 or more people to choose between fluoridating water supplies […]
United States, Washington State