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Anti-fluoride group urges taking Port Angeles council to task
PORT ANGELES — Fluoridation opponents urged about 45 people Tuesday to “take the City Council to task” and let them know they oppose fluoridation of the city’s water system. The two-hour session at the Port Angeles Library was hosted by Clallam County Citizens for Safe Drinking Water. It included Dr. Eloise Kailin and Sequim businessman […]
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Port Angeles group revisits fluoride issue
PORT ANGELES — A group of residents concerned about city leaders’ approval of fluoridating city water gathers Tuesday to inform others of the chemical additive. “We going ahead with this meeting to gather people in Port Angeles that are concerned about fluoride. . . . let them know that it may have detrimental effects,” said […]
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Arthritis is a growing pain for society as a whole
Remember the “Age of Aquarius”? Well, if you do, prepare for the Age of … Arthritis. Recently released reports indicate that increasing numbers of baby boomers are creaking, cracking, aching and ouching their way to and through midlife. Nationally, 70 million adult Americans (also one in three) are affected by arthritis or chronic joint symptoms, […]
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Pinellas County Targeted with Fluoride Proposal
Two-thirds of Pinellas County residents don’t have fluoridated water, but that could soon change. Pinellas County commissioners appear likely to vote in favor of adding fluoride, possibly in the next month. “I don’t know why we don’t do it already,” said Commissioner Calvin Harris. “I think it’s one of those old holdovers that’s never been […]
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Palm Beach to consider adding fluoride to water system
Citing overwhelming public-health benefits, most Palm Beach County commissioners are leaning toward adding fluoride to the county water system. Before the 350,000 people served by the Water Utilities Department get fluoridated water, the County Commission must weigh the science, emotion and politics. Adding fluoride to the water is an obvious step to Robert H. Dumbaugh, […]
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High court takes fluoride suit
The Washington State Supreme Court will decide whether the Tacoma-Pierce County Board of Health can force local water purveyors to put fluoride in their drinking water. The court last week decided to hear an appeal by six Pierce County water providers that have challenged the health board’s order, which forces water systems serving more than […]
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Judge Won’t Quit DuPont Lawsuit
A judge in Parkersburg, W.Va., refused to step down from a class-action lawsuit filed by Ohio and West Virginia residents who claim that a DuPont plant contaminated water supplies. Wood County Circuit Judge George W. Hill lives in the area where the chemical was detected and could be a potential benefactor, DuPont said. A court […]
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Fort Collins fluoride debate could be silenced
Members of the public have been waiting two years to tell the Fort Collins City Council what they think of fluoridating city water. But the council seems to be drawing further away from a vote on fluoridation, and as it does, residents’ chances to publicly speak out on the issue are growing more doubtful. After […]
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Aging Population to Fuel Huge Jump in Arthritis
ATLANTA (Reuters) – The number of older Americans suffering from arthritis is expected to nearly double in about 25 years as millions of baby boomers head into retirement, federal officials reported on Thursday. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (news – web sites) said current data indicated that 41.1 million people age 65 […]
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Fort Collins fluoridation debate continues
Members of the City Council are leaning toward keeping fluoride in Fort Collins water but indicated at a meeting Tuesday night that the amount of the cavity-fighting substance might need to be adjusted to a less-intense level. The seven-member council met in a study session to hear the recommendations of three boards and the council-appointed […]
United States, Colorado