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Maternal fluoride levels in pregnancy are related to cognitive problems of the child
A woman’s higher fluoride levels during pregnancy are associated with some ADHD symptoms in school-aged children, according to researchers at the University of Toronto, York University and other universities. The study, published in the journal International Environment, analyzed data from 213 mother-child pairs in the city of Mexico. The monitoring started in 1994 and continued […]
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‘Over my dead body’ – Doncaster campaigner hits out at ‘ridiculous’ council plan to add fluoride to drinking water
A campaigner of more than 60 years has hit out at Doncaster Council’s plan to add fluoride to drinking water and called the idea ‘ridiculous’. Retired nutritionist and college lecturer Elizabeth McDonagh, aged 82, of Thorne, is the former chairwoman of the National Pure Water Association. She has fought councils up and down the country […]
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Use of Public Water Supply Fluoride Concentration as an Indicator of Population Exposure to Fluoride in England 1995-2015
Abstract Studies of exposure to fluoride may use Geographic Information Systems to estimate population exposure by geo-referencing water supply zone (WSZ) monitoring data for public water supplies (PWS) to small areas. Geo-referenced fluoride PWS monitoring data were available from 2005-2015, but only non-referenced data from 1995-2004. We aimed to determine whether the geo-referenced fluoride concentrations […]
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Fluoride in water study in Darlington is supported
A STUDY is set to be launched to examine the possibility of adding fluoride to the public water supply in a town with a high incidence of tooth decay in youngsters. Darlington Borough Council’s leading members voted to carry out a technical appraisal to inform possible consideration of a water fluoridation scheme across the borough […]
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Fluoride in Darlington water supply inquiry
LEADING members of a council which refused to take part in a water fluoridation trial some 63 years ago, look set to back a move to investigate the benefits and drawbacks of adding the mineral to the water supply. Darlington Borough Council’s cabinet has been recommended to carry out a technical appraisal for consideration of […]
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The Catfish Study in Cumbria
Note from FAN: Because of what we learned from the results of the studies by Bashash et al. (2017) and Thomas et al. (2018) the most appropriate category for the Catfish study in NW England, is human experimentation. The study began in 2014 and is still ongoing. Bashash et al. (2017) reported that prenatal exposure […]
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Dentists accuse councillors of ‘peddling myths’ in fluoride row
The professional body for dentists in the UK has accused councillors opposed to adding fluoride to Hull and East Yorkshire’s water supply of “peddling myths”. The warning came after the councillor in charge of finance at Hull City Council, Phil Webster, said there was no chance of the scheme aimed at tackling tooth decay, which […]
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Unpopular fluoride scheme for Hull and East Yorkshire residents ‘will not happen’
Controversial plans to add fluoride to the water supply of more than 340,000 people in Hull and the East Riding to address some of the worst rates of tooth decay in the country “will not happen”, according to a councillor. The proposals – which had the backing of former Health Secretary and Hull MP Alan […]
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Should fluoride be released into public water supply to help dental decay?
One council is looking into the matter :: Middlesbrough and Hartlepool are mentioned in the discussions Battle lines have been drawn over the possible introduction of fluoride to the public water supply, with campaigners claiming to do so would violate human rights and “poison” residents. As Darlington Borough Council’s children and young people’s scrutiny committee […]
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Fluoride concerns as Darlington and Tees Valley water supply study is launched
BATTLE lines have been drawn over the possible introduction of fluoride to the public water supply, with campaigners claiming to do so would violate human rights and “poison” residents. As Darlington Borough Council’s children and young people’s scrutiny committee voted to recommend the authority launches a technical appraisal to consider a water fluoridation scheme either […]
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