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Edgartown. Letter: Fluoride isn’t worth the cost
To the Editor: The proponents of fluoridation are asking the good people of Edgartown to believe that water fluoridation is so beneficial to teeth that we should ignore all evidence of neurotoxicity; all concerns regarding possible environmental and resource degradation should also be dismissed, as well as any concerns regarding the ethics of medicating a […]
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Letter: Professionals support Edgartown fluoridation
To the editor: On April 12, 2018, at the annual town election the voters of Edgartown will decide whether the town public water supply should be fluoridated. Fluoride, a naturally occurring mineral, is useful for preventing dental caries, also called cavities or tooth decay. Dental caries is the most prevalent infectious disease of childhood. It […]
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Edgartown Debates Fluoride Question
The public health benefits of adding fluoride to the town water supply were explained and debated at a forum in Edgartown Thursday night attended by dentists, medical professionals, elected officials and town residents. Held at the Edgartown Library, the town-sponsored forum was called in advance of an Edgartown town vote on community fluoridation on the […]
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Edgartown to hold public forum on water fluoridation
The Edgartown board of health will be holding a forum for the public to learn about the value of community water fluoridation. Water fluoridation has been a contentious topic nationally and on the Island. Proponents of water fluoridation say having fluoride put into the public water is beneficial, as it strengthens teeth and prevents cavities. […]
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Bifenthrin: State suspends retail pot sales by Georgetown firm
Note from FAN: See adverse effects here. The molecular formula for Bifenthrin is BOSTON – The state Department of Public Health has suspended retail sales of all medical marijuana products at Healthy Pharms Inc., which has a retail location and cultivation operation in Georgetown. Retail sales were suspended Friday after Healthy Pharms notified DPH, as mandated, […]
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Letters to the editor: Citizens should educate themselves on fluoride
To the editor: As a dentist with an undergraduate degree in comparative biochemistry and physiology, 30 years studying toxicology, author of a book on preventive dentistry and producer director of 30 public awareness programs as well as a co-author of the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology (IAOMT) position paper “Overexposure to fluoride from […]
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Letter: Support bill to stop water fluoridation
To the editor: There is a pending bill in the state Senate (S. 1226) that proposes to ban the fluoridation of drinking water in all of Massachusetts. To me this makes good sense for the following reasons: The first is the questionable effectiveness of public water fluoridation. Most European countries from Scandinavia to the Mediterranean […]
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Plaistow sends warrant articles to vote
Excerpt: … The community was reminded that the board of selectmen will hold a public hearing on Feb. 12 at 6:30 p.m. to further discuss Keno, giving residents another opportunity to ask questions and learn more about what Keno could mean for Plaistow. The public hearing will also discuss the creation of Cemetery Special Revenue. Keith […]
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Activists want ban on fluoride in drinking water
BOSTON — Activists are pressuring the state to ban the practice of adding fluoride compounds to public drinking water, saying it amounts to mass-medicating without public consent. A proposal that went before a legislative panel on Monday would outlaw the practice. Filed by Sen. Barbara L’Italien, D-Andover, on behalf of a constituent, it would end […]
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Edgartown. Letter: Health board didn’t follow law on adding fluoride
To the Editor: Here are some facts about the fluoride order in Edgartown. The board of health voted and posted the order without consulting the town, water department or selectmen, despite the state Department of Public Health’s recommendations. See http://bit.ly/fluoridetool. Also see http://bit.ly/fluorideDPH. When the order posting was discovered in the back of the Vineyard […]
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