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Doctor says fluoride’s benefits may be overstated – Says studies show risks
Doctors and dentists used to believe that ingested fluoride was incorporated into developing teeth, but new research shows the chemical’s decay-fighting properties are provided only by surface contact with teeth, a doctor said Wednesday. Dr. Donald Currie, director of pediatric rehabilitation at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, told a gathering […]
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Beaverton will vote on fluoridation
BEAVERTON — City residents will have a say this fall about fluoridating Beaverton’s water. With one City Council member absent, the other four unanimously decided to put the issue to an advisory vote, as requested by Mayor Rob Drake following a sometimes-emotional hearing Monday night. Given three minutes each, 16 people argued against fluoridation; 13 […]
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Fluoride topic of hot debate at Arkansas-side City Hall
City officials in Texarkana, Ark., heard from more than 25 members of the public during a two-hour public hearing on fluoridation issues Monday night at City Hall. Aside from the issue at hand, not everyone was pleased with the three-minute time limit set for each speaker. Succeeding a technical report by Texarkana Water Utility Director […]
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Fluoride going on November ballot in Methuen
METHUEN — For the third time in 21 years, residents will vote on fluoridating the town’s water. Town Council voted unanimously last night to attach a referendum to November’s state elections ballot, asking simply, “Do the inhabitants of the city of Methuen support the fluoridation of the Methuen water supply system?” The town has answered […]
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Floundering in the fluoridation fracas
Another fight about water has spilled out onto the local landscape, this one between forces who want to add fluoride to the local supply and those who don’t. Water issues have been big news in these parts for many months now, issues have ranged from whether a large reservoir should be built in Northeast Texas […]
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Fluoride proponents working to prevent Davis Co re-vote on fluoridation
FARMINGTON — Two years ago at about this time Davis Health officials approached the County Commission requesting a referendum to fluoridate the county”s drinking water systems be placed on the November 2000 ballot. Permission granted. On Tuesday, fluoridation opponents are hoping to receive similar treatment from the commission on their request for a countywide Nov. […]
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Scandalous Silence
Whatever the other effects of water fluoridation, it seems that merely aligning oneself politically with the stuff can bring on a serious case of lockjaw. Just look at Salt Lake County health authorities, who refused last week to address West Jordan’s concerns about the process. Davis County authorities have been just as mum recently, except […]
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Billings Voters to Decide Fluoride Debate
The contentious water fluoridation issue goes back before Billings voters Nov. 5 because fluoride opponents have gathered enough valid petitions to force a vote. Yellowstone County Election Administrator Duane Winslow said Friday that petitions signed by 6,827 registered Billings voters – 15 percent of the 45,373 people registered to vote in the 2001 city election […]
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Fluoride causes surge in filter sales
Ruby Mann went out three times in the past 35 years to vote against fluoridation of the city’s drinking water supply. This week, she found herself among many San Antonians buying equipment to remove most of the mineral from their water. On Thursday, fluorosilicic acid – a chemical containing the teeth-protecting mineral – began flowing […]
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York City Council repeals fluoride ban
YORK — The York City Council voted 8-0 Thursday night to repeal a 30-year-old policy and begin fluoridation of drinking water. The third of three public hearings again attracted strong support from local doctors, dentists and other health specialists wearing pro-fluoridation stickers. It also attracted rock-solid opposition from an apparently small but vocal group of […]
United States, Nebraska