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Health Department Seeks to Mandate Fluoridation in Pierce County
It took three decades of lobbying and two hard-fought elections before residents of Tacoma agreed in 1989 to add fluoride to their drinking water. Similar battles are still being waged at the polls in cities, counties and states across the country. Now, the Tacoma/Pierce County Health Department is proposing what its director says is a […]
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York Daily Record Calls for Fluoridation of York
Fluoridation of community drinking water began in the late 1940s and is credited with dramatic reductions in tooth decay. In 1999, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) included water fluoridation in its list of 10 great public health achievements of the 20th century. Studies show that fluoride prevents the formation, slows the progression […]
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Monroe, Louisiana Votes No to Fluoridation
A bid to add fluoride to Monroe’s drinking water was defeated Tuesday by the Monroe City Council. After tabling the issue two weeks ago, the City Council voted 3-2 against adding fluoride to the city’s drinking water supply. Council members Red Stevens, Arthur Gilmore and Robert Johnson voted against the ordinance, while Ann Raines and […]
United States, Louisiana -
Fond du Lac Councilman Calls for Fluoride Referendum
A Fond du Lac city councilman will spend his last month in office promoting a referendum on the fluoride additive in the city’s drinking water. Bill Turner, who is finishing his sixth and final year in office due to term limitations, says the citizens of Fond du Lac should have a choice on whether their […]
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Too Much Fluoride Causing Increase In Tooth Discoloration
The number of children with tooth discoloration from too much fluoride increased from the 1930s to the 1980s, according to a recent study, possibly because fluoride is in more oral-care products. The tooth discoloration, called fluorosis or enamel fluorosis, ranges from white streaks or spots on the teeth to pitting and discoloration of the tooth’s […]
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Monroe to Decide on Fluoridation
The Monroe City Council on Tuesday will address the issue of fluoridation in the city’s drinking water system for the first time since voters killed the idea 16 years ago. After hearing two hours of public opinion on the issue before a crowd of about 100 people at its last meeting two weeks ago, City […]
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U.S. population receiving fluoridated public drinking water by state: 1992 & 2000
Table 1. Number of persons and percentage of the population receiving optimally fluoridated water through public water systems (PWS) by states, 1992-2000. State People receiving fluoridated water People served by PWS 2000 percentage fluoridated 1992 percentage fluoridated Alabama• 3,967,059 4,447,100 89.2% 82.6% Alaska 270,099 489,371 55.2% 61.2% Arizona 2,700,354 4,869,065 55.5% 49.9% Arkansas+ 1,455,767 2,431,477 […]
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More Propaganda from the CDC
Dear All, NYSCOF has forwarded to us this story from Health Scout (see below). It is interesting that the author of this piece (Adam Marcus) did get quotes from both sides, and that is good. However when he gave his readers references for more information he gave the CDC site and the ADA site but […]
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CDC’s William Maas: Telebriefing transcript on fluoridated water Q & A
CDC Telebriefing Transcript Two CDC Reports Present New Data: Fluoridated Drinking Water and Women With Diabetes February 21, 2002 MS. Coffin: Hi, everyone. Thank you very much for calling in today. We’re going to be discussing two CDC reports that were released today in the MMWR. The first one will be Populations Receiving Optimally Fluoridated […]
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Palm Bay to inject fluoride into its water system
PALM BAY — Brenda Darras never thought much about fluoride in her drinking water until her children started getting cavities. Now the Palm Bay mother visits pediatric dentist Raymond Pollock far more often than she wants to get treatment for her 7-year-old daughter, Brittani, and 4-year-old daughter Kayla. “The first time I was here, they […]
United States, Florida