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Value of Fluoride in Water Still Debated
Susan Augustoni isn’t sure she wants to spend $9,000 filtering fluoride out of the water that comes into her new Superior home. But she’s also nervous not to. “Can we be absolutely assured that we are not poisoning ourselves?” said Augustoni, a nutritionist. “With all of my research, I have found the answer to be […]
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Fluoride backers gain toothhold in Western, Maryland
In a small Western Maryland dental clinic, William Tompkins examines X-rays that reveal the ravages of decay in the smile of a 4-year-old girl. Glowing clearly from the fuzzy image of her mouth is the metal of 12 fresh fillings. “That’s half her teeth,” Tompkins says, shaking his head. “My friends in Washington tell me […]
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Fluoride Contamination Puts School’s Water Fountains Off Limits
The phrase “Don’t drink the water” is uttered often by travel agents, but that same warning was posted over sinks and drinking fountains Thursday at Wiley Elementary School in West Richland. A spike in the fluoride level of water supplied to the school prompted district officials to shut down the water fountains. The district is […]
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Fluoridation Foes Want A New Vote
Six months after failing at the polls, fluoridation foes are petitioning for new elections and serving notice that lawsuits will soon be filed in Davis and Salt Lake counties. “If a vote were taken right now, fluoride would fail,” predicted David A. Hansen, a Kaysville resident who launched a petition drive this week to collect […]
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Fluoride Risks Every Parent Should Know About
“There is substantial evidence that fluoridated water, fluoride supplements, infant formulas, and fluoride toothpastes are risk factors for fluorosis,” alone and together, reports Ohio State University researcher, Dr. Ana K. Mascarenhas. And, too often, dentists and physicians misprescribe fluoride, she writes in “Risk factors for Dental Fluorosis: A review of the recent literature,” in Pediatric […]
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Brewster voters soundly reject fluoride
BREWSTER – By a more than a 2-1 margin, town voters yesterday said no thanks to more chemicals – fluoride – in the town water system. In a nonbinding ballot question, Brewster voters rejected the idea of adding fluoride to the water system by a 1,444-636 vote. By margins almost as large, voters also rejected […]
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Water fluoridation is an idea whose time has finally arrived
For the first time in more than 10 years, the Hernando County Commission is about to seriously debate whether fluoride should be added to the county’s water system. It’s about time. More than 90 percent of Americans already drink fluoridated water, a naturally occurring chemical that has proved extremely effective in combating tooth decay. Florida […]
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Dentists renew push for fluoride in Hernando Co. water
Hernando County does not put fluoride into its public water supply. The county utilities director opposes the idea as too costly and ineffective, and county commissioners routinely have followed her advice. The last time commissioners gave fluoridation serious consideration was a dozen years ago, when they approved it. They quickly backed down, though, after public […]
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Fluoridation: Time For A Second Look?
In 1997 the union representing scientists, engineers and lawyers at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Washington, D.C., voted to support a California citizen initiative to stop fluoridation of public drinking water. In 1999 the union’s vice-president released a paper explaining the union’s opposition to fluoridation.[1] Fluoridation is the practice of adding fluoride to […]
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Hydrofluoric Acid Accident in Florida Claims the life of Young Girl
KATHLEEN – A 7-year-old girl died after she knocked over a container of highly corrosive acid while playing hide-and-seek with her grandmother. A small amount of the acid spilled on her lower body, causing severe burns. Savannah Redfern died late Friday, just a few hours after the accident, which occurred at her Polk County home. […]
United States, Florida Chemical Industry
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