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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. […]
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Brattleboro’s decision not to fluoridate its water
BENNINGTON — If fluoride had been on trial in Brattleboro, it was in a court where innocence must be proven beyond a shadow of a doubt. Last November, Brattleboro voters rejected a proposal to fluoridate the town’s water system by a vote of 2,859 to 2,276. The vote, on election day, ended two months of […]
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Data Supports both ‘Pro’ and ‘Con’
BENNINGTON — Go online to Internet search engine www.google.com, type in “fluoride” and hit the return key. It’s easy. And within seconds the search will locate 261,000 web-sites on fluoride. Which do you trust? Take your pick. Visit “Fluoride: Commie Plot or Capitalist Ploy.” Or maybe “The Importance of Fluoride in Strong Teeth.” They all […]
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Thyroid Doctor-Nurse Team Exposes Fluoride Risk
Pre-publication review of Thyroid Power by Richard Shames MD & Karilee Shames RN, PhD has resulted in advance praise from physicians, nurses, and other health professionals.Ê According to John Lee, MD, author of the very popular book What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Menopause, the new HarperCollins book, THYROID POWER: Ten Steps to […]
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Hannah-Beth Jackson leads vote against testing of fluoridation products
As Chair of the California Assembly Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials in a hearing on April 24, Hannah-Beth Jackson (D- Santa Barbara) was the only Committee Member to voice her opinion on AB 1565 – The California Product Quality Control Act. Citing her memories of fluoridation being described as a communist plot, her […]
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Assembly takes up challenge to water fluoridation
Scientists will request a moratorium against fluoridation of water supplies at hearings before the state Legislature on Tuesday. At a hearing of the Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee, J. William Hirzy will testify on behalf of the union that represents all of the toxicologists, biologists, chemists, physicians and other scientists at the U.S. […]
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Colorado Springs Water Board Halts Fluoride Plan, Wants More Data
The Colorado Springs Utilities Board on Wednesday halted the $1.3 million water fluoridation program that was scheduled to begin next month. After nearly a dozen people opposed to the plan showed up at the board’s meeting Wednesday, board members said they needed more information about the tooth-decay preventive chemical that was to be added to […]
United States, Colorado