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Debating Fluoridation
Feb 15 ? If you dare to take a step into the world of junk science and fanaticism, then begin by taking a stroll to your bathroom and check out your toothpaste. You may be surprised. There likely is a little warning section on the tube that suggests you keep it out of the reach […]
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Fluoridation Showdown at San Franciso’s PUC
About 100 supporters and opponents gave the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission an earful last night during a special hearing on adding fluoride to the water of 460,000 Bay Area customers. At issue is a proposal from the commission’s staff that a new water fluoridation station be built in the East Bay as part of […]
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Utah Health Officials Want Fluoridation Fast Tracked
FARMINGTON Some health officials in Davis County say a bill seeking to create a fluoridation task force may be a waste of time and money and could delay fluoridation. At a meeting Tuesday morning, board of health members voiced concerns that SB206 may put up to a two-year delay on the fluoridation of public water […]
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Utah Health Officials Want Fluoridation Fast Tracked
FARMINGTON Some health officials in Davis County say a bill seeking to create a fluoridation task force may be a waste of time and money and could delay fluoridation. At a meeting Tuesday morning, board of health members voiced concerns that SB206 may put up to a two-year delay on the fluoridation of public water […]
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Centerville residents seek to stop fluoridation
CENTERVILLE —Fluoridation may have been approved in November’s election but a group of Centerville residents are gathering signatures to sway city council members to exempt the city from the county-wide fluoridation effort. The group distributed a flyer in the Clipper, asking residents to contact one of three members of the group to sign the petition. […]
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Refinery plans for worst case: Accident could spread 25 miles
Since June 1999, companies that store or manufacture hazardous substances have been required to develop a Risk Management Plan (RMP) that details safety precautions in the event of a catastrophe. The plan must be available to the public. The studies consider the quantity of hazardous chemicals stored on site and the number of residents near […]
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Fluoride Fantasy
“Smile in Style” is what the county health department calls its program to promote dental health among school children. Through this program, part of a statewide effort, kids are educated about dental hygiene and the proper way to brush and floss. To that extent, it’s a terrific idea — learning how to take care of […]
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The Fluoride Hazardous Waste Sales Force Is Back
The same group of fluoride salesmen that unsuccessfully fought a 1999 vote of Santa Cruz citizens to establish an ordinance that prohibits the addition of any substance to the public water supply that is intended to treat humans rather than the water are back in Santa Cruz, and heading for Watsonville, and maybe other communities […]
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Willamina council says no to fluoride
By George Robertson Editor, The Sun Another attempt by Willamina dentist Dr. Gary Brooks to add fluoride to the city’s drinking water was rejected last week by the city council. Brooks has asked the council several times to add the chemical to the water, saying it would sharply reduce the number of cavities for children […]
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Fluoride fight bubbles up
It became a household word in the 1950s, when Crest toothpaste taught kids everywhere to smile and proclaim, “Look, Ma, no cavities.” But in the decades since, the proven benefit of fluoride in fighting tooth decay has been offset by unproved yet widespread criticism that the chemical additive causes everything from osteoporosis to cancer. The […]
United States, Wisconsin