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Opponents of water fluoridation take grievances to Washington
CONCORD (AP) ? Fluoridating drinking water was a hot issue in the 1950s, when some considered it a communist plot. Now, the critics are back, this time citing health concerns. Rather than helping to prevent dental decay, fluoride is poisoning them slowly, harming bones and hindering brain development, they claim. Last week, the critics got […]
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Critics of fluoridating drinking water greet Sen. Bob Smith’s initiative
While many people consider fluoridation one of the greatest public-health success stories of the 20th century, a growing camp of scientists, dentists and activists asserts that the United States has a large-scale public-health disaster on its hands. And last week, U.S. Sen. Robert C. Smith, R-N.H., called a senior employee of the Environmental Protection Agency […]
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Fluoridation vote still up in air
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Advocates of water fluoridation say obstacles in some Utah counties to put the issue on the November ballot are being made up by opponents. However, officials in Weber, Utah and Davis counties say water districts overlap county lines, and that could make the proposed vote invalid under language of legislation […]
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Fluoride only major item on Frostburg agenda
FROSTBURG — The decision to fluoridate Frostburg’s water system could come as early as Wednesday. All five members of the incoming mayor and council have publicly expressed their support of fluoridating the city’s water supply, and the group may vote on the issue shortly after being sworn in on Wednesday evening. “My intent is to […]
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Fluoridation Reconsidered
Last year, Hardy Limeback, announced that he no longer supports fluoridation of municipal drinking water. What makes this news is that Mr. Limeback is the Head of Preventative Dentistry at the University of Toronto and, for the previous 12 years, he was a leading proponent of fluoridation for the Canadian Dental Association. “The message has […]
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Fluoride Added to Congressional Hearing on Radon and Arsenic
WASHINGTON D.C.–(BW HealthWire) On June 29, 2000, in what committee staff expect to be a long day of testimony on Maximum Contaminant Levels in water for Radon and Arsenic in the Senate Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Water, J. William Hirzy, Ph.D., Vice President of NTEU Chapter 280, will be seated on the witness panel […]
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Tooth Much of a Good Thing?
A Connecticut dental researcher is warning parents that exposing their children’s baby teeth to too much fluoride can lead to increased risk of enamel fluorosis once the permanent teeth erupt. With enamel fluorosis, the natural ceramic cover of the teeth develops white lines, streaks, spots, plaques or brown stains. Severe cases can lead to the […]
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Debate over fluoridation surfaces in Ohio
DELAWARE, Ohio — At least 25 cities in Ohio don’t add fluoride to their water supplies even though the American Dental Association has recommended doing so for over 40 years. In 1969, Ohio lawmakers mandated fluoridation of municipal water supplies unless a city voted not to do it, either by ordinance or referendum. Since then […]
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Fluoride may be on tap for Delaware
DELAWARE, Ohio — Fluoridated water is something most city-dwellers take for granted. Turn on the tap, and every sip of water helps fight tooth decay. Some cities, however, citing reasons ranging from cancer risks to communist plots, never fluoridated their water supplies. Delaware is one of those cities. “A lot of my patients who’ve moved […]
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Fluoridated Water Raises Questions
SAN FRANCISCO ? Fluoride in the water: while many agree it helps fights cavities, others argue additives to our drinking water ? even in the name of health ? may be a danger. The debate over fluoride continues to rage, with citizens across the country asking why this, or any substance, should be added to […]
United States, California
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