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From Alaska to Florida, harmful PFAS compounds pollute water at multiple sites in every state
By Lynne Peeples. Original article online here. Wherever you are in the U.S., there’s a good chance you can find harmful PFAS compounds in water near you. December 16, 2020 — Editor’s note: This story is part of a nine-month investigation of drinking water contamination across the U.S. The series is supported by funding from […]
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7 Anti-Science Myths We All Need To Unlearn
Fluoride Action Network will respond to this unfortunate article due to the misinformation in it. (EC) When people reject science in favor of whatever their preferred ideology is, they can come to absurd … [+] Getty Images Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but no one is entitled to their own facts. What’s amazing […]
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Fluoride in Drinking Water – Is it Dangerous?
Fluoride in Drinking Water – Is it Dangerous? Many cities add fluoride to drinking water. Fluoride is added to municipal water to prevent tooth decay, primarily in young adults. The practice is quite controversial with dentists suggesting it’s a great idea while others want it out. You can remove fluoride from water using either a […]
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Mefloquine (also known as Lariam) an anti-malaria medication
Mefloquine Molecular formula: C17-H16-F6-N2-O Molecula structure: Excerpt from article on Sara Thompson, a Peace Corps Whistleblower: … Shortly after arriving in Burkina Faso, Thompson was given an anti-malaria medication called mefloquine (also known as Lariam, the brand name). Thompson received a concentrated dose for the first three days, contrary to CDC recommendations. The Peace Corps […]
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Top 10 Best Children S Toothpastes 2020
Note from Fluoride Action Network (EC): Only nine toothpastes are listed as there was a duplicate (#7 and 10 are the same). • Five of the 9 toothpastes contain fluoride (#s 1,2,4,6,9) #2 contains fluoristat which is a fluoride toothpaste. “The active ingredient of Crest was changed in 1981 to sodium monofluorophosphate, or “Fluoristat” – […]
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CDC: Water Fluoridation Guidelines & Recommendations
CDC works closely with other federal agencies, external experts, and researchers to gather and publish recommendations around various health topics. Below are links to those related to fluoride in water. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services In 2015, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published U.S. Public Health Service Recommendation for Fluoride […]
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An overview of the uses of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)†
The original article is online here; also in pdf here Abstract Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are of concern because of their high persistence (or that of their degradation products) and their impacts on human and environmental health that are known or can be deduced from some well-studied PFAS. Currently, many different PFAS (on the […]
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Federal Partners Kick Off Workshop on Federal Government Human Health PFAS Research with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine
WASHINGTON (October 26, 2020) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) kicked off the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM)’s Workshop on Federal Government Human Health Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Research. Aggressively […]
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American Public Health Association “proud supporter and advocate of community water fluoridation”
Webinar Registration Oct 25, 2020 06:00 PM in Central Time (US and Canada) Topic: A Toast to Community Water Fluoridation – Celebrating 75 Years! Description The American Public Health Association (APHA) champions the health of all people and all communities. For the last 75 years, community water fluoridation has been a significant public health success […]
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Scientist Attacked for Fluoridation Facts. Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola.
Read original article at https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2020/10/20/fluoride-and-brain-development.aspx? Story at-a-glance Christine Till, Ph.D., an associate professor at York University in Toronto, Canada, has published several damning studies showing fluoride damages the brain and lowers IQ In 2019, Till received the President’s Emerging Research Leadership Award (PERLA) from York University for her research into the neurotoxicity of fluoride exposure […]
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