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Huntersville board member wants fluoride out
Huntersville Town Board member Charles Guignard has revived a decades-old debate about the safety of fluoridated water, saying the practice could pose a threat to users’ short- and long-term health. Town officials are researching the issue, but public health officials say there’s no cause for concern. Guignard said he’s long held the belief that fluoride […]
United States, North Carolina -
Hamilton: Council’s bold water decision welcomed
The recent Waikato Times’ front page story ‘‘COUNCIL GOT IT WRONG’’, completely failed to mention any of the substantive issues that were considered by the Hamilton City Council in making their decision after a four-day fluoride tribunal. Without considering these facts, the Waikato Times practically called for the councillors’ heads and smeared the ‘‘anti-fluoridationists’’. The […]
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Mount Isa: Council washes its hands from fluoride debate
A DECISION on fluoridating Mount Isa’s water supply now lies with the city’s residents. Mount Isa residents will soon get their chance to have a say on whether fluoride is added to the supply, when a referendum begins on July 22. As the last Queensland council to make the controversial decision, the Mount Isa City […]
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Dr. Strangewater – Or how Marin learned to stop worrying and love fluoridation…
When fictional General Jack D. Ripper locks himself and RAF Group Captain Lionel Mandrake in Ripper’s office in Dr. Strangelove, Ripper is well on his way to launching an unofficial nuclear attack on the Soviet Union. In the course of explaining his actions to Mandrake, General Ripper says he has uncovered a communist plot to […]
United States, California -
Mount Isa: Public to get vote on fluoridation
The Mount Isa Mayor says giving residents a say on fluoride is important because it is such a contentious issue. The council has unanimously supported holding a non-compulsory referendum, with the result binding as long as more than half of the registered voters take part. Tony McGrady says at this stage he is not sure […]
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Critics Slam Adding Fluoride To State’s Public Water Supplies
Saying the practice takes away the right of consumers to make medical choices and possibly inflicts serious harm on children, opponents of adding fluoride to public water argued Wednesday that a glass of water should contain water — and nothing else. At an informal hearing at the state Capitol called by state Sen. Joe Markley, […]
United States, Connecticut -
Vote Against Fluoridation of Water in Oregon
I have just read a report that the citizens of Portland, Oregon rejected adding fluoridation chemicals to their water by a 61% to 39% margin. These voters agreed, like most western nations, that there are safer, more effective and less intrusive ways to promote oral health than adding to the water supply a chemical linked […]
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HFO-1234yf. SAE: Controversial new vehicle refrigerant safe
After a new round of tests, SAE International said a controversial refrigerant favored by most auto makers is safe for use in mobile air conditioning units. The automotive engineering group conducted additional tests with 11 auto makers after Daimler A.G. raised concerns last year about HFO-1234yf. The German auto maker and parent of Mercedes-Benz voiced […]
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Meadville: Fluoride talks officially on hold
It will be at least a year before there is formal discussion of adding fluoride to the Meadville Area Water Authority’s system, an effort that has been advanced as key to improving area residents’ poor dental health. Meanwhile, a group of local people who are concerned that adding fluoride may not be a good move […]
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Fairview: Town settles fluoridation question
Fairview Town council finally settled the fluoridation question in favour of keeping fluoride in the water. CAO Larry Davidson told council they had three choices: they could send the question to a plebiscite at the October municipal election, they could choose to discontinue fluoride treatment or they could choose to continue it. Councillor Tony Prybysh […]
Canada, Alberta