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Is the science on fluoridation really settled?
Health authorities in New Zealand, Australia, the USA and a few other countries endorse fluoridation in glowing terms, proclaiming the science is settled, and the benefits enormous. Opponents are accused of misinterpreting the science, peddling pseudoscience, wearing tin foil hats or being conspiracy theorists. Yet there is a growing number of scientists, dentists and other […]
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Chief Science Advisor Out of Step with Science
“The science is settled” is one of the most unscientific things anyone can say, let alone the Chief Scientific Advisor. The UK Government’s York Review (2000) said it was poor and contradictory: “We were surprised how poor the research was. Until better research is available legitimate scientific controversy will continue” There is huge doubt that […]
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State ranks poorly in dental health
NORMAN — Removing teeth is routine for dentist Randi Hobbs. At least once a month, she removes a full set of decayed teeth and replaces them with dentures. Hobbs works at Arbuckle Dental in Sulphur, where many patients come in with long-neglected teeth and severe pain. Some have come straight from the emergency room. Many […]
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DuPont and Airbus Sign Strategic Supply Agreement for DuPont™ Tedlar®
PARIS (PRWEB): DuPont and Airbus (acting on behalf of various EADS NV entities) today announced they have signed a strategic agreement regarding the supply of DuPont™ Tedlar® polyvinyl fluoride (PVF) films to support manufacture of EADS products for the aerospace industry including, in particular, Airbus aircraft. Under the terms of the agreement, DuPont will supply […]
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Samsung under pressure amid growing health fears
As thousands of workers stream out of Samsung Electronics’ semiconductor plant in the South Korean town of Hwaseong, Mr Lee, a 58-year-old restaurant owner, regards them with mixed emotions. The factory across the road guarantees his livelihood – about two-thirds of his customers work there, he estimates. But his views on the plant have shifted […]
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Editorial: Hamilton must vote again on fluoride
The Hamilton City Council has ample evidence to suggest it supported a vocal minority when it voted by seven votes to one to remove fluoride from the city’s water supply. To begin with, it has overturned the result of the 2006 referendum when 38 per cent of eligible Hamilton voters – more than typically vote […]
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The fluoride wars come to Davis – and look who’s leading the way
… Davis voters in March approved a massive project to draw water from the Sacramento River and run it through a new $110 million treatment plant. Starting in 2016, Davis is to get 12 million gallons a day of treated water and its partner, Woodland, another 18 million gallons daily. Because there will be separate […]
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German willing to consider fortification of foods
Health Minister Yael German – while unwilling to change her recent decision to cancel the nationwide requirement of municipalities and towns to fluoridate their drinking water since only a small percentage of the population needs it – is willing to consider fortification of foods to improve public health. In a personal interview on Sunday with […]
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Watertown: Fluoride supporters unwilling to debate
In response to the editorial on June 9 regarding fluoride. The simplest way that promoters of fluoridation could demonstrate that their case for fluoridation was strong and scientifically-based would be take on qualified opponents of fluoridation in open public debate. Their refusal to do so speaks volumes on their lack of confidence on the science […]
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Marlborough: Central cause of tooth decay overlooked
The main cause of tooth decay is sugar and any discussion about fluoride should include the health impacts of soft drinks, says Nelson Marlborough District Health Board principal dental officer Roby Beaglehole. Sugar was the common risk factor in tooth decay, obesity and type 2 diabetes, which was likely to bring the New Zealand health […]
New Zealand