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St. Croix Falls Council may reinstate water fluoridation
The St. Croix Falls City Council amended its fluoridation ordinance to state that fluoride levels shall not exceed an average monthly level of 0.7 milligrams per liter, putting the city in compliance with a newly set Wisconsin mandate. Councilpersons Lori Erickson and Don Anderson voted to change the ordinance, while Randy Korb and Loreen Morrell […]
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Whitsunday: Debate over fluoride continues
WHILE the fluoride debate rages on throughout Queensland, Whitsunday Regional Council is yet to make a decision on whether to fluoridate the potable water supply or not. Councillors recently voted to take up an offer from the director of the Public Health Unit to visit the region and discuss the benefits of fluoridation in a […]
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Queensland councillor not convinced by adult fluoride study
MARK COLVIN: A new study builds on decades of research on the dental health benefits of fluoride by saying they extend into adulthood. Researchers from the universities of Adelaide and North Carolina say they’ve shown that adding fluoride to water prevents tooth decay, not just in children but in people of all ages. Some councillors […]
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Portland School Board endorses city fluoride measure
Water flouridation [sic] proponents Monday night got a big endorsement from the Portland School Board The board passed a resolution supporting Ballot Measure 26-151, in support of water flouridation [sic] for the city of Portland. “We support this effort because we know that the health of our students has a direct impact on their ability to […]
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McKinney Council tables vote on water fluoridation issue
McKINNEY — Residents packed into City Council chambers at McKinney City Hall on Tuesday evening. The crowd was so large, it was standing room only. An aisle separated citizens on both sides of the water fluoridation issue. McKinney conducted a public hearing to help decide whether to ask the North Texas Municipal Water District to […]
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Brooksville mayor trips bid to put fluoride on council agenda
BROOKSVILLE — Based on the icy reception she gave two proponents, no one needed to guess how much of a hot-button issue the subject of fluoridation of Brooksville’s water is to Mayor Lara Bradburn. Hernando County Health Department dental program manager Teresa Keenan appeared before the City Council on Monday night, hoping to get the […]
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Gore: No fluoride blamed for toddler’s rotten teeth
Note from FAN: Fluoridation cannot help baby bottle tooth decay. It was highly unprofessional for dentist and fluoridation proponent, Tim Mackay, to suggest otherwise in the article below. A Gore toddler whose rotting teeth had to be surgically removed might have avoided such bad decay if water in the Gore district was fluoridated, a southern […]
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Herbal Defluoridation of Drinking Water
Researchers in India have developed a filter system based on a medicinal herb, which they say can quickly and easily remove “fluoride” from drinking water. The technology described in the March issue of the International Journal of Environmental Engineering uses parts of the plant Tridax procumbens as a biocarbon filter for the ion. Drinking water […]
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Tasmania: Query on fluoride ‘dental crisis’
WE have been told that fluoridated water is the answer to dental problem. So why is our Federal Government giving Tasmania $12 million specifically to help them because they are in dental crisis? Tasmania has been fluoridated for 48 years with 91 per cent of the population “medicated with fluoridated water”. A year or so […]
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Portland: Pro-Fluoride Campaign Picks Up More Checks
The campaign proposing to fluoridate Portland’s drinking water is raking in hefty contributions ahead of the May 21 ballot battle over the issue. Healthy Kids, Healthy Portland reported $5,000 checks from the Nurses United Political Action Committee; the Oregon Dental Hygienists’ Association and from Healthy Teeth For a Lifetime. The campaign has now reported raising […]
United States, Oregon