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Chatham CVS drugstore error leads to oversight agreement
CHATHAM – A national pharmaceutical retailer has agreed to better oversight procedures and a $650,000 contribution to the state’s prescription drug awareness program following a 2012 incident in which several New Jersey outlets, including one in Chatham, mistakenly mixed a cancer drug in with children’s flouride [sic] medication. The agreement was announced Monday by State […]
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Cloncurry rejects fluoride
CLONCURRY Mayor Andrew Daniels says a lack of public support was behind the decision not to fluoridate his town’s water supply. “More than 90 per cent of people in Cloncurry don’t drink our water anyway,” he said. Cr Daniels said the cost of fluoridation was also another factor in the decision after the Newman government […]
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Bradford Voters to Settle Fight Over Fluoridation
A special Bradford Water and Sewer District meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday at the Bradford Academy auditorium for water and sewer users to weigh in on the fluoride issue. The town will allow its water and sewer system users decide whether to reintroduce fluoride into the municipal water supply. On Tuesday […]
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What You Didn’t Know About Your Bottled Water
A guide to the basics of bottled water, spring water, tap water, and filtered water (with taste tests) Remember the days when getting a drink of water meant going to the kitchen sink to fill up a glass? Yeah, we don’t either. Nowadays the market for water is flooded (get it?) with choices to meet […]
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NYC begins tooth decay prevention program
Note from FAN: New York City has been 100% fluoridated since 1965 The New York Health Department announced a campaign to promote oral health for young children because tooth decay is mostly preventable, officials say. Dr. Thomas Farley, New York City’s health commissioner, said tooth decay is the most common chronic childhood disease yet it […]
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McKinney councilman seeks halt to fluoridation
McKINNEY –– While the Centers for Disease Control says fluoridation is one of the greatest public health achievements of the last century, a McKinney councilman is leading a push to take fluoride out of the water. Councilman Ray Ricchi is trying to persuade his city and others to make the water more pure. He says […]
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Fluoride to be added back into Pinellas County water
Water fluoridation will begin again on March 1, 2013, for Pinellas County water customers — as well as customers of Clearwater, Pinellas Park, Safety Harbor and Tarpon Springs. In October 2011, county commissioners voted to end the practice of adding fluoride into the area’s drinking water. The decision caused a heated debate among residents and […]
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Fluoride: Necessary or too much of a good thing?
Community water fluoridation has been around for more than 65 years, and although proponents cite many benefits, the practice has come under fire recently as critics are questioning the amount our children are consuming – and if it’s even necessary. Touted as one of 10 great public health achievements of the 20th century by the […]
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Watertown: Another Group Joins Fluoridation Struggle
The great fluoride debate isn’t likely to end anytime soon. A second group of fluoride opponents has surfaced in Watertown. Mothers Against Fluoride seeks to have the city stop adding fluoride to the water supply, something that’s been done since 1962. Fluoridation has been widely held to be a safe, effective means of promoting dental […]
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Mackay: Staff concerns lead to temporary shutdown of fluoride dosing
Dust emanating from the purpose built facility that houses the fluoride equipment at Mackay’s Nebo Road Water Treatment Plant has resulted in council stopping fluoridation in the city’s urban supply until the issue can be rectified. Council initially stopped fluoride dosing July last year due to a mechanical failure of the dosing equipment. A series […]
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