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Ameliorative effects of reduced food-borne fluoride on reproduction in silver foxes
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Tribal Council Votes to Stop Adding Fluoride to Hoopa Water
The Hoopa Valley quietly followed the lead of France, Sweden, Belgium and dozens of other nations from around the world when it stopped putting fluoride into the water supply earlier this year. The new Tribal Council voted unanimously for the change just a few weeks into their terms. Murphy Lott, the senior water treatment operator […]
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Perfluorinated chemical linked to later menstruation
Prenatal exposure to a chemical used in the manufacture of nonstick cookware and stain-resistant materials may be linked to a delay in first menstrual period, according to research in Denmark. The study is among the first to look at the long-term health effects of prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances on human female reproduction, according to […]
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Testing the potential of sodium fluoride to affect spermatogenesis in the rat
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St. Peters health panel to recommend continued fluoridation of city water
The city should continue adding fluoride to drinking water produced by city wells to help prevent tooth decay, a health advisory committee will recommend. Dan Rakers, chairman of the city committee on health and wellness, said the panel Monday night agreed with his intention to draft a report with that conclusion. However, he said the […]
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Groups challenge EPA’s approval of Dow’s Sulfuryl fluoride: EPA allows 5 times higher levels for Infants than Adults
On March 22, 2004, the Fluoride Action Network (FAN) formally challenged US EPA’s approval of Sulfuryl fluoride for use as a fumigant on a wide variety of foods. EPA identified fluoride as the major toxicological endpoint of concern for exposure to Sulfuryl fluoride. In its Risk Assessment, which served as the basis for approval, EPA […]
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Developmental toxicity of sodium fluoride measured during multiple generations
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The influence of atmospheric hydrogen fluoride on the frequency of sex-linked recessive lethals and sterility in Drosophila Melanogaster
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Fluoride-free town calls for rethink on mandatory water fluoridation
A West Cork town has been designated Ireland’s first fluoride-free town, fuelling talk that the initiative could spread nationwide. The designation was conferred on Bantry over the weekend after six businesses installed filtration systems they say will give their customers the choice to consume food and drinks prepared with fluoride-free water. Owen Boyden, the co-ordinator […]
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‘Putting the next generation of brains in danger’
The number of chemicals known to be toxic to children’s developing brains has doubled over the last seven years, researchers said. Dr. Philip Landrigan at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York and Dr. Philippe Grandjean from Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, authors of the review published Friday in The Lancet Neurology […]