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• Israel Bans Water Fluoridation

  Israeli authorities last week unveiled a nationwide ban on the controversial practice of adding the chemical fluoride, labeled a “neurotoxin” by a top medical journal this year, to public water supplies as a medical treatment. The decision by the Health Ministry to ban what critics call a dangerous, involuntary mass-medication scheme drew applause from many […]

• WHY Cotati voted NO to Fluoride in our Water

  As Cotati’s Mayor last year, I chaired the meeting in which our City Council assessed the question of fluoridation of our City’s water supply. After presentations from all sides, and much thoughtful discussion, we unanimously voted against fluoridation. This decision was the result of a number of factors, but in the end, it was evident […]

• What’s Lurking in Your Toothpaste?

  We all want to fight cavities and have a megawatt movie-star smile. But some toothpaste may be going too far, adding ingredients that could be bad for our overall health. Here are a few of the more insidious ingredients: Sodium Fluoride Used in Rat Poison While it’s one of the main ingredients in toothpaste, sodium […]

• Peel Resident Launches Court Challenge Against Artificial Water Fluoridation

  BRAMPTON, ON – Mississauga resident, Liesa Cianchino, launched a lawsuit today against Peel Region and the Province of Ontario, challenging the lawfulness of adding fluoride to municipal drinking water. Ms. Cianchino, who is the Chairperson of Concerned Residents of Peel to End Water Fluoridation, states that the risk of harm posed by water fluoridation greatly […]

• Salina citizens against fluoride speak at city commissioners meeting

  The Salina Cares group came out in full force this evening at the Salina City Commission meeting. Different Salina citizens in the group came forward to voice their concerns with fluoride during the citizens forums. A few points that were made were that the American Medical Association has found that fluoride accumulates in the body […]

• Coal emissions under fire for impact on health

  A MERRIWA vet and cattle farmer says it’s time governments took the cumulative impact of heavy metal emissions from coalmines and power stations on people’s health seriously. A long-term study of heavy metal levels in  cattle might be the answer, Ted Finnie said. ‘‘Particulate matter emissions from coalmines is known to contain relatively high levels […]

• Reports differ on injuries at Metropolis nuclear plant following leakage of Uranium hexafluoride

  Conflicting reports have circulated among Metropolis, Illinois, residents concerning the Sunday, Oct. 26, uranium hexafluoride leak  at the Honeywell plant at about 7:35 p.m. Although a plant news release quickly stated that no injuries have been reported and the leak was contained to plant property, a resident  told HNN Thursday night, Oct. 30, of leaving […]

• New Castle area: Chemical detection shuts public supply well

  State health and utility officials are puzzling over detections of toxic chemicals used to make nonstick, non-stain coatings in two Artesian Water supply wells in the New Castle area, findings that prompted a full shutdown of the water sources. One of the two perfluorinated chemicals involved was detected at up to nine times higher than […]

• Salina latest battleground in fluoride debate

  SALINA — When Alan and Cindy Reed started devoting their evenings and weekends to going door-to-door to talk with their Salina neighbors about an upcoming vote on water fluoridation, they considered avoiding houses with the blue “Stop Fluoride” signs. Orthodontists Cindy and Alan Reed are working with others in Salina’s medical community to rally support […]

• Canada: Anti-Fluoride In Drinking Water: Litigation Update

  Will citizen group litigation and the threat of personal liability stop fluoridation of drinking water in Ontario? In our earlier blog post, we described a threat by an advocacy group called Concerned Residents of Peel to End Water Fluoridation (Concerned Residents) against Peel municipal councillors. The group threatened the councillors with personal liability if they […]