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  • Fluoride May Damage the Brain, New Report Says

    NEW YORK, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — “It is not clear that the benefits of adding fluoride to drinking water outweigh risks of neurodevelopment or other effects such as dental fluorosis,” according to an Institute for Children’s Environmental Health report. (http://www.iceh.org/pdfs/LDDI/LDDIStatement.pdf) Fluoride chemicals are added to 2/3 of U.S. public water supplies ostensibly to reduce tooth […]

  • Dunedin: Fluoride advisory out of date

    Dunedin City Council staff have suggested issuing a public advisory warning mothers about the risks of mixing baby formula with fluoridated water – a matter dismissed by the Ministry of Health nearly two years ago. The idea was raised in a report to councillors at Monday’s meeting of the infrastructure services committee, which prompted a […]

  • Fears Over Fluoride – Kids can get too much, but too little is more likely

    When government scientists reported last spring that rates of childhood tooth decay had risen slightly over the past two decades, some dental professionals proposed a possible explanation: Those children might not be getting enough fluoride, a chemical that binds to tooth enamel and makes it resistant to decay. While the theory remains to be proved, […]

  • Hastings: Campaigner weighs into fluoride feud

    A debate over fluoride was heard at Hastings District Council yesterday with Mayor Lawrence Yule indicating councillors may reconsider holding a public referendum. Anti-fluoride activists and Hawke’s Bay District Health Board representatives presented both sides of the debate on adding fluoride to the district’s water supply. The water supply in Hastings currently has fluoride added. […]

  • Kapiti council keeps fluoride

    A deeply divided Kapiti Coast District Council has retained the use of fluoride in the water supply for Waikanae, Paraparaumu and Raumati. Councillors who voted to retain it say anti-fluoride campaigners intimidated them late at night this week in a bid to sway their votes. Mayor Jenny Rowan voted against continuing to add fluoride to […]

  • Hastings: Fluoride debate flares up

    Hastings could head to a referendum to decide whether it should continue dosing its district water supply with fluoride. The possibility of a referendum was prompted after differing opinions at the Hastings District Council’s annual plan hearing, over the health benefits and impacts of continuing to mix the chemical into our water. The last referendum […]

  • Hastings: Concern for babies sees reduction in fluoride

    Levels of fluoride in Hastings tap water are to be reduced after a European Union health study found high levels of fluoridated water were risky for babies under 6 months old. According to the European Union’s Scientific Commission on Health and Environmental Risks, infants’ milk formula should not be made with water that had a […]

  • Fluoride levels ‘too high’ for bottle-fed babies

    Fluoride levels in some New Zealand districts are too high for bottle-fed babies, according to figures from the European Commission. Infants’ milk formula should not be mixed with water fluoridated at a level higher than 0.8 milligrams per litre of water, the commission’s scientific committee on health and environmental risks said. Its report said over-exposure […]

  • New Plymouth: Candidates want more information on fluoride issue

    Like a rotten tooth, the issue of fluoridating New Plymouth’s water supply has flared again. The issue bared its fangs again this week when former New Plymouth district councillor and anti-fluoride campaigner Russell Gilmer had to remove posters put up illegally by the Fluoride Action Network New Zealand. A story in yesterday’s Taranaki Daily News […]

  • Kids may get excess fluoride from beverages

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – While fluoride protects against cavities, some children may be getting too much of it via fluoridated beverages, and have the telltale white streaks on their teeth to prove it. A study of 408 Iowa children found that more than one in three showed such signs of dental fluorosis. Their fluoride […]