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  • Transcript of Jim Mora & Rob Beaglehole with comments by Fluoride Free New Zealand

    Radio New Zealand – Jim Mora Show 27th February 2015 Transcript of Jim Mora and Rob Beaglehole. Fluoride Free NZ comments in red. Jim: Fluoride could cause depression and weight gain, that’s the headline and the same sort of headline in more than one English paper, not just the Daily Mail. ‘Fluoride added to local water supplies […]

  • NYC. Vallone: Better safe than sorry

    Astoria: Re “Something in the water” (editorial, Dec. 29): There is a growing body of evidence that fluoride does more harm than good. One need only do a modicum of research to find many anti-fluoride studies. Most recently, a study published by the National Institute of Environmental Health linked fluoride in water – at levels […]

  • York voters give fluoridation the brush off

    YORK — The York ban stands on fluoridation. Voters who wanted to retain a three-decade ban on adding fluoride to York’s drinking water prevailed Tuesday 1,018 to 913 in a special election. The lead changed hands several times at the York County Courthouse before the final outcome became known about 9:30 p.m. The unofficial total […]

  • Yorktown Water Will No Longer Contain Fluoride Due to Maintenance

    The Northern Westchester Joint Water Works will no longer be fluoridating Yorktown’s water produced at its Catskill Facility, the town announced. The facility’s fluoride feed system is in need of repair and was taken off-line as a preemptive measure, officials said. Matthew Geho, operations director, said the duration of the repairs is to be determined. Production […]

  • Studies: All Infant Formula Contains Fluoride at Tooth-Discoloring Levels

    New York – October 21, 2009 – All infant formulas, whether ready-to-feed, concentrated or organic, contain fluoride at levels which can discolor developing teeth, reports the October 2009 Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA) (1). Fluoride, added to some bottled and public water supplies ostensibly to prevent cavities, is also in many foods and […]

  • 30 Exposed to Corrosive Gas Monitored for Uranium Peril

    GORE, Okla., Jan. 9 – Thirty workers who were exposed to a corrosive radioactive gas here will be closely monitored for several weeks to see if they suffer any permanent health effects, according to a nuclear radiation expert who is following their progress. The expert, Dr. Carl Bogardus, who is director of radiation therapy at […]

  • Cities weigh risks, benefits of fluoride in drinking water

    MANSFIELD — The federal government has recommended communities reduce the amount of fluoride in their water supplies, reigniting a decades-old debate in some communities whether the additive meant to prevent tooth decay should be used at all. New studies have found too much fluoride in drinking water causes spots and streaks on some children’s teeth. […]

  • Communities decide about fluoride

    York, NE — The issue of fluoridation has been decided in York and a number of surrounding communities, with mixed results. Many communities in the state voted on the issue, as a mandate was handed down by the Nebraska Legislature this past session, to all cities with 1,000 or more population. All cities of that […]

  • NY Health Commissioner says there is “decisive evidence that fluoride is safe”

    Excerpt: WATERLOO — State Health Commissioner Richard Daines Wednesday visited one of the state’s smallest counties and one of its largest landfills. Daines is visiting 15 mostly rural, upstate county Health Departments during Public Health Week. … Before leaving for Dundee, Daines also voiced support for the county’s efforts to fluoridate municipal drinking water supplies. […]

  • York County. Editorial: Fluoride would add value

    The York Water Co. has proposed a rate hike with the state Public Utility Commission of about $6 a month for residential users, $16 for commercial users and $99 for industrial users. What would we get for that extra money? Well, for one thing, it would be an investment in assuring a continued supply of […]