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• Kapiti: Elderly may suffer if fluoride withdrawn

  Taking fluoride out of Kapiti’s water supply could have a devastating effect on the district’s elderly residents, the Dental Association says. The warning, by association Wellington secretary Graham Symes, was among the 136 submissions on fluoride received by Kapiti Coast District Council as it considers its draft annual plan. About 70 submitters called for the […]

• Greater Wellington: Fluoride critics take case to council

  Whether adding fluoride to water is good dental care or unconsented mass medication is set to be redebated in the Wellington region. About 22 people turned up at the Greater Wellington regional council chamber yesterday to lobby councillors to stop adding fluoride to the region’s water supply. They were among submitters speaking at hearings for […]

• Fluoride confusion in Corning

  CORNING, N.Y. — There seems to be some confusion among Corning leaders about whether to move forward with a plan to put fluoride in the city’s water. Council members already voted to add fluoride to the water supply. But a referendum set for November could change that. Council members, meanwhile, ordered the city manager to […]

• Chatham CVS may have mixed cancer drugs with fluoride pills

  The CVS Pharmacy on Main Street in Chatham may have recently mixed tablets of the breast cancer drug tamoxifen with fluoride tablets for children. Parents who have filled fluoride prescriptions since Dec. 20 should check the pills for the letters “SCI” stamped on one side and the numbers “1007” stamped on the reverse side. The […]

• Fluoride warnings need your support in Concord

  Feb. 19 — To the Editor: Wednesday, Feb. 12, was a sad day for New Hampshire parents and their babies. But most of them will not even realize it, and that was the point of what happened. House Bill 312, legislation that would have required a notice on water bills warning parents not to give […]

• Officials considering removal of fluoride from Schenectady water

  SCHENECTADY — For decades, the city has spent thousands to add fluoride to the drinking water in hopes of protecting residents’ teeth. But as the price for the chemical rises and more municipalities question fluoride’s effectiveness, city officials are wondering whether it’s really worth the cost. “If it isn’t that much of a benefit, we’re […]

• Adding Fluoride to Drinking Water: A Good Idea?

  Seeking to prevent tooth decay, many U.S. communities add fluoride to public drinking water, usually in the form of hydrofluorosilicic acid, which is a waste product of the phosphate fertilizer industry. From the beginning, the practice was controversial, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and American Dental Association (ADA) have vigorously supported […]

• New Fluoride Warning for Infants

  Does your drinking water contain added fluoride? If so, keep it away from infants under the age of one. This directive was issued recently by an unlikely source: the American Dental Association (ADA). In a November 9th email alert sent to all of its members, the ADA noted that “Infants less than one year old […]

• Fluoride linked to bone cancer

  A New Jersey Department of Health study says there may be a link between drinking fluoridated water and increased incidence of bone cancer in young men. The state Health Department says the results are not strong enough to stop fluoridation of drinking water — the key ingredient in preventing dental cavities in children. But a […]

• Most councillors would vote “yes” to fluoride (5th of 12 articles in series)

  IF Dunedin city councillors were asked to vote today on whether to retain fluoridation of the water supply across the city, the results would be a firm “yes”. In the light of the fluoridation debate sparked by Waitati residents, The Star asked councillors if they would vote “yes” or “no” to fluoridation? Only two councillors, […]