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  • Fluoride Proponents Ad Blitz Working

    Billboards plastered with the faces of grinning kids and the message “Reason #1 to vote for fluoride” have been popping up along the Wasatch Front in the past two weeks. Utahns for Better Dental Health will soon have about 50 of the billboards in place throughout Salt Lake County. The advertising blitz is one signal […]

  • “New Research Suggests [Fluoridating Water] Is Dramatically Misguided”

    To Protect Its Nuclear Weapons Program, Government Hired Top Propagandist to Create the Myth that FLUORIDE Is “Safe and Effective” Preface: One of our pet peeves is when erroneous groupthink persists even in the face of contradictory evidence. As shown below, water fluoridation is based on very shaky science.  And yet – despite the science […]

  • Fluorine now used in 30-50% of pharmaceutical

    WILMINGTON, Del., Sept. 5 (UPI) — After years of research, scientists in Delaware have discovered a new way of making key building blocks for many modern medicines, a breakthrough over century-old techniques that inadvertently generate acids and other toxic waste. “The only byproduct of our reaction is water,” researcher Mas Subramanian, a materials scientist at […]

  • Dentists Award the Cavity-prone and Toothless

    “Fluoridation honors” were bestowed upon many communities (1), which happen to have the highest cavity and tooth loss rates, by the American Dental Association (ADA), the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the American Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors (AASTDD), reports the New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation (NYSCOF). Fluoride added to […]

  • Election Day will feature fluoride in Corning

    CORNING, N.Y. — The debate over whether to add fluoride to Corning’s water has been going on for decades. “Fluoridation is safe and effective. And it’s one of the best ways of improving the oral health of people in the community,” said dentist John Gunselman “There are a couple good habits and a couple good […]

  • England to Pursue New Means of Tackling Tooth Decay Among Poor

    More than one million children in England are to receive free toothbrushes and toothpaste as part of a government initiative to tackle tooth decay in deprived areas. The £1m Brushing for Life project was launched after research showed that pre-school children from deprived areas have up to three times the level of tooth decay of […]

  • Suppressed Science: A Stain on Society

    Most of us would be incredulous if we were told that scientific papers on some sensitive subjects are being routinely rejected by journals for political reasons. The more informed among the readership might suggest that papers are sometimes rejected because of national security considerations, but almost never for purely political reasons. Unfortunately, our confidence in […]

  • Greensburg: Benefits, Cost Spark Debate In Adding Mineral To City Water

    As the Greensburg Water Board continues to wrestle with the idea of re-inserting fluoride into the city’s water supply, the truth about fluoride’s effects have become a serious topic of discussion for residents. Proponents on both sides have fought the issue with passion, citing numerous specific sources. Like most of the chemicals and acids that […]

  • Sweet solution to fighting cavities

    Here’s a sweet idea: a cavity-fighting candy. A recent discovery in dental care could soon make it possible. Researchers at Stony Brook University have found a new way to fight tooth decay by mimicking the powerful re-mineralizing benefits of saliva, long known to naturally protect teeth from harmful, cavity-causing bacteria. A two-year study in the […]

  • $750,000 Given In Child’s Death In Fluoride Case

    A State Supreme Court jury awarded $750,000 yesterday to the parents of a 3year-old Brooklyn boy who, on his first trip to the dentist in 1974, was given a lethal dose of FLUORIDE at a city dental clinic and then ignored for nearly five hours in the waiting rooms of a pediatric clinic and Brookdale […]