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  • NRC (2006): Fluoride’s Impact on the Thyroid Gland

    Several lines of information indicate an effect of fluoride exposure on thyroid function. It is difficult to predict exactly what effects on thyroid function are likely at what concentration of fluoride exposure and under what circumstances.

  • NRC (2006): Fluoride’s Neurotoxicity and Neurobehavioral Effects

    The NRC’s analysis on fluoride and the brain.

  • Puberty Before Age 10: A New ‘Normal’?

    Was the age of puberty really dropping? Parents said yes. Leading pediatric endocrinologists said no. The stalemate lasted a dozen years.

  • Pesticides: Q – S

    The List of Fluorinated and Fluoride Pesticides Beginning with Q – S Note: The information on the pesticides was current as of 2007 –  FAN intends to update this throughout 2012-2013. PESTICIDE ADVERSE EFFECTS REGISTERED FOR USE Quinoxyfen CAS No. 124495-18-7 Fungicide (unclassified) See effects Blood Body Weight Decrease Brain Cholesterol Endocrine: Pituitary Endocrine: Testicular Endocrine: Thymus Kidney […]

  • The 2nd Citizens’ Conference on Fluoride

    F.A.N.’s 2nd Citizens’ Conference on Fluoride (July 28 – August 1, 2006) Conference Featured in American Chemical Society magazine The 2nd Citizens’ Conference on Fluoride: A Summary by Paul Connett, PhD, Executive Director, Fluoride Action Network 84 people from 23 states, DC and 3 provinces in Canada, gathered over the weekend of July 29-30 to […]

  • Fluoride’s Effects on the Brain: A Presentation by Dr. C. Vyvyan Howard

    Dr. C. Vyvyan Howard, an infant and fetal pathologist, and president of the International Society of Doctors for the Environment (ISDE has 20,000 members worldwide) will give the first major public presentation on Fluoride’s Effects on the Brain at the United Steelworker’s Union Hall, 25 Cecil, Toronto, on Monday, August 11, at 7 pm. While […]

  • Fluoride & Human Health: An Interview with Dr. Kathleen Thiessen

    KATHLEEN M. THIESSEN is a senior scientist at SENES Oak Ridge, Inc., Center for Risk Analysis. From 2003 – 2006, Dr. Thiessen served as a panelist for the National Research Council’s (NRC) review Fluoride in Drinking Water: A Scientific Review of EPA’s Standards. She has extensive experience evaluating exposures, doses, and risks to human health from environmental […]

  • Cryolite: FAN Comments submitted to EPA in May 2002

    Cryolite May 24, 2002, comments submitted to EPA on Gowan Company’s petition for new, modified, and proposed tolerances, (Federal Register, April 24, 2002). US EPA Docket control number OPP-2002-0007. Submitted by: Paul and Ellen Connett 82 Judson Street, Canton NY 13617 Tel: 315-379-9200. Fax: 315-379-0448. Email: wastenot@northnet.org Submitted via Email, Fri, 24 May 2002 22:08:04 […]

  • One woman’s curiosity reopens water fluoridation debate in Phoenix

    WASHINGTON – When she was diagnosed with hypothyroidism in 2004, Phoenix resident Jody Clute had no idea it would lead her, and her city, to revisit one of the biggest public health debates of the 20th century – water fluoridation. After her diagnosis, Clute read “every book she could get her hands on” about the […]

  • FAN Submissions & Reports

    The following are submissions written by members of FAN’s staff.  Nearly all of the submissions on Sulfuryl Fluoride were written in conjunction with Perry E. Wallace, Counsel for Objectors (FAN, Environmental Working Group and Beyond Pesticides). See also, FAN Press Releases Note: The TSCA law suit submissions are at http://fluoridealert.org/researchers/government-reports/the-tsca-law-suit-2017-2018/ DATE ABOUT TITLE 2022 June 3. […]