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  • Yes, it’s really ‘volcano season,’ say scientists

    WASHINGTON – Think you’ve got enough to worry about with collapsing economy, terrorism, wars and rumors of wars? Think again. Have you been paying attention to what appears to be an increase in volcanic activity across the planet? There’s a 5 percent to 10 percent chance in the next 80 years, scientists say, one of […]

  • Study Linking Fluoridation to Hypothyroidism Criticized

    A study published earlier this year in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community linking community water fluoridation to hypothyroidism continues to spark controversy and attract widespread publicity. As previously reported by Medscape Medical News, the study suggested that areas of England with fluoridated community water had increased rates of hypothyroidism. On the basis of this […]

  • Rick North: Why I Trust FAN

    The Fluoride Action Network had another great day! On Monday we received $3,515 from 13 donors, including $2,000 from one of our super-angels. This brings our current total to $69,362 from 295 supporters. This means that the first five donors today will put us over the 300 donor mark, triggering a pledge of another $600. (See […]

  • Fluoride under attack in Hinesburg

    In 1999, the Hinesburg Selectboard unanimously approved the installation of a sodium fluoride saturator to the town’s water system. Fluoride, when added to drinking water, has the beneficial effect of preventing tooth decay. Despite broad scientific support of the safety and effectiveness of properly fluoridated drinking water, anti-fluoridation activists have some Hinesburg residents afraid to […]

  • Fluoridation and Human Rights

    Today, December 10, is Human Rights Day. It commemorates the day in 1948 when the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In a world where we daily witness gross abuses of human rights it is difficult to find hope, but it is there in each one of us. I remember in […]

  • Fluoride under attack in some towns, while Shelburne Community School has lowest prevalence of tooth decay

    In 1999, the Hinesburg Selectboard unanimously approved the installation of a sodium fluoride saturator to the town’s water system. Fluoride, when added to drinking water, has the beneficial effect of preventing tooth decay. Despite broad scientific support of the safety and effectiveness of properly fluoridated drinking water, anti-fluoridation activists have some Hinesburg residents afraid to […]

  • Lawsuit Against Fluoride in Canada

    Below is an excellent letter from a Peel region (Ontario) councilor who applies common sense and logic to the bizarre and ridiculous lack of regulation of water fluoridation in Canada. The letter, written to former Crescent City Council (California) member Donna Westfall, and published in the Crescent City Times in September 2015, indicates how vulnerable […]

  • FAN Poster Competition

    Before we get to our “having fun with FAN’s poster” competition here’s an update after the first week of our annual fundraiser. Over the weekend we raised a generous $2,541 from 19 supporters, bringing us to a grand total of $15,213 from 82 supporters.  Thank you so much to all who have donated. $200,000 by […]

  • Gloucester: Dentists, doctors offer pro-fluoride case

     The other side What: Cape Ann Fluoride Action Network presents a forum on why Gloucester should stop fluoridating its water. The short documentary “Professional Perspectives” will be shown, followed a question and answer period. When: Thursday, Oct. 29, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Where: Friend Room, Sawyer Free Library, 2 Dale Ave. Dr. Myron Allukian […]

  • Why budget tea bags are BETTER for your teeth: Tests reveal cheaper brands contain the most tooth-strengthening fluoride

    Tests were carried out on 49 tea bags ranging from own brands to decaf Fluoride levels varied with the lowest levels in specialty teas at 0.72mg  This compares to 2.3mg in a Tesco original tea bag and decaf was higher Drinking tea and bad teeth have long been unflattering stereotypes associated with the English. But […]