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  • Water fluoridation: A debate with teeth

    BANGOR – The debate over adding fluoride to public drinking water supplies, a practice that gained broad national support in the 1950s and is still going strong today, never seems to be completely settled. At this year’s November election, voters in two northern Maine communities found fluoride on their local ballots — one measure seeking […]

  • Privately-owned York Water Company will fluoridate

    The York Water Co. has more than 56,000 customers, none of whom have fluoridated water. The company has never offered fluoridated water to any of its residential, commercial or industrial customers and didn’t plan to – until now. The company in May struck a deal to purchase West Manheim Township’s water system and begin supplying […]

  • Fluoride expert speaks at Binghamton University

    VESTAL, N.Y. — A man leading the charge to remove fluoride from the water supply was in the Southern Tier Tuesday, speaking at Binghamton University. Dr. Paul Connet* is the executive director of the Fluoride Action Network. He says that fluoride has its benefits, like when it’s used to strengthen teeth, but he thinks that […]

  • Fluoride back on Tooele ballot

    TOOELE — When residents here vote next week, they will be asked whether they want fluoride added to their drinking water, six years after voters defeated that same idea by a nearly two-to-one margin. Tooele dentist Dr. Clair Vernon and Tooele County Health Department director Myron Bateman asked the City Council last month to consider […]

  • Should we fear fluoride in water?

    A fierce debate is under way in Hampshire over whether to put fluoride in tap water for about 200,000 residents in and around Southampton. But for years it has been added to drinking supplies for cities such as Birmingham and Newcastle. So why is there still such concern? Tooth decay is a big problem among […]

  • Canadian Government Report Questions Value of Water Fluoridation

    HICKSVILLE, N.Y., April 23 /PRNewswire/ — Fluoridation probably does more damage than good, says a Canadian government report. The best solution is to cease fluoridation, the author suggests. Dr. David Locker, a University of Toronto dentistry professor, reports “No Canadian studies provide evidence that water fluoridation is effective in reducing (tooth) decay in contemporary child […]

  • Stop Fluoride Supplements for Children Under Age 7 Says Canadian Dental Association

    HICKSVILLE, N.Y., May 24 /PRNewswire/ — To avoid permanent tooth discoloration, the Canadian Dental Association advises against fluoride supplement use for children before their permanent teeth have erupted, at about 6 or 7 years old. There is “…weak scientific evidence supporting the effectiveness of fluoride supplements.” This was reported at a Canadian Consensus Conference on […]

  • Sulfur hexafluoride: Department of Energy’s crusade against leaks of a potent greenhouse gas yields results

    Every year, the United States Department of Energy’s far-flung operations generate millions of tons of climate-warming greenhouse gases. By tightening valves, replacing worn gaskets and such, Josh Silverman and the department’s engineers have managed to cut the annual leaks of one gas by about 35,000 pounds. Which would seem a pittance. Except that this gas […]

  • U.S. Identifies Vast Mineral Riches in Afghanistan

    According to a New York Times report, “The United States has discovered nearly $1 trillion in untapped mineral deposits in Afghanistan, far beyond any previously known reserves and enough to fundamentally alter the Afghan economy and perhaps the Afghan war itself, according to senior American government officials… The vast scale of Afghanistan’s mineral wealth was […]

  • Osteoarthritis Linked to Fluoride

    NEW YORK – Naturally fluoridated water is linked to knee osteoarthritis at levels lower than expected (1) and in amounts many Americans consume daily, according to a study published in “Rheumatology International.” At high doses, fluoride, a well-known tooth and bone seeking element, undeniably damages bones and reportedly can cause arthritis(2a,b). However, this study, “Endemic […]