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  • Fluoride and the Thyroid Gland

    EDITORIAL: In 1854 Maument (1) administered to a dog from 20 to 120 mg sodium fluoride daily for four months. He observed an enlargement of the neck which he interpreted as a goiter. Ever since then conflicting data concerning the action of fluoride on the thyroid gland have appeared in the medical literature. In the […]

  • Too Much Iced Tea Blamed for Man’s Kidney Failure

    After a 56-year-old man experienced kidney failure, his doctors discovered that his habit of drinking excessive amounts of iced tea every day was likely the culprit, according to a new report of his case. The man’s kidney function has not recovered, and he remains on dialysis, said Dr. Alejandra Mena-Gutierrez, of University of Arkansas for […]

  • Landmark case exposes ArcelorMittal SA pollution

    JOHANNESBURG – In 1994 a number of people bought property in a farmland area of the Vaal known as Louisrus and Steel Valley, in the south of Johannesburg.They bought property close to the Iscor steel plant, which has now become part of ArcelorMittal South Africa (Amsa). Two years later residents noticed oil in their borehole […]

  • Opinion: The case against fluoride

    Nearly two-thirds of Americans — 194 million people — get fluoridated water from the tap. I’ve been one of them, drinking fluoridated Rutland City water for 30 years with only mild concern. I thought it was perfectly safe. I thought I didn’t really need it because of regular brushing and flossing, but I accepted it […]

  • The Teflon Toxin. DuPont and the Chemistry of Deception

    KEN WAMSLEY SOMETIMES DREAMS that he’s playing softball again. He’ll be at center field, just like when he played slow pitch back in his teens, or pounding the ball over the fence as the crowd goes wild. Other times, he’s somehow inexplicably back at work in the lab. Wamsley calls them nightmares, these stories that […]

  • Death Dance in Dharmavaram

    20 people died of kidney failure in last 15 months, 30 more afflicted Water contamination suspected; no action by administration  Ongole: Dharmavaram is a small village in Marripudi mandal and near Podili of Prakasam district. The village has about 400 households and a population of around 2000. Most of the villagers are daily wage earners […]

  • Scientific Review Shows Fluoridation May Not Prevent Cavities

    After decades of toxic fluoride being added to public water supplies without the public’s consent, we now have significant validation that this practice needs to be stopped. The Cochrane Collaboration has released a comprehensive review with points that are nearly impossible to dispute. Fluoride doesn’t work to prevent cavities and it’s proven to cause harm […]

  • Another King family member speaks out as Fluoridegate scandal builds in Atlanta

    Ellijay, GA – Swirling questions about conflicts of interest and improper influence grew rapidly today as Freedom of Information Act documents showed that since the 1970s, dental health professionals alone in the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have controlled the agency’s stance supporting water fluoridation. A response to a request for the names and job […]

  • Asheville: Water fluoridation faces tipping point

    With city council elections coming up, Raleigh’s attempt to commandeer Asheville’s water system remains in court. A related concern has been put off long enough. For 50 years, Asheville has medicated its water customers with fluoride. City voters approved, and the practice began in 1965. County voters had previously opposed fluoridation, but the N.C. Supreme […]

  • San Marcos: Fluoride controversy makes local election ballot

    With city council elections around the corner, the controversy surrounding the use of fluoride in public water systems is picking up steam as local activists push their views on the issue. Proposition 1, a city charter amendment for the upcoming Nov. 3 election, received a lot of support this week as activists for and against […]