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  • Prosperous Mexican Farms Suck Up Water, Leaving Villages High and Dry

    SAN ANTONIO DE LOURDES, Mexico — In the dappled shade of mesquite trees by the side of a pale yellow schoolhouse, the children finished a song and waited for the priest’s blessing. The Rev. Juan Carlos Zesati began with a gentle exhortation, citing Pope Francis. “Water is part of God’s creation,” he said as he […]

  • Fluoride May Be Toxic for Seniors

    Throughout most of our lives, we hear dentists tell us to use fluoride rinses and to drink tap water because the fluoride in it protects our teeth. When we go to the dentist, at our bi-annual cleanings, we often get a fluoride treatment for this reason. The hygienist also often recommends we purchase a fluoride […]

  • Wellington’s water: The debate over fluoride use surfaces

    Depending on who is asked, water fluoridation is either a modern marvel of preventative dentistry or a poison putting people in danger. Wellington’s water practices are back in the spotlight for the first time since 2014 when the village became the first municipality in Palm Beach County to stop fluoridating its water. The village had […]

  • Experts, activists battle over fluoride in Soddy-Daisy water supply

    Board members of Soddy-Daisy’s water system are set to vote today on whether to continue their policy of adding fluoride to the city’s water supply. Several residents have questioned fluoride’s effectiveness and claim it is a health risk. Some of them showed up at last month’s meeting of the board of the North West Utility […]

  • Lethbridge: Time to rethink fluoridation issue

    The failure of the political push to re-introduce fluoride into Calgary tap water should renew pressure on Lethbridge City Council to terminate forced fluoridation here. Recently Calgary City Council voted nine to five against a notice of motion that would have re-opened the fluoridation debate. The majority of city councillors did not buy the extravagant […]

  • Huffing Dust Spray Causes Man’s Odd Bone Disease

    A man in New England developed a bone disease rarely seen in the United States due to his habit of huffing computer cleaner, according to a new report of the case. The 28-year-old man’s case began in September 2010, when he went to the doctor after experiencing hip pain, difficulty walking, trouble moving his right […]

  • From fluoride to lead, how to know what’s in your family’s water

    You don’t have to live in Flint, Michigan, to worry about your family’s water supply. Concern about Flint’s continuing battle with lead contamination has people across the country paying closer attention to what is flowing out of their taps. In Maine, residents in seven towns voted Nov. 8 to remove fluoride from the water supply, […]

  • Why We Do It – Part 3

    Before we get to part 3 of our “Why We Do It” series, a quick word about our fundraiser. As of 8 am this morning we had reached $120,425 from 444 donors. We have just 5 days left to reach our goals of $150,000 from 1000 donors by midnight (PT) Dec 31. We have never reached either goal before – […]

  • Fluoride problem accentuates renal diseases in Prakasam

    Patients demand dialysis centre at Podili or Kanigiri ONGOLE: While lifestyle diseases such as diabetes and hypertension trigger renal failure among individuals, fluoride toxicity is leading to increase in number of cases of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Prakasam district. The fluoride problem is severe in 48 of the 56 mandals in this drought-prone district, […]

  • Kidney problems dog half of Yapadinne

    Mahbubnagar: About half the people living in Yaapadinne village of Ija mandal in Jogulamaba Gadwal district are suffering from debilitating health problems related to kidney ailments, most of which surfaced in just the past three years.  The tiny village, with about 150-200 residents, is located on the banks of the Tungabhadra River. During the past […]