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  • Potsdam water quality flagged with violations, then rectified; fluoride decision awaits research

    POTSDAM — The village was flagged with two water quality violations in 2017. Trihalomethane, a chemical formed when water containing decontaminants such as chlorine react with organic materials such as decomposing vegetation, exceeded the allowable limit February 2017, according to the village’s drinking water quality report for 2017 released in May. Since the village officials […]

  • Windsor-Essex County: Several Sides Sink Their Teeth Into Vigorous Debate Over Fluoride

    It looks like fluoride won’t be in Essex County’s drinking water anytime soon. The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit presented an oral health report at county council Wednesday night saying that local oral health is declining because fluoride is missing from the water system. However, Essex County Warden Tom Bain says fluoride is not under the […]

  • Fluoride’s effect on the brain. Submission to the NRC on April 19, 2004

    April 19, 2004 Submission to: National Research Council Committee: Toxicologic Risk of Fluoride in Drinking Water; BEST-K-02-05-A c/o Susan Martel <smartel@nas.edu> From: Ellen Connett Fluoride Action Network Pesticides Project 82 Judson Street, Canton NY 13617 Email: pesticides@fluoridealert.org Tel: 315-379-9200 Re: Fluoride’s effect on the brain. For at least 2 decades reports have been published on […]

  • Sulfuryl Fluoride. Adverse Effects: Brain

    Sulfuryl fluoride – Fumigant insecticide – CAS No. 2699-79-8 Molecular formula for Sulfuryl Fluoride: Ref: January 23, 2004. Sulfuryl Fluoride; Pesticide Tolerance. 40 CFR Part 180 [OPP-2003-0373; FRL-7342-1]. Final Rule. Federal Register Excerpts from: Table 1.–Subchronic, Chronic, and Other Toxicity Study Guideline Type of Study NOAEL mg/kg/day LOAEL mg/kg/day Based on: None cited 2-Week inhalation […]

  • Prescription Drugs That Contain Fluoride

    Fluoridated drugs may be causing more damage than good in the long run. Fluoride is a known toxin that negatively impacts the brain, the heart and has caused death in test animals. “Including fluorine atoms in medicines can have a variety of dramatic effects on the molecules’ properties, perhaps making them more selective, increasing their […]

  • Fluoride: A review of use and effects on health.

    Introduction: Appropriate oral health care is fundamental for any individual’s health. Dental caries is still one of the major public health problems. The most effective way of caries prevention is the use of fluoride. Aim: The aim of our research was to review the literature about fluoride toxicity and to inform physicians, dentists and public […]

  • A New FDA Warning About Serious Fluoroquinolone Side Effects

    We can hardly believe that once again the Food and Drug Administration is warning about fearsome complications from antibiotics like Cipro and Levaquin. Serious fluoroquinolone side effects have been a worry for decades. Despite that, we calculate that over 10 million prescriptions are dispensed annually for drugs like ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin. They were originally perceived […]

  • Our dangerous addiction

    Excerpts: Growing Pain: New Zealand’s dangerous addition to fertilizer … For many decades, much of the phosphate from Banaba and Nauru was shipped to New Zealand and Australia, well below the market rate, and spread on farms by planes piloted by war veterans. New Zealand enjoyed decades of cheap phosphate, which became lucrative meat and […]

  • Village of Potsdam to continue fluoridating the water

    POTSDAM — The Village of Potsdam will continue to fluoridate its water. After a long, and at times heated, discussion over the past year and a half, Village Board of Trustees has voted to continue the practice. But before that, the people voiced their opinions one last time. “This is the water I drink. This […]

  • Stop brushing your pets’ teeth with toothpaste, RSPCA tells dog owners

    Dog owners have been warned not to brush their pet’s teeth with human toothpaste after research suggested it was being seen as a solution to bad breath. The RSPCA said the presence of fluoride in high-street toothpaste brands, along with the occasional use of the artificial sweetener xylitol, could prove toxic to dogs if swallowed. […]