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  • Mackay: Online forum for journalists to question experts about fluoride

    EXPERTS in chemistry, dental science and environmental engineering will address the community’s concerns about fluoride during an online forum today. Journalists will fire off questions on behalf of their readers and the answers will later appear on the web for all to see at www.aussmc.org. The Australian Science Media Centre (AusSMC), an independent body, has […]

  • Fluoride could be added to 40 percent of water

    Officials want 40 per cent of England’s water supply to be fluoridated to reduce high levels of tooth decay. Dentists leaders believe that adding the chemical to the water supply could radically improve the condition of people’s teeth, particularly in deprived areas. Alan Johnson, the Health Secretary, also backed the introduction of more fluoride into […]

  • Oklahoma City water official expects EPA to make changes to fluoride regulations

    An Oklahoma City official says the Environmental Protection Agency may soon change regulations to reduce the amount of fluoride allowed in drinking water. The federal agency announced they were looking at changing regulations a year ago, drawing praise from the American Dental Association and other industry professionals. Monte Hannon, the city’s water quality superintendent, said […]

  • FAN calls on NIH to remove Harvard Professor from fluoride-cancer study

    BURLINGTON VT – The Fluoride Action Network (FAN) has urged that a Harvard Professor be removed from a research group studying the association between fluoride and osteosarcoma because his objectivity and ethics are disputed and he has ties to a company that profits from fluoride. FAN also urges other steps be taken to ensure this […]

  • Fluoride added to water in only three Cheshire towns: Crewe, Nantwich & Alsager

    CREWE, Nantwich and Alsager are the only towns in Cheshire to have fluoride added to drinking water. A United Utilities spokesman confirmed the three places and the rural areas of Bickerton, Bulkeley and Burland, Wrenbury Egerton Green and Faddiley are served by the Hurleston Water Treatment Works. Sandbach is not on a fluoridated supply. The […]

  • Dunedin to revisit eliminating fluoride in drinking water

    The downturn in the economy hasn’t just hurt families with drastic cutbacks in income. With no turnaround in sight and income to municipalities slashed as a result of lesser property taxes due in part to the high foreclosure rate and lowered property values, even communities are looking at drastic ways to balance their budgets. The […]

  • Rockampton: Water department employee resigns over adding fluoride

    AFTER 15 years loyal service with Fitzroy River Water, Graham Demeny says his career is down the gurgler because of fluoride and an uncompromising council. Graham, who was responsible for making Rockhampton’s drinking water safe, resigned earlier this month after his request for a transfer within Rockhampton Regional Council was refused. He said he questioned […]

  • Fluoride’s dental dominion may remain a mystery

    Beauty is only skin deep. And the beauty of shiny white teeth is even less deep. Because a new study shows that fluoride forms a thinner protective shield than experts thought it did. The results appear in the surface science journal Langmuir. [Frank Müller et al, Elemental Depth Profiling of Fluoridated Hydroxyapatite: Saving Your Dentition […]

  • EPA proposes phaseout of fluoride-based pesticide

    U.S. EPA today proposed to start gradually banning a pesticide often used on cocoa beans and dried fruits that degrades to fluoride, a move closely linked to the Obama administration’s decision last week to curb the maximum levels of fluoride in drinking water out of concern for children’s health. EPA’s bid to wind down legal […]

  • Bashash 2017 Study: Fluoride Exposure in Utero Linked to Lower IQ in Kids

    Above Video: FAN, Paul Connett React to NIH Fluoride In Utero Study See also: • The Study (9-19-17) • FAN Press Release (9-22-17) • FAN Bulletin (9-21-17) • Follow Up ADHD Study (10-10-18) • Clinical Trial giving Fluoride Supplements to Pregnant Women (Oct 2015)   In a study published on September 19, 2017, in the […]