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• Fluoridation of drinking water and chronic kidney disease: absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.

  Comment on Effects of fluoridation of community water supplies for people with chronic kidney disease. [Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2007, Oct;22(10):2763-7.] Sir, Ludlow et al. [1] only confirmed that our knowledge of the potential adverse effects of chronic low fluoride supplementation of drinking water on normal or diseased kidneys is insufficient. More than 60 years after […]

• State sanctions three more dialysis centres for Prakasam

  ONGOLE: Alarmed by the death of 423 persons due to Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) in Prakasam district since January 2015, the State government has sanctioned three more dialysis centres for the district. The dialysis centres, costing ?1.50 crore and coming up in public private partnership mode, will start functioning in a couple of months at […]

• 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 […]

• 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, […]

• 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 – […]

• 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 […]

• Worldwide Alliance to End Fluoridation Statement

  Worldwide Alliance to End Fluoridation Why we have to end water fluoridation worldwide. Introduction: Fluoridation is the practice of adding a compound containing (or generating) the fluoride ion into the public water supply ostensibly to fight tooth decay. The concentration of the fluoride ion used averages about 1 milligram per liter or 1 part per […]

• 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 […]

• 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 […]

• 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 […]