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  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Drinking water, sipping poison

    Fluoride contamination has severely affected residents in drought hit areas in Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri. A mitigation project has suffered from distribution issues. India’s water quality problem is reaching crisis proportions, and today at least 1.95 crore habitations are affected by poor water quality. Over 3.6 crore people are exposed to health hazards owing to drinking […]

  • Taking on DuPont: Illnesses, deaths blamed on pollution from W. Va. plant

    Jobs vs. health Chapter 1 PARKERSBURG, W. Va. – No one in the Mid-Ohio Valley ever wanted to sue DuPont. The company employs thousands in the region and supports charities and community organizations. In some families, multiple generations owe their livelihood to the Delaware-based chemical giant. But as livestock started dying and thousands of residents contracted unexplained illnesses, evidence pointed to pollution […]

  • Rutland: Charter puts fluoride in question

    During the past year’s discussion, it has frequently been stated that the authority to fluoridate the city water supply resides solely with the commissioner of public works, according to the city charter. On Monday night, I sought to challenge that authority and warn the city of impending liability from the fluoridation program, but the city […]

  • Evanston: Council considers adding fluoride to city water supply

    Evanston City Council members weighed in on the introductory water fluoridation proposal at the work session on Tuesday, March 8. The special council session to vote on the second reading of Ordinances 16-01 and 16-02, reducing the size of the Planning and Zoning Commission and Board of Adjustments was overshadowed, as local physician Dr. Michael […]

  • Fort Smith: FLUORIDATION OF OUR DRINKING WATER

    On Monday, March 7, 2016 the City of Fort Smith will begin fluoridating our drinking water.  In accordance with the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) April 2015 recommendation, the fluoridation level of 0.7 mg/L will be used to provide public health benefits but prevent fluorosis of teeth and bones. There have been […]

  • US authorities distorting tests to downplay lead content of water

    Water authorities across the US are systematically distorting water tests to downplay the amount of lead in samples, risking a dangerous spread of the toxic water crisis that has gripped Flint, documents seen by the Guardian show. The controversial approach to water testing is so widespread that it occurs in “every major US city east […]

  • Serum fluoride concentrations and exocrine kidney function with sevoflurane and enflurane. An open, randomized, comparative phase III study of patients with healthy kidneys.

  • Introducing the FAN Study Tracker

    The Fluoride Action Network is excited to announce the launch of the FAN Study Tracker, the most up-to-date and comprehensive source for fluoride health research, including studies investigating how fluoride affects the brain (e.g., IQ scores), the bones/joints (e.g., arthritis), the cardiovascular system, the kidneys, and the thyroid gland. Features of the Study-Tracker include: Over 1,500 […]