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  • Fluoride amendment bill to give power to DHBs

    The Health (Fluoridation of Drinking Water) Amendment Bill is currently at its second reading in parliament, but American Professor Paul Connett says fluoride damages the brain and he’ll present his findings to parliament this month. “The biggest concern today is the fluoride damages the brain, we’ve got over 300 animal studies and human studies and […]

  • Oral health expert Robin Whyman slams claims made by fluoride critic Paul Connett

    DHB clinical director for oral health Dr Robin Whyman says evidence shows fluoride can help reduce dental decay. Photo / File Fluoridating drinking water is about protecting the health interests of the wider population, a dental expert says. This comes in response to a Fluoride Free meeting held on Wednesday, where prominent critic Dr Paul […]

  • Whangarei meeting discusses fluoride debate, Professor Paul Connett fronts

    A Whangarei dentist says although there is no hard proof fluoride is good for growing teeth, international studies show it can reduce children’s intelligence. Anti-fluoridation campaigner Laurie Brett said claims fluoride makes teeth stronger and prevents decay are old fashioned, unscientific and not backed up by evidence. Dr Neil Croucher, Northland District Health Board oral […]

  • Simple Test For Fluoride Can Help Prevent Crippling Bone Disease

    A simple test to detect fluoride in drinking water quickly could prevent skeletal fluorosis, a crippling bone disease, according to a team of researchers from the Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies and the Water Innovation and Research Centre (WIRC) at the University of Bath, UK. The study is published in the journal Chemical Communications. Fluoride is […]

  • FAN Job Opening: Environmental Justice Director

    We are reaching out to our subscribers to let you know of a new job opening with the Fluoride Action Network (FAN).  Founded in 2000, FAN is the leading advocacy and educational nonprofit in the world opposing water fluoridation and overexposure to fluoride, with over 85,000 members, and an alliance of over 5,000 medical and scientific […]

  • Business as usual for fluoridation of water at Pointe-Claire plant

    Will fluoridation of the water at the Pointe-Claire plant continue once Montreal initiates its overhaul of water distribution? Both Dorval and Pointe-Claire mayors have been briefed by Montreal and told there are no plans to discontinue the fluoridation of water at the Pointe-Claire treatment plant once Montreal’s 10-year overhaul of water distribution in the Lachine […]

  • Environmental Justice Director – Job Description

    Deadline date for applicants: February 22, 2018 The Fluoride Action Network is a small non-profit that has operated since 2000. To learn more about us visit our website at http://fluoridealert.org/ Title: Environmental Justice Director Reports to: Board of Directors Mission Statement: The Fluoride Action Network is dedicated to protecting public health by ending water fluoridation and other […]

  • Letter: Support bill to stop water fluoridation

    To the editor: There is a pending bill in the state Senate (S. 1226) that proposes to ban the fluoridation of drinking water in all of Massachusetts. To me this makes good sense for the following reasons: The first is the questionable effectiveness of public water fluoridation. Most European countries from Scandinavia to the Mediterranean […]

  • Health Minister Takes It on Chin For Fluoridation Recall

    An Israeli protesting against adding fluoride to the water supply. The sign reads: Fluoridation = Poisoning. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)   YERUSHALAYIM (Hamodia Staff) – A unilateral decision by Health Minister Yael German (Yesh Atid) to discontinue mandatory fluoridatation of drinking water in Israel has provoked a barrage of criticism, including charges of high-handedness, political bias and […]

  • Fluoridation to Make Comeback

    YERUSHALAYIM – Fluoridation of Israel’s drinking water is expected to be restored in the coming months, barring any bureaucratic or legal obstacles, according to the Health Ministry on Tuesday. In “a few months,” fluoridation will be back, said Udi Kaliner, acting head of public health services in the ministry, quoted by The Jerusalem Post. However, […]