Tag: Fluoridation
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Lithium in Drinking Water as a Public Policy for Suicide Prevention: Relevance and Considerations.
Although suicide is considered a major preventable cause of mortality worldwide, we do not have effective strategies to prevent it. Lithium has been consistently associated with lowering risk of suicide. This effect could occur at very low concentrations, such as trace doses of lithium in tap water. Several ecological studies and recent meta-analysis have suggested […]
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Fluorosilicic acid and cotinine, separately and in combination, induce genotoxicity and telomeric reduction in human osteoblast cell line MG63.
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Optimizing nature: Invoking the “natural” in the struggle over water fluoridation.
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Fluoride Toxicity.
… it is not a question of if community water fluoridation should be discontinued, but if it is worth the risk of lowering the IQ of at least certain individuals for an intervention that we have a viable substitute. Fluoridated toothpastes will protect against caries, can be avoided or used in reduced quantities by pregnant […]
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The effect of community water fluoridation cessation on children’s dental health: a national experience.
Background Community water fluoride (CWF) is the proven cornerstone of primary dental health care promotion. In 2002 CWF was made mandatory at a national level in Israel, however a new government revoked these regulations in August 2014. “Maccabi” is the second largest national health care provider with 2.3 million members, “Maccabi-Dent”, its dental branch, has […]
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Problems in exposure assessment of fluoride in drinking water.
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Effects of life-long fluoride intake on bone measures of adolescents: a prospective cohort study.
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Paradigms and Public Health Policy Versus Evidence.
Editor’s Note: The article below is the last scientific paper written by Dr Richard G Foulkes before his death on 3 September 2007. Originally it was submitted to the British Columbia Medical Journal in response to an opinion piece titled “Fear of fluoride—more bark than bite?” published in the September 2006 issue of that journal. […]
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Association between Fluoride Concentration in Public Water Supplies and Beneficial and Adverse Health Outcomes in England: An Ecological Study.
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Possible Benefits and Adverse Effects of Fluoridation in England, 2018 Public Health England Report.