Saturday, March 14th, 2020

Slaying sacred cows: is it time to pull the plug on water fluoridation?

Notes 1.There are current proposals to introduce water fluoridation in a number of areas in England including Southampton, Bristol, parts of Yorkshire and the North West. In Southampton, 72% of those consulted opposed the scheme but the SCSHA still voted to go ahead with the scheme on the basis that they felt health benefits outweighed […]

Sunday, March 8th, 2020

Fluorine and Fluorosis [October 1944].

Correspondence FLUORINE AND FLUOROSIS Sir, With regard to your remark ‘This has led to the suggestion that non-toxic amounts of sodium fluoride. may be added to drinking water for the prevention of dental decay’ in the editorial of June number 1944, I wish to draw your attention to the fact that the use of fluorine […]

Monday, November 18th, 2019

Fluoride exposure from infant formula and child IQ in a Canadian birth cohort.

Thursday, October 10th, 2019

Systemic Effects (Risks) of Water Fluoridation.

Excerpts Figure 4 Prevalence of dental fluorosis in Brazil, according to SB 2010 (Brazilian Ministry of Health, 2010 national oral health survey) 16.  Table 5 Chronology of campaigns against water fluoridation and allegations used (modified from Newbrun, 1996). Year Allegations 1950 Communist plan 1960 Toxic waste, polluting 1970 Government conspiracy 1980 Industrial interests, cancer in humans, Aging, […]

Monday, August 19th, 2019

Association Between Maternal Fluoride Exposure During Pregnancy and IQ Scores in Offspring in Canada.

Key Points Question  Is maternal fluoride exposure during pregnancy associated with childhood IQ in a Canadian cohort receiving optimally fluoridated water? Findings  In this prospective birth cohort study, fluoride exposure during pregnancy was associated with lower IQ scores in children aged 3 to 4 years. Meaning  Fluoride exposure during pregnancy may be associated with adverse […]

Wednesday, September 5th, 2018

A comparison of dental fluorosis in adult populations with and without lifetime exposure to water fluoridation.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The study was funded by Public Health England. Thanks go to John Morris for assistance with study design, David Landes and Janet Clarke for identification of practices; also to all participating dental practices: Castle Vale Dental, mydentist–Consett, Stanley Dental, DCO Dental and Windsor Dental. The views expressed are those of the authors and not […]

Tuesday, October 25th, 2016

Community water fluoridation predicts increase in age-adjusted incidence and prevalence of diabetes in 22 states from 2005 and 2010

Abstract Community water fluoridation is considered a significant public health achievement of the 20th century. In this paper, the hypothesis that added water fluoridation has contributed to diabetes incidence and prevalence in the United States was investigated. Panel data from publicly available sources were used with population-averaged models to test the associations of added and […]

Tuesday, September 6th, 2016

Mr. Fluoride (Get the F Out of Our Water) Battle Hymn

A great new song by Leslie Thresher!

Wednesday, February 10th, 2016

Fluoridation: Worsening the Lead Crisis in Flint, and Beyond

Print-Friendly Copy of Report Press Release: Fluoride in Water Worsens U.S. Lead Crisis Introduction Over the past few weeks, the nation has watched in horror at the lead poisoning crisis unfolding in Flint, Michigan. The details from Flint have been shocking: tap water so corrosive it caused lead levels in some homes to meet the […]

Thursday, September 24th, 2015

Water fluoridation for the prevention of dental caries.