Latest Water fluoridation Stories
An informative article released by Sureaqua, portable water filtration company, has stirred debate online over how drinking water is treated. (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 Research in to the Australian water treatment process has risen concerns amongst home owners regarding the treatment of drinking water by private entities around the globe. The main point of concern relates back to the country spread controversy over water Fluoridation. An informative article released by Sureaqua, portable water...
NEW YORK, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Industrial-grade fluoride chemicals added to US public water supplies contain arsenic that the EPA classifies as a human carcinogen. Switching to low-arsenic pharmaceutical-grade fluoride will save society $1 billion to $14 billion annually, according to research published in Environmental Science & Policy, led by former EPA senior scientists who are experts in chemical risk assessment, reports the Fluoride Action Network (FAN)....
The controversial topic of Fluoride in drinking water continues, as portable water company, Sureaqua, release part 2 of an educational series of articles titled, "Removing Fluoride from Our Waters: What's the Fuss? Part 2" (PRWEB) May 03, 2013 Fluoridation is an ongoing topic of controversy, having been banned or opted against by roughly 95% of the World's population. Fluoride's ability to combat dental decay was initially seen as the main plus point of Fluoridation,...
Sureaqua, portable water filter company, have released part one of a two part educational series of articles titled, 'Removing Fluoride from Our Water: What's the Fuss?' The articles aim to educate and inform readers on the matter of fluoridation and why there is so much on going controversy surrounding the topic. (PRWEB) April 28, 2013 Only about 5% of the world population is still subject to fluoridated water and more than 50% of these people live in the United States of...
WASHINGTON, April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin today officially endorsed community water fluoridation as "one of the most effective choices communities can make to prevent health problems while actually improving the oral health of their citizens." "Fluoridation's effectiveness in preventing tooth decay is not limited to children, but extends throughout life, resulting in fewer and less severe cavities," Dr. Benjamin said. "In fact,...
Tariq Drabu says, "The government talks a lot about reducing health inequalities. It needs to show that it is serious." (PRWEB) March 29, 2013 Tariq Drabu, leading Manchester GDC registered dentist and the owner of Langley Dental Practice in Middleton, Manchester has today issued a strong call supporting the fluoridation of public water supplies as part of a dental public health agenda. His call follows the news that in Wales more than four in 10 children are suffering tooth...
NEW YORK, March 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A poorly fact-checked article from a Kansas newspaper is being cited by well-funded advocacy organizations across the country to convince decision-makers, physicians and the public to disregard a peer-reviewed Harvard research paper linking fluoride to lower IQ in children, reports the Fluoride Action Network (FAN). Harvard scientist, Philippe Grandjean, MD, states the newspaper never "checked their information with the authors, even...
Researchers in India have developed a filter system based on a medicinal herb, which they say can quickly and easily remove "fluoride" from drinking water. The technology described in the March issue of the International Journal of Environmental Engineering uses parts of the plant Tridax procumbens as a biocarbon filter for the ion. Drinking water can contain natural fluoride or fluoride might be added as a protective agent for teeth by water companies. However, its presence is not without...
CHICAGO, March 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Healthy eating is key to good health, and that includes mouth health. After all, the mouth is the gateway to the body. The American Dental Association (ADA) serves up these tips in observance of Nutrition Month. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130301/DC69099) Watch that sugar: Common sense, right? But many people don't know that the plaque on your teeth contain bacteria that can cause cavities. The bacteria feed on...
NEW YORK, Jan. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Sixty-eight years ago while experimental trials were still underway, public water supplies were dosed with fluoride chemicals promising to safely reduce tooth decay, put dentists out of business and save millions of dollars on dental care. Current science tells us none of that came to pass; but fluoridation is still celebrated as if it did, reports the Fluoride Action Network (FAN). Paul Connett, PhD, FAN Executive Director says,...
