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News Releases generated by the New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation and other like-minded groups.
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Study Proves Fluoridation is Money Down the Drain
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New York – Sept 2009 -- Children’s cavity rates are similar whether
water is fluoridated or not, according to data published in the July
2009 Journal of the American Dental Association by dentist J.V. Kumar
of the NY State Health Department (1).
In 2008, New York City spent approximately $24 million on water... more »
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Fluoride/Cancer Link is Plausible, studies show
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"Fluoride appears to have the potential to initiate or promote
cancers, particularly of the bone...," according to the most recent
and extensive review of fluoride toxicology by the prestigious
National Research Council (NRC). (1)
Fluoride chemicals are added to about 70% of public water supplies... more »
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Fluoride in Your Water? GET IT OUT
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New York – June 21 -- Water suppliers nationwide, in the US, are
required to supply consumers with annual Water Quality Reports or
Consumer Confidence Reports at least once a year at around this
time.
“Consumers should take this yearly opportunity to check their water
fluoride levels,” says attorney Paul Beeber, President, New York State... more »
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Fluoride Supplements: Another Ineffective Drug with Unwanted Side Effects
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New York - June 2 -- "There is weak and inconsistent evidence that the
use of fluoride supplements prevents dental caries [cavities] in
primary teeth," according to a systematic review of fluoride
supplement research published in the November 2008 Journal of the
American Dental Association.
The authors could find only one study, from China, showing any... more »
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Another Study Links Fluoride to Bone Cancer
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New York April 29, 2009 – Blood fluoride levels were significantly
higher in patients with osteosarcoma than in control groups, according
to research published in Biological Trace Element Research (April
2009). Osteosarcoma, a rare bone cancer, occurs mostly in children
and young adults
Randhu and colleagues measured serum fluoride levels in three equal... more »
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Cancer Causing Toxins in Fluoride Chemicals
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New York -- April 12, 2009 -- Traces of arsenic, copper, lead and
other impurities are found in chemicals used to fluoridate public
water supplies, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
(1)
Controversial fluoridation schemes are promoted by special-interest
groups such as the American Dental Association (ADA) which claims... more »
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APHA Misleads Americans about Fluoridation
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New York – March 3 -- The American Public Health Association’s (APHA)
new Fluoridation Position Statement is based on many documents that
neither support nor evaluate fluoridation’s safety and/or
effectiveness as it claims. (1)
APHA asserts, “All of these reviews have found CWF [Community Water... more »
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Study: Fluoridation Benefits Doubtful
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New York – January 9 -- Achieving cavity-free status has little to do
with fluoride intake, reports a study in the Fall 2008 Journal of
Public Health Dentistry.
The ongoing Iowa Fluoride Study (IFS) begun in 1992, follows a cohort
of children from birth. Researchers measure fluoride use and... more »
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Fluoride & Dentistry: Big Losers on Election Day
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New York – November 14, 2008 -- Fifty-three cities rejected
fluoridation in referenda held in four states on November 4, 2008,
according to the Fluoride Action Network (FAN).
Lobbied by the Nebraska Dental Association and supported by the
American Dental Association (ADA), the Nebraska legislature passed a... more »
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