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Study Links Fluoride to Premature Births

2009-11-12T21:09:29Z

November 12, 2009 -- State University of New York (SUNY) researchers
found more premature births in fluoridated than non-fluoridated
upstate New York communities, according to a presentation made at the
American Public Health Association’s annual meeting on November 9,
2009 in Philadelphia. (1)

Studies: All Infant Formula Contains Fluoride at Tooth-Discoloring Levels

2009-10-21T13:24:10Z

New York – October 2009 – All infant formulas, whether ready-to-feed,
concentrated or organic, contain fluoride at levels which can discolor
developing teeth, reports the October 2009 Journal of the American
Dental Association (JADA) (1).

Fluoride, added to some bottled and public water supplies ostensibly

Study Proves Fluoridation is Money Down the Drain

2009-09-29T12:24:11Z

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

Fluoride/Cancer Link is Plausible, studies show

2009-07-09T10:34:33Z

"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

Fluoride in Your Water? GET IT OUT

2009-06-21T11:52:14Z

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

Fluoride Supplements: Another Ineffective Drug with Unwanted Side Effects

2009-06-02T14:16:21Z

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

Another Study Links Fluoride to Bone Cancer

2009-04-29T11:38:24Z

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

Cancer Causing Toxins in Fluoride Chemicals

2009-04-12T11:46:42Z

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

APHA Misleads Americans about Fluoridation

2009-03-03T14:18:40Z

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

Study: Fluoridation Benefits Doubtful

2009-01-09T12:34:01Z

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

Fluoride & Dentistry: Big Losers on Election Day

2008-11-15T13:41:26Z

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

Physicians' Group Opposes Fluoride in Tap Water

2008-10-17T12:02:05Z

Physicians' Group Opposes Fluoride in Tap Water

New York - October 2008 – “Fluoridation of drinking water is
scientifically untenable, and should not be part of a public health
initiative or program,” says the Canadian Association of Physicians
for the Environment (CAPE) in a new published statement.

Fluoridation and Tea Don’t Mix, Studies Continue to Show

2008-09-25T09:25:56Z

Fluoridation puts tea drinkers at risk of damaged bones, discolored
teeth and soft tissue harm.

Tea has naturally high fluoride levels. Excess fluoride can weaken
bones and discolor children’s un-erupted teeth. When fluoridated water
is used to make tea, fluoride levels consumed can be health damaging.

Fluoride Lowers IQ, studies show

2008-08-16T14:54:15Z

New York – August 16, 2008 - Dr. Vyvyan Howard, a prominent fetal
toxicologist said in a recent Canadian TV interview that current
brain/fluoride research convinces him that we should stop water
fluoridation.

Dr. Howard, President of the International Society of Doctors for the
Environment and Senior Lecturer, Developmental Toxico-Pathology,

Fluoride's Impact on Brain - Focus of Two Conferences

2008-08-01T09:56:06Z

New science indicating fluoride’s dangers to the brain
and other organs will be presented by prominent fluoride research
scientists during back-to-back conferences of the International
Society for Fluoride Research (ISFR) and the Fluoride Action Network
(FAN) in Toronto August 7-11, 2008.