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Gordon Brown dodges fluoride question

admin — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:34:09 +0000

Prime Minister Gordon Brown dodged the issue of fluoridation of Southampton’s tap water when he visited the city on his campaign trail this week.

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Test chemicals in fluoride, demand protesters

admin — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:15:43 +0000

The anti-fluoride lobby is calling for fluoride to be licensed as a medicine in another bid to ban it from the nation’s tap water.

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Experts changing minds on fluoride

admin — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:25:41 +0000

Dr Hardy Limeback, associate professor and head of preventive dentistry, University of Toronto who was previously for water fluoridation in 1999 changed his views after reading the available scientific papers.

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No evidence of dental benefits of fluoridation

admin — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:14:55 +0000

A few more observations on water fluoridation.

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Should Selenium be added to our daily bread?

admin — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:39:45 +0000

There has been a big fight in some areas against putting fluoride into our water to improve teeth.

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Fluoride will make us fat!

admin — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 19:50:06 +0000

The water fluoridation issue has reared its head again and a few observations on the issue for readers to think about might be of interest if they are asked to vote on the issue.

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Threat to fluoridation in the north

admin — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:36:02 +0000

A legal attempt to overturn a decision to fluoridate Southampton’s water supply could disrupt moves to explore a similar process in the north west of England.

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Council defends flouride in milk

admin — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:14:32 +0000

COUNCIL officers and health chiefs have defended the introduction of fluoridated milk into 36 Sheffield primary schools.

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Plans to fluoridate other parts of the UK have been put on hold…

admin — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:06:08 +0000

…because of the campaign against the scheme in Hampshire.

Health bosses have postponed a consultation on a scheme to fluoridate parts of the north-west to wait for the results of a legal challenge against the decision to add the chemical to water supplies in and around Southampton.

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Rhodri backs brushing off the VAT on fluoride toothpaste

admin — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:10:21 +0000

A WELSH campaign to scrap VAT on fluoride toothpaste has won the backing of First Minister Rhodri Morgan. It is hoped that the Welsh Assembly Government will now put pressure on Chancellor Alistair Darling to remove the 17.5% tax.

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From: icWales.