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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.

Kidney Foundation Drops Fluoridation Support

2008-06-09T10:46:52Z

Fluoride May Damage Bones of Kidney
Patients

New York – June 9 – The National Kidney Foundation withdrew its
support of water fluoridation citing the 2006 National Research
Council (NRC) report indicating that kidney patients are more
susceptible to fluoride’s bone and teeth-damaging effects.

Federal Statistics Show Fluoridation has Failed – Officials Promote It Anyway

2008-05-21T16:08:33Z

Fluoridation is not lowering tooth decay according to US Centers for
Disease Control (CDC) statistics. (1)

Man-made fluoride chemicals are added to 2/3 of US water supplies
ostensibly to reduce tooth decay to levels found in people consuming
naturally fluoridated water. This began in 1945 and promised a 60 –

Fluoride-Induced Spots on Teeth Harm Kids' Self-Esteem, says Dental Journal

2008-04-14T13:31:46Z

New York - April 14, 2008 -- Fluoride exposure is rising and causing
children's tooth imperfections, ranging from white spots to brownish
discolorations and pitting (fluorosis), dentist Elivir Dincer reports
in the New York State Dental Journal. (1)

"Such changes in the tooth's appearance can affect the child's self-

Fluoride May Damage the Brain, New Report Says

2008-02-28T11:30:01Z

New York - February 26, 2008 -- "It is not clear that the benefits of
adding fluoride to drinking water outweigh risks of neurodevelopment
or other effects such as dental fluorosis," according to an Institute
for Children's Environmental Health report. (1)

Fluoride chemicals are added to 2/3 of U.S. public water supplies

Fluoridation's Unhappy Birthday

2008-01-25T11:52:53Z

New York - January 25 2008 -- Sixty-three years ago, January 25,
1945, sodium fluoride was slowly poured into Grand Rapids, Michigan's
public water supply to prove that fluoridation reduces children's
tooth decay. Nearby Muskegon was left fluoridation-free as the
experiment's control city for comparison purposes.

"Second Thoughts about Fluoride," reports Scientific American

2008-01-02T16:03:46Z

New York - January 2, 2008 -- "Some recent studies suggest that over-
consumption of fluoride can raise the risks of disorders affecting
teeth, bones, the brain and the thyroid gland," reports Scientific
American editors (January 2008). "Scientific attitudes toward
fluoridation may be starting to shift," writes author Dan Fagin.

Groups Push Fluoridation for Long Island NY Despite Evidence of Harm

2007-11-29T10:13:26Z

Old Bethpage - November 27, 2007 - Ignoring scientific evidence of
harm, a coalition of Nassau and Suffolk Dental Societies and the
Nassau County Department of Health wants to institute fluoridation on
Long Island, according to the Nassau County Dental Society Bulletin
(November-December 2006) and a Nassau County Health Department report

Fluoridation Never Proven Safe or Effective & Possibly Unethical, Reports British Medical Journal

2007-10-08T18:44:04Z

New York - October 8 2007 - Researchers reporting in the Oct 6 British
Medical Journal (BMJ) indicate that fluoridation, touted as a safe
cavity preventive, never was proven safe or effective and may be
unethical. (1)
Cavity rates declined equally in fluoridated and non-fluoridated
European countries. "This trend has occurred regardless of the

Fluoride Damages the Thyroid, Report Shows

2007-09-24T11:09:55Z

New York - September 24, 2007 -- There is clear evidence that small
amounts of fluoride, at or near levels added to U.S. water supplies,
present potential risks to the thyroid gland, according to the
National Research Council's (NRC) first-ever published review of the
fluoride/thyroid literature.(A)

Dentists Spread False Fluoride Data

2007-08-21T21:59:16Z

ADA Distributing Misleading Information on Two Federal Fluoride
Reports, Says Fluoride Action Network
NEW YORK, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Fluoride Action
Network (FAN) charges the American Dental Association (ADA) with
circulating false and misleading information in its newsletter (8/15)

Dentists & Others Urge BAN on Fluoridaiton

2007-08-11T10:30:05Z

End Fluoridation, say 600 Physicians, Dentists, Scientists, and
Environmentalists
New York - August 9 - In a statement released today, over 600
professionals are urging Congress to stop water fluoridation until
Congressional hearings are conducted. They cite new scientific
evidence that fluoridation, long promoted to fight tooth decay, is

New Fluoride Supplement Warning

2007-07-17T00:32:59Z

New York - July 16, 2007 -- Fluoride supplements put children six and
under at significant risk of permanently discolored teeth, according
to a review of studies recently posted on the American Dental
Association's (ADA) web site in their new section, "evidence-based
dentistry," for dentists and their patients. (1)

Fluoride No Benefit to Low-Income Americans, studies show

2007-05-22T10:55:39Z

New York - May 22 -- Even when fluoridated water is the most consumed
item, cavities are extensive when diets are poor, according to Caries
Research.(1)
Burt and colleagues studied low-income African-American adults, 14-
years-old and over, living in Detroit, Michigan, where water suppliers
add fluoride chemicals attempting to prevent cavities. Yet, 83%of this