MLive.com, Jen Eyer
Published June 10, 2008

Will the city that became the first in the world to fluoridate its drinking water decide to discontinue use of the chemical?

Grand Rapids has been fluoridating its tap water since 1945, but now some city officials say they’re studying the question because of increased concerns over the potential long-term effects of exposure to what some consider a toxic chemical.

Corky Overmyer, the city’s director of sustainability, said officials are working with scientists at Grand Valley State University and other water quality specialists to determine whether to continue adding fluoride to the city’s water supply. Read the rest of this entry »

Folsom Telegraph
Published July 23, 2008

Over 1,750 professionals signed a statement 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 ineffective and has serious health risks. See statement: http://www.fluorideaction.org/statement.august.2007.html Read the rest of this entry »

Health Canada Calls For Reduced Levels In Tap Water

Sarnia Observer, Jack Poirier
Published July 31, 2008

Municipal officials are once again being asked to wade into the fluoride controversy in light of a new Health Canada study calling for reduced levels of the cavity-fighter in drinking water.

Point Edward Mayor Dick Kirkland said he will ask that flouride be removed entirely from drinking water at the August committee meeting of the Lambton Area Water Supply System (LAWSS). Read the rest of this entry »

Context - Food and drinking water typically contain at least small amounts of fluorides. They occur in the environment both naturally and as a result of human activities.

Fluorides are commonly added to dental products – and sometimes to tap water – to prevent cavities.

Under what conditions can fluoride exposure be beneficial or detrimental to human health?

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January 13, 2010
News Release

The Lillie Center, Inc.
P.O. Box 839 Ellijay, GA 30540
Ph: 706-669-0786 Fax: 706-635-8170
Web: www.thelilliecenter.com

A First-Ever Project Benefiting Disproportionately Harmed Citizens and Other Groups

Background: The Lillie Center Inc. is a small public health training firm that has expended more than 7,000 hours of uncompensated staff time over five years toward the goal of ending the harmful practice of water fluoridation. Our approach has been to use as ammunition the little-known data of government, private sector, and dental organizations that document harm from fluorides. Using this approach, we were instrumental in causing the National Kidney Foundation to withdraw its name from the American Dental Association’s list of water fluoridation supporters in 2008.

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Law firm seeking contact with anyone, particularly parents of children, who has dental fluorosis

Experts are questioning whether we are consuming too much fluoride, and some are fighting to remove it from tap water.

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