23 December 2001 US SCIENTISTS "STILL COOKIN' THE BOOKS ON FLUORIDE"
Retired academic, T.J.Greene, was intrigued by the official
request for Public Comment on matters of toxicology. "I confidently
expected to find reasonable, understandable science in this document." Instead he found ". . . a plethora of conflicting and unsubstantiated statements. . ." Read his damning indictment
22 December 2001 Water risk report 'sat on', claim Fine Gael
The Irish Government was last night accused of delaying a report into the effects
of water fluoridation on bottle-fed babies because there are fears the report would present a damaging view of
fluoridation. The Irish Examiner 22 December 2001
22 December 2001 Fluoride: Are opinions changing? Two articles in a DENTAL TRADE MAGAZINE under this title: one reporting a legal challenge over fluoridation; the other a case against fluoridation from a leading British toxicologist The Probe December 2001
12 December 2001
Care home's plan to avoid fluoride water.
'It's a slow poison' - says owner of Workington, Cumbria, care home.
Times and Star
, 7 December 2001
11 December 2001
Councils rapped over tap water pollution
In a damning report, the Irish Environmental Protection Agency reveals that
the quality of drinking water is getting worse. And with potentially dangerous
consequenses.
5 October 2001
More evidence of a link between fluoride intake and cancer
Earlier this year a further study was published, confirming a link between
fluoride intake and cancer risk.
5 October 2001
USNIH gives researchers money TO FIND OUT what fluorides are really doing to people.
Despite feeding us fluorides for over half a century,
officialdom is still experimenting on us to find out if fluoride does good or
harm.
5 October 2001
KICK IN THE TEETH FOR MINISTER OF HEALTH
Irish Minister of Health's own local council snubs him by opposing water
fluoridation.
5 October 2001
Drinking ourselves to death
Irish Medical News
questions impartiality and effectiveness of Fluoridation Forum
Fluoride: Can It Do More Harm Than Good?
Daily Mail
4 September 2001
Here is a journalist who does his homework!
25 August 2001
Letter from NPWA President to Medical Research Council Working Group on Fluoridation
about concerns over specific omissions from the NHSCRD Review and that the
pledge in the British government's White Paper have been left unfulfilled.
20 August 2001
Deadly Cures? - Many Medications Pack A Potentially Lethal Dose Of Fluoride
Baycol
, a cholesterol-lowering drug called
Lipobay
in Britain, was recently withdrawn because of serious side effects. It is not
the only dangerous drug. Many others have also been withdrawn. They all have
one thing in common -- they contain fluoride!
11 August 2001
Dental Fluorosis: Smile please - But Don't Say Cheese!
The possible legal consequences of foreseeable dental fluorosis
20 July 2001
The Dangers Posed by Teflon
An article in the latest issue of
Nature
(19 July 2001) highlights the dangers posed by heating teflon. Teflon is the
trade name for the polymer polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) used in electrical
insulating tape; combustion engines; chemical apparatus and tubing designed to
resist attack from most chemicals,
and in non-stick frying pans and other cookware
.
19 July 2001
Irish doctor blows whistle on Fluoridation Forum
In the July 17 issue of the
Irish Medical News
, Dr. Andrew Rynne, who testified before the Fluoridation Forum a couple of
weeks ago, has expressed his concerns about the bias of the members of this
Forum, due to publish its findings this autumn.
19 July 2001
Help defeat fluoridation in Ireland.
In September, the Consumers' Association of Ireland will be voting on a
motion to take a public stance against fluoridation. Please read the views
of the CA's Chairman and take the time to forward your support
Ireland, 16 July 2001
Fluoride Free Water press release
MEATH DEMANDS CHOICE TO BE FLUORIDE FREE
County Meath now joins Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Kildare, Clare and Dublin
Corporation, in calling for the Minister of Health to return the power to
fluoridate to local government.
Tuesday, July 3rd, 2001.
Irish Independant
Most submissions to forum are anti-fluoridation
The majority of people who made submissions to the Forum on Water Fluoridation
have objected to fluoride in the public water supply.
Irish Independent,
Sat June 30, 2001
Tapping into fury over fluoride
Pressure continues to mount on the Irish Government to bring the
controversial practice of water fluoridation to an end.
27 June 2001
Moratorium on Requirement to Fluoridate Drinking Water
Last year, Israel's Parliament passed a bill which ordered
every public water supply in Israel to add fluoride to the water. Now they have
had second thoughts.
June 25th 2001
Kildare councillors reveal alarmingly high fluoride intake
Samples submitted to a UK testing laboratory by Kildare councillors confirm
that people are overloaded with fluoride.
25 June 2001
The Item
Bishopville to stop adding fluoride to water
Bishopville will discontinue adding fluoride to its water, a practice that
started more than 30 years ago
"If they could prove we knew it was harmful and didn't do anything about it,
the lawsuits could wipe out a town like this."
21 June 2001
Coloradoan News
New panel to review fluoridation
Fort Collins, Colorado, city water board recommends the city
stop fluoridating its water supply.
19 June 2001
DENVER POST
Fluoridation foes bare teeth
Fluoridated in 1969, Boulder, Colorado, is having a rethink.
21 June 2001
Irish Independent
Probe into baby formula fluoride
The Irish Food Authority is carrying out a risk assessment on the use of
fluoridated water in making up infant formula.
19th June 2001
Seanad Eireann
STATEMENT BY SENATOR AVRIL DOYLE
NO TO FLUORIDATED WATER IN INFANT FORMULA
17 June 2001
The York Review - more misinformation from the BFS in British Dental Journal
The
British Dental Journal
is as culpable as the BFS with its selective reporting on the York Review's
findings.
1 June 2001
Why is the British Fluoridation Society afraid of the truth?
If the fluoride used in drinking water really is as wholesome as the BFS claim,
why do they have to hide behind misleading euphemisms?
25 May 2001
UNICEF says
"We purposely fluoridate a range of everyday products, notably toothpaste and
drinking water, because for decades we have believed that fluoride in small
doses has no adverse effects on health to offset its proven benefits in
preventing dental decay. But more and more scientists are now seriously
questioning the benefits of fluoride, even in small amounts. This paper gives a
brief introduction to fluoride issues, particularly as they relate to the
quality of drinking water."
Read the full paper
May 15, 2001
The toxic toothpaste
Fluoride is good for teeth but it can also be harmful.
The Times
1 May 2001
Tooth Decay Is Back - Fluoride's No Help
National Institutes of Health say "Tooth decay is back -- it's worse than ever
-- it's coming to a tooth near you." Fluoride does not help.
Press release, 1 May 2001
US GOVERNMENT AGENCIES SAY THAT FLUORIDE IN DRINKING WATER INCREASES THE TOXICITY OF ALUMINIUM.
Aluminium and
fluoride in water could be responsible for the alarming increase in Alzheimer's
Disease and pre-senile dementia
5 March 2001
Kids brush up on good teeth
Tooth decay was reduced by FIFTY PERCENT among the children. So, using a little
common sense, the canny Scots have shown that it CAN be done - without water
fluoridation.
Glasgow Evening Times
28 January 2001
Big Brother - has he finally arrived?
The Government plans to make independent scrutiny of the National Health
Service a criminal offence, says a report from
The Observer
.
27 January 2001
Fluoridators caught with their pants down
British fluoridators have been playing fast and loose with scientific evidence,
failing to apply the rigorous standards they require of others to their own pet
projects. Article from the
Financial Times
, London.
21 January 2001
Children to get fluoride in school milk
The Independent
reports that Local authorities are planning to give schoolchildren in a dozen
school nursery and infant schools in South Yorkshire "dental milk"
which has been treated with fluoride.
January 16, 2001
Second Largest Political Party in Ireland Calls for Ban on Fluoridation
Yesterday it was announced that Ireland's second largest political party,
Fine Gael, was calling for a BAN on water fluoridation! Here is the Irish
Independent's report.
14 January 2001
Forest Council confirms anti-fluoridation stand.
New Forest District Council has re-affirmed its opposition to the fluoridation
of local drinking water. Councillors agreed that fluoridation of drinking
water was a "revocation of people's right to choice".
2 January 2001
US ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL EXPECTED TO OPPOSE ARSENIC-LACED WATER FLUORIDATION CHEMICALS
Many studies show that low concentrations of Arsenic in drinking water
cause cancers. Fluoridation chemicals are the largest source of arsenic
in water. Scientists are expected to call for measures to reduce arsenic
in water.
