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AI-assisted summaryLeesburg City Commission reversed its decision to fluoridate the city's water due to public opinion and political trends.The reversal comes amidst a growing trend of anti-fluoride sentiment, including from the state surgeon general and newly appointed U.S. Secretary of ...

By Anne Blythe Most North Carolina households that are hooked up to community water systems have fluoride in their drinking water. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention compiled by the United Health Foundation shows that in 2022 ...

The anti-fluoride movement may be trickling into Texas. Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller called on Gov. Greg Abbott and the Texas legislature to enact a statewide ban on fluoride and other additives in public water. "While we work to expand ...

Fluoride didn’t make much of a splash in the public eye when fluoridation trials began in 1945. The first run only reached about 232,000 Americans at the time. Nearly a decade later, the number of Americans receiving fluoridated tap water ...

Fluoridated drinking water has come under fire in recent days, targeted by local activists and Cabinet member Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Medical consensus says fluoride is harmless at levels found in drinking water and helps prevent tooth decay.Opposition to fluoride hinges ...

This story is from The Pulse, a weekly health and science podcast. Find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. When Bill Osmunson was in high school in 1966, he studied for a time in Europe ...

AYESHA RASCOE, HOST:Skepticism about putting fluoride in drinking water has been around for a long time. Some of it is based on evidence and some on conspiracy theories. One of the most prominent critics is Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the ...

February 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM(Reuters) - Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who heads the Department of Health and Human Services, has said U.S. President Donald Trump will call for an end to adding fluoride to public water supplies. Trump has ...

The bill that would remove fluoride from Arkansas water failed to pass. However, lawmakers say that this won't be their last attempt. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Fluoride is a naturally occurring mineral that is often credited with preventing tooth decay, ...

For generations, some have questioned the safety of ingesting drinking water containing fluoride. They’ve been mocked, called tin foil hat-wearing conspiracy theorists and worse. Even Stanley Kubrick’s classic “Dr. Strangelove” could not resist having the deranged Gen. Jack D. Ripper ...

I have to admit. I was surprised by this week's fluoridation vote in Delray Beach.In what has become a trend of late — local communities suddenly deciding to stop putting fluoride in their drinking water — Delray Beach became a ...

Fluoride in drinking water has become a controversial topic in the US, especially after Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump's nomination to lead the US Department of Health and Human Services, wrote this on X: "On January 20, the Trump ...

Like radon in our basements and alar in our apples from a few years back, Treasure Coast communities are confronting a "new" potential problem that's both invisible and poorly understood:Fluoride in our water supply.Some, but not all, utility companies in ...

AI-assisted summaryDelray Beach commissioners voted 3-2 to keep fluoride in the city's water system.Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo urged the commission to stop adding fluoride, citing potential health risks.The American Dental Association maintains that water fluoridation is safe and ...

Delray Beach had the chance to scrap fluoridation. It didn't. Commissioners in a 3-2 vote decided to continue adding fluoride to the city's drinking water, even after Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo tried to convince them that the chemical was ...

From Camden and Cherry Hill to Trenton and the Jersey Shore, what about life in New Jersey do you want WHYY News to cover? Let us know. Dr. Elisa Velazquez said the number of young patients she sees with cavities ...

This article has been updated to include figures from a Juneau, AK study on the removal of fluoride from public water. GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Grand Rapids has a unique claim to fame - it was the first city in ...

SINGAPORE – A recent controversial US government study has found that children exposed to higher fluoride levels have lower IQ levels, reigniting debate over whether the widespread practice of adding the cavity-reducing mineral to drinking water should continue. Published in ...

Water fluoridation transformed dental care, saved billions of dollars, and inspired an iconic scene in a Hollywood satire ("Dr. Strangelove"). Yet, some eight decades after it was first introduced, fluoridation is still the subject of conspiracy theories and political posturing ...

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