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Water fluoridation is a contentious issue with as many supporters as it has critics. Arveen Bajaj weighs up the pros and cons. Download PDF In July 2003, the House of Lords allowed local health authorities to consult with communities over whether their water should be fluoridated taking this key …
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Utah has become the first state in the U.S. to ban adding fluoride to its public drinking water systems as concerns about the decades-long practice continue to grow, fueled in part by the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement.Republican Gov. Spencer …
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Over the past 70-some years, few substances have been more studied than fluoride, and the conclusion is always the same: Fluoridation is safe, and prevents cavities.ALASTAIR PIKE André Picard is a health reporter and columnist for The Globe and Mail. His most recent book is Matters of Life and …
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Agence France-PresseAug 21, 2019 07:41:36 IST A study published Monday linked consumption of fluoridated tap water during pregnancy to lower IQ scores in infants, a finding at odds with decades of public health messaging extolling the mineral’s benefits in reducing cavities. Several outside experts …
Read MoreA new study suggests that mothers who drink fluoridated water during pregnancy (which shows up in their urine) may be giving birth to kids who have slightly lower IQs. The finding held true in boys, but not girls. The American Academy of Pediatrics still recommends that kids drink fluoridated tap …
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Welcome to Impact Factor, your weekly dose of commentary on a new medical study. I’m Dr F. Perry Wilson. Usually, as studies come across my desk, I say, “Oh, that one is interesting” and dig in to see if it’s worth spending a few minutes of your time on. This week, I saw this study[1] appearing in …
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Topline Utah’s Republican Gov. Spencer Cox signed a law to prohibit fluoride in public drinking water amid a recent surge of concern over the mineral additive—despite decades of backing by public health officials—fueled in part by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claims of its potential …
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ToplineHealth and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Monday he will tell the Centers for Disease and Prevention to stop recommending fluoride in drinking water, the Associated Press reported—following through on a promise he made while campaigning with President Donald Trump. Key …
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A study just published in JAMA Pediatrics found an association between mothers drinking fluoridated… [+] water during pregnancy and the child’s subsequent IQ scores. (Photo: Getty Images) Getty Many communities have long put fluoride in drinking water to prevent tooth decay. But if you Google …
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Dozens of cities in the United States and Canada, such as Portland, Ore., and Vancouver, do not add fluoride to city water. Elsewhere in the United States, fluoridation is the norm. As of 2014, per CDC data, two-thirds of people in the United States had fluoride in their drinking water. In 2015, to …
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