F.A.N.'s Fluoride Blog

Fluoride debate flares in Ireland

F.A.N. — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 15:26:56 +0000

The Green Party has said it would end the fluoridation of the State's water supplies if elected to Government.

Health spokesman John Gormley said that water fluoridation had reached its sell-by date and that the latest international research meant that the practice was no longer tenable.

Fluoride and Bone Cancer: Is Harvard Professor Hiding a Link?

F.A.N. — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 00:26:22 +0000

Medical Hotseat: Water Fluoridation/Fluoride

F.A.N. — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 17:39:20 +0000

In 2004, the Discovery Health channel in Canada aired the following forum on the risks/benefits of fluoride and fluoridation. The forum features Dr Euan Swan of the Canadian Dental Association, Dr. David Locker of the University of Toronto, and Dr. Paul Connett of Fluoride Action Network.

Don't Swallow Your Fluoride Toothpaste!

F.A.N. — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 02:53:22 +0000

The documentary "Don't Swallow Your Toothpaste" is now available on Google Video. Produced by Bob Woffinden (of the Guardian newspaper), the program first aired in England on June 19, 1997. It provides an excellent summary of the fluoride issue.

The Fluoride Deception Video (Now on Google Video)

F.A.N. — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 23:38:42 +0000

"Top 10 Fluoride Papers of the Year"

F.A.N. — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 23:33:15 +0000

Over the past year, many important papers on fluoride toxicity have been published in the peer-reviewed scientific literature. To see a list of the "Top 10" papers published in 2006 and early 2007, click here

2006: A milestone year in the fluoride campaign!

F.A.N. — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 19:09:33 +0000

In 2006, the Fluoride Action Network made significant strides in our mission to broaden public awareness about fluoride and to end water fluoridation. We come to you at the end of this memorable year to express our gratitude to the many people who made our work possible -- and to ask for your support as we start a new year. Read more...

More Communities Ending Fluoridation

F.A.N. — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 19:51:00 +0000

Legislators and officials are responding to newly published evidence of fluoride's adverse effects and rejecting fluoridation.

This December, Juneau, Alaska and Martin County, Florida voted fluoride out of their drinking water. A Tennessee state legislator urged water companies to stop fluoridation. And the Vermont Department of Health sent a fluoridation warning to all Vermont dentists and pediatricians. Read more...

Ask Wal-Mart to Stop Selling Fluoride "Nursery Water" to Babies

F.A.N. — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 15:05:12 +0000

There have been several important developments this past week, with all of them relating to the American Dental Association’s Nov 9th concession that children under 1 year of age should not receive fluoridated water.

First and foremost, FAN has launched a major online petition – in conjunction with the Environmental Working Group (EWG) - to pressure Wal-Mart to stop selling “Nursery Water.” (Nursery Water is a brand of fluoridated bottled water that is specifically marketed to young infants!).

Please ask Wal-Mart to stop this unsafe practice by signing our online petition . We’re going to need thousands of signatures to make an effective impression, so *please* help spread the word by emailing the petition to as many friends and like-minded groups as possible.

Other good developments:

Mothering Magazine published an article earlier this week detailing the reasons why babies should avoid fluoride. The article, submitted by FAN and EWG, can be read online here.

Also, Dan Stockin from Tennessee has managed to get some tremendous media coverage from key media outlets there. You can read, and watch, this coverage at our homepage (see links below main headline).

Underscoring the important implications of ADA’s recommendation, a water utility in Alabama announced this week that they were ending their fluoridation program based in part on their concerns about exposing babies to fluoride. Hopefully more courageous water utilities will follow suit.

Ok, so that’s it for now. I will be sending more information about other recent developments shortly, including the recent decision by the city council of Juneau (the capital city of Alaska) to end their long-standing fluoridation program. You can read more about this decision here.

Please remember to sign our petition to Wal-Mart, and email it to your friends. It is available online at:
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/walmart/

Protecting the brain or the teeth?

F.A.N. — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 05:20:56 +0000

A paper published last week in The Lancet describes fluoride as "an emerging neurotoxic substance" with the potential to damage the developing brain. Yet further reason why infants should not be exposed to fluoride. Read more...