The POLITICO - Health experts bare teeth on fluoride ---
More than 600 scientists and health experts are urging Congress to halt the addition of fluoride to public drinking water until the controversial treatment is proven safe.
In a strong statement Thursday [9 August 2007], the health professionals called upon lawmakers to stop fluoridation in communities across the nation until their safety concerns are reviewed at congressional hearings. The group, the Fluoride Action Network, cited fresh scientific evidence that fluoridation, long promoted to fight tooth decay, is ineffective and carries serious health risks
No hearings on fluoridation are currently planned before any Senate or House committee.
Among the petitioners is Arvid Carlsson, 84, a Swedish scientist best known for his work with the neurotransmitter dopamine and its effects in Parkinson's disease and a co-recipient the 2000 Nobel Prize for Medicine. “Fluoridation is against all principles of modern pharmacology,” he said. “It's really obsolete.” ...more
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2 years ago
Water is my favourite drink, I down many liters a day and I live in an area where it is fluoridated (and suspiciously very little dental provision, fluoride is the cheap option) Shit. A dentist friend always disparaged fluoride concerns, I'm gonna have to look into this more. Jeebus they're gonna be saying heroin is bad next, what?
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