US towns plunge into debates about fluoride in water
NEW YORK — For about 50 years, adding cavity-preventing fluoride to drinking water was a popular public health measure in Yorktown, a leafy town north of New York City. But in September, the town’s supervisor used his emergency powers to stop the practice.
98% of Illinois residents drink water with fluoride. Why is this mineral’s longtime role being rethought?
One of the most common elements on Earth, fluoride is naturally present in human bodies and water, and common in toothpaste and mouthwash. And for decades, the mineral has been added to the water supplies of thousands of communities across the United ...
Here's everything you need to know about the benefits and the risks of this common but controversial natural element.
The fluoride wars go back to the 1940s, when opponents called it a conflict over civil rights, not public health.
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Winter Haven’s fluoride decision based on flawed research As a retired dentist who practiced in Polk County for ...
Florida's surgeon general, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, cited developmental concerns from higher levels of fluoride than are found in ...
The state’s top health official cited controversial studies that suggest the widely hailed public health practice poses a ...
Florida's Surgeon General spoke on Winter Haven's community water systems, a week after the City Commission voted to remove ...
Self-reported data from 2023 estimate that over 70 percent of Florida residents on community water systems receive ...
Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo issued guidance Friday recommending that communities throughout the state stop ...
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"Fluoride is presumed to be a cognitive neurodevelopment hazard to humans" - U.S. Dept. H&HS NTSThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Toxicology Program acknowledged that fluoride is "presumed to be ...
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