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Harvard Study on Fluoride & Neurotoxicity: Not What it Seems

November 25th, 2013 Fluoride and Public Health, Fluoride Dangers, What the Experts Say about Fluoride

In October 2012, Environmental Health Perspectives published an article entitled “Developmental Fluoride Neurotoxicity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis” that noted “the possibility of an adverse effect of high fluoride exposure on children’s neurodevelopment.” Anti-fluoride groups often cite this finding out of context. Here are four important observations that the Campaign for Dental Health research team […]

The EPA Rejects Anti-Fluoride Petition

August 19th, 2013 Fluoride in the News

For the past 15 years, Bill Hirzy has attacked community water fluoridation. When he first began this crusade, he worked for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This year, Hirzy (no longer an EPA employee) worked from the outside and filed a petition with the agency, asking it to prohibit a form of fluoride called Hydrofluorosilicic […]

U.S. Department of Defense Salutes Fluoride

May 6th, 2013 Fluoride and Public Health

A memorandum issued in March 2013 by a senior official with the U.S. Department of Defense outlines plans to ensure that all military personnel have access to fluoridated water. The memo reports that the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs “has determined that providing optimally fluoridated water at DoD installations helps to improve and […]

The Truth About Fluoride Additives

April 16th, 2013 Fluoride and Public Health, What the Experts Say about Fluoride

Opponents of fluoridation make a long list of claims about fluoridated water, but they don’t reflect the scientific evidence that has been gathered over the years. For example, anti-fluoride groups try to create fear among the public by asserting that the fluoride additives used in fluoridation are dangerous because they contain arsenic. But, according to […]