Becky McCall March 04, 2015 Higher levels of fluoride in drinking water appear to be associated with an increased risk for hypothyroidism in a new study from England, raising concerns about the validity of community fluoridation of water as a safe public-health measure. In particular, when a comparison was drawn between the West Midlands, a completely fluoridated […]
Exposure to fluoridated water and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder prevalence among children and adolescents in the United States: an ecological association Ashley J Malin* and Christine Till Environmental Health 2015, 14:17 doi:10.1186/s12940-015-0003-1 Published: 27 February 2015 Abstract (provisional) Background Epidemiological and animal-based studies have suggested that prenatal and postnatal fluoride exposure has adverse effects on […]
The Lancet Volume 13, No. 3, p330–338, March 2014 Dr Philippe Grandjean, MD Summary Neurodevelopmental disabilities, including autism, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, dyslexia, and other cognitive impairments, affect millions of children worldwide, and some diagnoses seem to be increasing in frequency. Industrial chemicals that injure the developing brain are among the known causes for this rise […]
Posted on February 10, 2014 by WashingtonsBlog Full Story Government and Top University Studies: Fluoride Lowers IQ and Causes Other Health Problems The Harvard School for Public Health reports: In a meta-analysis, researchers from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and China Medical University in Shenyang for the first time combined 27 studies and found strong […]
“Everyone has the opportunity to use (fluoride) topically as a toothpaste if they wish,” he said. “Every doctor I go to knows they can’t force a patient to take a medicine without their informed consent.”
Citing health concerns, the Supreme Court of Israel has ruled that the nation will stop fluoridating its water supplies in 2014. It’s ironic that as one of the most developed nations in the world, the United States is slow to follow suit of other nations that recognize the dangers of feeding the population various foods […]
Published: Apr 11, 2013 By Kristina Fiore , Staff Writer, MedPage Today Action Points This is a double-blind, placebo controlled trial designed to evaluate the bone effects of several doses of fluoride in postmenopausal women with osteopenia. The study found no effect of fluorides compared with placebo on bone mineral density. Low-dose fluoride didn’t […]
July 25, 2012 — For years health experts have been unable to agree on whether fluoride in the drinking water may be toxic to the developing human brain. Extremely high levels of fluoride are known to cause neurotoxicity in adults, and negative impacts on memory and learning have been reported in rodent studies, but little […]