Tag Archives: public health

Cognitive Dissonance

Posted on July 11, 2011 by
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Fluoride & Fluoridation – One Veteran Dentist’s View

Posted on June 1, 2011 by
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US Committee Calls for a “Phase-out” of Dental Amalgam

Posted on April 8, 2011 by

More good news this week from Consumers for Dental Choice: the US Mercury Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee has called for the phase-out of dental amalgam. The Committee is part of an international effort to prepare a global, legally binding treaty on … Continue reading →

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Confused about Fluoride?

Posted on February 4, 2011 by

Recently, the US Department of Health and Human Services recommended lowering the “recommended” amount of fluoride in public water sources due to rising rates of dental fluorosis, and the Environmental Protection Agency released a research review showing an increased risk … Continue reading →

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As If We Needed Another Reason to Oppose Fluoridation…

Posted on March 15, 2010 by

Perhaps Nobel Prize Laureate in Medicine Arvid Carlsson put it best: “Fluoridation is against all principles of modern pharmacology. It’s really obsolete.” It’s also risky, with health effects ranging from fluorosis to any number of physical illnesses and problems. The … Continue reading →

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County of Hawaii Directors Say “No” to Mandatory Vaccination

Posted on January 8, 2010 by

Kudos to the Big Island of Hawaii Council for doing its part to ensure freedom of choice in health care decisions: Department of Health officials in Hawaii were overruled by County of Hawaii directors supporting a resolution favoring First Amendment … Continue reading →

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Stat!: Parents & the H1N1 Vaccine

Posted on October 19, 2009 by

Percent of American parents concerned about side effects of the H1N1 vaccine: 72   izahorsky/Flickr   Percent who say they would let their kids get H1N1 vaccinations at school: 59 Percent who wouldn’t allow it: 38   Source: SF Chronicle/AP

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Vaccine Nation

Posted on September 9, 2009 by

 

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More Mercury in the Blood & Other News of Note

Posted on September 7, 2009 by

Mercury Found in Blood of 1/3 of American Women (Environment News Service) The level of inorganic mercury in the blood of American women has been increasing since 1999 and it is now found in the blood of one in three … Continue reading →

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Protecting Businesses at the Expense of Health

Posted on August 24, 2009 by

Should anyone doubt that money can trump health policy, witness what happened to the head of the Bay County (Florida) Health Department: Via CBS News: A 38-year-old former Army doctor who served in Iraq, [Dr. Jason] Newsom returned home to … Continue reading →

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