News Medical | 17 Aug 2016 Water fluoridation prevents dental cavities, which are a costly public health concern. But despite the benefits supplemental water fluoridation remains a controversial subject. Some indicate it may cause long term health problems, but studies reporting side effects have been minimal or inconclusive. The long-term effects of ingested fluoride remain…
Vice | 12 Aug 2016 On the World Wide Web, there are few black holes more enticing to fall down than the great fluoride conspiracy. Some would call it the ramblings of paranoid truth gurus who spend too much time maintaining their dreads and making YouTube videos about Atlantis. Others insist that it’s the largest…
Nelson Mail | 27 July 2016 Nelson Marlborough District Health Board will not discuss water fluoridation despite some members of the public raising concerns. The health board decided it would not discuss the potential fluoridation of the region’s water until government legislation determined who is responsible for the decision. Nelson resident Carleen Reich-Simko addressed advisory committee members of the health board at a…
Scoop | 12 July 2016 Alarm bells have now been raised over the number of children needing general anaesthetic surgeries for dental decay. This must be taken seriously but, the answer is NOT more fluoridation. With only half of NZ fluoridated, and the latest New Zealand research showing there is no difference between the majority…
Stuff | 5 July 2016 A Court of Appeal judge has indicated a reluctance to get into the merits of the fluoridation debate. “We understand today’s orthodoxy may be tomorrow’s heresy. Move on,” Justice Tony Randerson told a lawyer for anti-fluoride campaigners New Health New Zealand. The judge headed a three-member court for two days of appeals…
Vinny Eastwood | 3 Oct 2015 [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDxAO-6rfHM&w=492&h=277] This is a message from Fluoride Free New Zealand www.fluoridefree.org.nz We wish to inform you, the public, about fluoride, But, because of the actions of fluoridationists to prevent us from doing so, We’re forced to explain their methods of argument to you. 1 “If you can’t argue,…
Natural News | 9 May 2016 The California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) recently released a document called Evidence on the Carcinogenicity of Fluoride and Its Salts that highlights the many health hazards caused by the consumption of fluoride. And the Fluoride Action Network (FAN) recently submitted a compilation of…
Scoop | 22 April 2016 New research has confirmed that increased fluoride in water results in reduced intelligence. The research, published in the journal,of environmental monitoring and assessment, found that the higher the fluoride content in water, the lower the IQ of children, and the lower the Body Mass Index, a measure of overall health.…
Scoop | 18 April 2016 Data released by the Ministry of Health today confirm that water fluoridation is having no noticeable effect in reducing tooth decay. Around one in three NZ children have at least one cavity by age 5, and growing up with water fluoridation seems to offer no benefit. Children in areas without…
Scoop | 15 April 2016 With NZ moving towards government enforced water fluoridation, there has never been a more urgent time for open public discussion on a national level. “A national level decision demands national level debate” says Dr. Stan Litras of the dentist group FIND. Dentists from FIND have been presenting evidence at public…