Linking the decision made by the United States Department of Health and Human Services
to lower the recommended level of fluoride added to drinking water to the effectiveness of …

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fluoride in drinking water—four milligrams per liter (mg/L)—should be lowered because of …

On June 29, 2000, Dr. J. William Hirzy, Vice-President of the National Treasury Employees
Union Chapter 280, testified before the US Senate Subcommittee on Wildlife, Fisheries and …

Abstract The Department of Health and Human Services is proposing to lower fluoride
concentrations in drinking water to 0.7 mg/L from 0.7-1.2 mg/L, the first time that the …

Fluoridation involves increasing the generally low natural levels of fluoride in drinking water,
by a factor of 5 to 10, to about 1 part per million (ppm), that is 1 mg of fluoride per litre of …

Fluoride is a clinically important electrolyte that is overshadowed by the other electrolytes
routinely measured in the clinical chemistry laboratory. Most labs do not perform their own …

In Parts 1 and 2 of this three-part series, we discussed a number of problems surrounding
the use of water fluoridation, including questions about its effectiveness in reducing dental …

In Part 1 of this three-part series, we reviewed studies showing that the fluoridation of
drinking water has not lived up to its promise in terms of reducing dental decay. We …

Promoters of water fluoridation offer the lure of strong, healthy teeth and reduced dental bills
as inducements for communities to fluoridate their water. Fluoride is also promoted for other …

The recent report by a 12-member committee of the US National Research Council (NRC)
examined the scientific basis for the Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG) of fluoride in …