Thursday, August 28, 2003
Hartford Advocate: What's in your Bottled Water?:
Dentists say that drinking bottled water leads to tooth decay because of its lack of fluoride. However, when the Kansas Dept of Health and Environment actually tested bottled water, they found all 80 samples they tested had detectable levels of fluoride.
"Another area of potential concern is the fact that no agency calls for testing of bottled water after it leaves its initial packaging plant, leaving some to wonder what happens during months of storage and transport. To begin to examine this question, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment tested 80 samples of bottled water from retail stores and manufacturers. All 80 of the samples had detectable levels of chlorine, fluoride and sodium. "
Dentists say that drinking bottled water leads to tooth decay because of its lack of fluoride. However, when the Kansas Dept of Health and Environment actually tested bottled water, they found all 80 samples they tested had detectable levels of fluoride.
"Another area of potential concern is the fact that no agency calls for testing of bottled water after it leaves its initial packaging plant, leaving some to wonder what happens during months of storage and transport. To begin to examine this question, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment tested 80 samples of bottled water from retail stores and manufacturers. All 80 of the samples had detectable levels of chlorine, fluoride and sodium. "
Tuesday, August 26, 2003
National Smile Week:
"The Fluoridated School Milk Scheme makes cartons of fluoride milk, ordinary school milk with a small amount of fluoride added, available to primary school children in Sheffield, at the same cost as ordinary milk. "
"The Fluoridated School Milk Scheme makes cartons of fluoride milk, ordinary school milk with a small amount of fluoride added, available to primary school children in Sheffield, at the same cost as ordinary milk. "
Sunday, August 17, 2003
fluoride connundrum
: "Dr. Kotlow said, 'If you take fluoride with milk, you don't absorb the fluoride because fluoride forms calcium fluoride, which just passes through the body"
: "Dr. Kotlow said, 'If you take fluoride with milk, you don't absorb the fluoride because fluoride forms calcium fluoride, which just passes through the body"
Monday, August 11, 2003
Medical History of President Abraham Lincoln: "A dentist broke off part of Lincoln's jaw bone while pulling a tooth -- without anesthesia [4a].
dentist phobia
It has been said that Lincoln was afraid of dentists (see episode above for a good reason why he might have been). In 1862 Lincoln developed a severe toothache and consulted Dr. G. S. Wolf, who had an office near the White House. As Wolf prepared to pull the tooth, Lincoln asked him to wait. Lincoln 'took a container of chloroform from his pocket, inhaled it deeply, and sleepily gave the signal for the dentist to proceed' [4a].
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dentist phobia
It has been said that Lincoln was afraid of dentists (see episode above for a good reason why he might have been). In 1862 Lincoln developed a severe toothache and consulted Dr. G. S. Wolf, who had an office near the White House. As Wolf prepared to pull the tooth, Lincoln asked him to wait. Lincoln 'took a container of chloroform from his pocket, inhaled it deeply, and sleepily gave the signal for the dentist to proceed' [4a].
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Before fluoridation:
"When Jefferson died at age 84, he had never lost an [adult] tooth [2a]. Comment: Having great teeth is a sign of hereditary fructase deficiency, but swift consultation of a few Jefferson biographies fails to disclose an aversion to sweets, the other cardinal symptom of the disorder"
"When Jefferson died at age 84, he had never lost an [adult] tooth [2a]. Comment: Having great teeth is a sign of hereditary fructase deficiency, but swift consultation of a few Jefferson biographies fails to disclose an aversion to sweets, the other cardinal symptom of the disorder"
Monday, August 04, 2003
Fluoridated Water Damages Teeth: "Dr. J.M. Garcia, a dentist in Falfurrias, issued a letter stating that among his Hebbronville patients, he has seen health effects from high exposure to fluoride.
Their teeth suffer severe discoloration and fluorosis, where 'teeth often become soft and show evidence of excessive wear under normal masticatory forces,' Garcia wrote. "
Their teeth suffer severe discoloration and fluorosis, where 'teeth often become soft and show evidence of excessive wear under normal masticatory forces,' Garcia wrote. "
Anchorage Daily News | Fluoridated Water kills Alaskan Man: "In 1992, a 41-year-old man died and more than 250 other people fell ill after drinking from a well poisoned by fluoride. The water had more than 40 times the normal limit for fluoride, added to prevent tooth decay.
Investigators cited a malfunctioning pump as well as inattention by the village and its water plant operators."
Investigators cited a malfunctioning pump as well as inattention by the village and its water plant operators."
