Australian Opinion Poll needs support

We, the undersigned call on the Australian Government to support and enact the United Nations resolution of July 2010 that declared access to clean water a human right. We call on the Australian Government to immediately stop the fluoridation of water and that fluoridation contamination be removed from Australia.

We further call on the Australian Government to provide the scientific evidence used to support the use of fluoride in Australia's water supply and provide evidence that fluoridation is perfectly safe for all people.

We demand the right to clean water as outlined in the United Nations resolution of July 2010. The choice to use fluoride should be the individual's choice as fluoride is readily available in toothpaste.

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The Tiessen Report: Fluoride

There's no excuse for so much tooth decay

There's no excuse for so much tooth decay
By Miriam Stoppard 29/11/2010
Dr Miriam Stoppard's health focus
It may be good news that tooth problems in children have decreased since 2001 but I still find it depressing that a third of 12-year-olds have decayed, filled or missing teeth.
A report by the NHS Dental Epidemiology Programme found that the proportion of 12-year-olds with these problems has dropped from 37% in 2001 to 33% in 2008/09. But to me it's just not good enough that a third of kids have bad teeth!
*Levels varied up to four times between regions and while this could partly be down to a lack of tooth-strengthening fluoride in some water supplies, this overall level of decay shouldn't be happening.
Last year, another report revealed that one-third of five-year-olds have similar dental issues. This suggests a lack of good care from the start.
Milk teeth are incredibly important for three reasons: they help kids learn to speak; they help them learn to eat; and they guide the mature teeth into the gums correctly so they grow straight.
Follow my five golden rules to make sure your child has the chance of strong, healthy teeth throughout life: Take vitamin D in pregnancy.

*And maybe not. I believe Kent has the best record for healthy teeth and they do not fluoridate, wealth and intelligence coupled with education is the main factors

Heal your brain to recover from chronic fatigue syndrome

CFS Recovery
Heal your brain to recover from chronic fatigue syndrome
with Nadine Saubers, R.N., B.S.N.
................Here are some steps to take to combat inflammation, decrease cell damage, heal your cells and increase your glutathione levels.

• Eat a real whole food diet incorporating a variety of foods but primarily plant foods.
• Wash all produce to remove pesticide residues.
• Decrease animal fats in your diet, they are high in pesticide residues, and omega-6 fats that will increase brain inflammation.
• Drink only filtered or distilled water that has added magnesium.
• Stay away from fluoride; fluoridated water, toothpaste, fluoride treatments.
• Have dental amalgam fillings removed.
• Avoid eating fish high in mercury.
• Increase antioxidants in your diet to reduce inflammation, increase brain energy, improve brain blood flow, reduce free radical damage, and promote repair of damaged brain cells.
• Take a high quality well-compounded multivitamin/mineral in capsule form.
• Natural vitamin E and tocotrienol.
• Vitamin C (as magnesium or calcium ascorbate) increases brain energy and stimulates the generation of neurotransmitters.
• Grape pip from the seed of the grape contains anthrocyanadins that inhibit free-radical damage, strengthen blood vessels and suppress microglial activation.
• White tea extract contains highly protective brain chemicals called catechins including epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). White tea extract has a higher concentration of catechins and is free of fluoride and aluminum.
• CoQ10 is used by all cells to produce energy.
• L-carnitine has been shown to improve neuron function, protect neurons against excitotoxicity, increase the level of braingrowth factors that promote brain repair.
• Bioidentical hormones for menopausal women: estrogen (estriol) is protective of brain cells, even against excitotoxicity and inflammation.
Hesperidin is a flavonoid found in many fruits, such as oranges and grapefruits that offers very powerful protection against a damaging free radical called peroxynitrite.
• Curcumin and quercetin are flavonoids that are very powerful anti-inflammatories that reduce microglial activation and excitotoxicity.
• DHA is a component of fish oils found in a pure state from algae. DHA is used by the brain to function and also for protection. DHA protects against excitotoxicity, reduces inflammation, calms microglia, and repairs the injured nervous system.
• Silymarin (on Milk Thistle) has been shown to significantly calm microglia.
• Magnesium Citrate/Malate protects the brain from inflammation. It raises glutathione levels, reduces excitotoxic damage and improves blood flow to the brain.
• N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine (NAC) increases brain levels of glutathione. Take 500 milligrams twice a day.
• Lipoic Acid is a powerful antioxidant found in all cells. It raises glutathione levels and increases brain energy levels.
• Melatonin is one of the brain’s most important protective antioxidants that also dramatically increases other her protective antioxidant enzymes in the brain. Aging causes brain levels of melatonin to fall.
• Vitamin D-3 deficiencies play a major role in neurodegenerative diseases. D-3 protects against inflammatory cytokines and against excitotoxicity. It calms microglial overactivity reducing brain inflammation.
• Regular exercise reduces brain degeneration and promotes brain healing. Excessive, intense, and compulsive exercise worsens brain degeneration increasing free radical and lipid-peroxidation generation. Go for moderate exercise like brisk walking, weights, and yoga.
• Adequate rest and restorative sleep.
• Regular mental activity and exercising your brain by learning new things.
• Having fun, spending time with friends.
• Spiritual devotion.

I truly believe that healing your brain is part of recovering from CFS.

How fluoride effects your body

THE CASE AGAINST FLUORIDE

THE CASE AGAINST FLUORIDE: how hazardous waste ended up in
our drinking water and the bad science and powerful politics
that keep it there*
By Paul Connett,a James Beck,b and H Spedding Micklemc
Reviewed by C Vyvyan Howardd
University of Ulster, Coleraine, UK
SUMMARY: A review of The case against fluoride: how
hazardous waste ended up in our drinking water and the
bad science and powerful politics that keep it there by
Connett P, Beck J, and Micklem HS summarises the
historical, political, ethical, toxicological, and
epidemiological scientific data behind drinking water
fluoridation. The book concludes that, if proposed
today, fluoridation of drinking water to prevent tooth
decay would stand virtually no chance of being
adopted, given the current status of scientific
knowledge

Fluoride debate rages on

Fluoride debate rages on
In light of the recent news that residents in a Canadian town have voted in favour of stopping the fluoridation of water supplies, the debate surrounding fluoridation has become increasingly fervent.

For many years dental organisations, such as The British Dental Health Foundation, have promoted fluoride as a means of reducing decay; according to the BDHF, water fluoridation reduces decay by between 40 and 60 percent. Most areas of the UK do not have sufficient quantities of fluoride in the water to benefit the teeth. However, most toothpaste contains fluoride and this is the way the majority of people get the recommended amount of fluoride. The Centers for Disease Control and the American Dental Association have also reported that fluoridated water supplies are a cost-effective means of reducing cavities and their research suggests a reduction of between 35 and 60 percent.

Researchers, including Michael Easley from the National Center for Fluoridation Policy and Ariel Thompson a former researcher from the National Institute of Health, have stressed the importance of fluoridating water supplies and quoted research studies which have proven that rates of decay are lower in communities where the water supply is fluoridated.

In some areas, fluoride is added to the water supply and this has become a contentious issue, as many people feel they should have the right to choose whether or not they take fluoride into their bodies. Many believe that fluoride is a form of poison, which is potentially dangerous and can contribute to health issues, including thyroid problems and an increased risk of cancer. Warnings on tubes of toothpaste have further cemented people’s opinion, as toothpaste tubes warn against the ingestion of the product and advise people who do swallow toothpaste to seek medical attention.

While the majority of dentists and public health officials promote fluoride, there is an increasingly strong resistance to fluoridation and many communities are starting to vote against fluoridated water supplies. In contrast to the research quoted by large dental organisations, campaigners are highlighting studies that have found fluoridated water supplies to be ineffective when it comes to preventing cavities. Studies, such as the one conducted by John Featherstone, a cavity researcher at the University of California, suggests that fluoride is only effective in the prevention of cavities when it is applied topically, meaning that people can protect their teeth by using toothpaste, if indeed, if they wish to use fluoride. Reports also suggest that some people are allergic or highly sensitive to fluoride, in which case adding fluoride to community water supplies may be deemed unjust and potentially harmful.

Many anti-fluoride campaigners are angry that the focus of the fluoride debate is on oral health, rather than general health. Research by Hileman has suggested that fluoride can contribute to chronic insomnia, while studies carried out by Dr Barry Durrant-Peatfield have suggested a strong link between fluoridation and thyroid problems.

Truth 2 Power - Water Fluoridation - David Kennedy DDS

Canada - Waterloo confirms end of fluoridation

Waterloo confirms end of fluoridation
November 25, 2010
Record staff
WATERLOO — Regional council voted 10-3 Wednesday to confirm that it will stop adding fluoride to Waterloo drinking water on Nov. 29.
Waterloo confirms end of fluoridation
A trio of dentists who lost the recent fluoride referendum pleaded again with council to ignore the non-binding results, in which 50.3 per cent of voters said No to a 43-year practice meant to help prevent cavities. Dentists accused council of abdicating its public health role and allowing a vocal minority to direct health policy.
Politicians stressed again that they promised before the referendum to respect the majority vote.
“Democracy is messy at times,” Kitchener Mayor Carl Zehr said.
Elmira and St. Jacobs will also lose fluoride, which has never been added to tap water in Kitchener or Cambridge.

Daily Echo - Pride in the job

Pride in the job
May I thank Southern Water for allowing a small group from the U3A to look around the Testwood Water Supply Works.
I was struck by the genuine pride in what they do and the enthusiasm of those who toured he site with us. I asked them their views on fluoridation and all of them were against, as one of the operators said we provide the purest water and do not want to add chemicals to it that are not there to treat the water.

We know the Southern Water Board are of the same mind and it is disgraceful that the Strategic Health Authority and the City Primary Care Trust are adamant that they are right to trample over the majority of people in Southampton who have taken the trouble to research this ineffective, wasteful and harmful enforced medication.

BILL EDMUNDS, Cadnam.

Fluoridated Australia - Dental decay putting more children in hospital than asthma

Dental decay putting more children in hospital than asthma: report
Breanna Tucker
Canberra Times (Australia)
November 24, 2010
Dental decay is hitting regional children twice as hard as their city counterparts, a new report says.
Children as young as 12 months are getting cavities while some primary school pupils are having all 20 of their teeth removed.
Dentists say the problem needs to be addressed as the decay can lead to heart disease, strokes and diabetes later in life. Their comments come as Oral B issued a report today showing dental decay accounted for more childhood hospital admissions than injuries or asthma.
It also found eight in 10 children from regional Australia did not brush their teeth twice a day, a third had never seen a dentist and 88 per cent hadn't been a dentist before the age of two.
Meanwhile, more than half had experienced dental problems such as a cavity or toothache by the time they turned 11.
The report was prepared by the Melbourne Dental School, Australasian Academy of Paediatric Dentistry, the Children's Hospital at Westmead and Barnados Australia.
David Manton, of the Melbourne Dental School, believes a lack of education among parents could be responsible for some of the figures.
"There is a common misconception among parents that an oral hygiene regime should only begin once their child reaches school age but I've treated children as young as 12 months old," he said.
"In some cases we've had to take eight, 10, 12 or even 20 of a child's teeth out because they've decayed so badly.
"Some parents think they only have to take their child for a dental check-up if something goes wrong but there are signs that tell dentists of early decay.
"If we pick them up early enough, we can actually take measures to help that decay heal."
The study found that cost (37 per cent) was the main barrier for parents seeking dental help for their children while 25 per cent said distance was an added factor.
To combat the problem, Oral B is launching a health program aiming to educate or provide monetary assistance to one million Australians.
A mobile clinic tour will be launched on Monday providing free check-ups for children and families in regional locations.
Any parent or carer of a child found to require dental work during the check-ups will be urged to apply for an Oral B grant, which will be distributed by Barnardos Australia.
Susan Tregeagle, of Barnardos, urged parents to book their children in and to take the opportunity to learn more about best practices.
"Ongoing chronic pain, embarrassment at losing teeth and hygiene problems stand in the way of children developing well," she said.
"Their ability to concentrate at school and to feel accepted by other children are amongst some of the consequences."

Should Infants Drink Fluoridated Water?

U.S. GOVT. PUTS URANIUM IN OUR DRINKING WATER : SRV / AJ

Just a little bit extreme but........

Contaminated water in major Texas city has radioactive elements

Dr. Joshua Hamilton, a toxicologist who has a specialty in drinking water, says there is no safe amount of alpha radiation, even if the radiation is below that federal legal limit.

“This particle is highly energized, and it's coming in at high velocity. If DNA is in its path it will basically attack the DNA,” he said.

Hamilton is the Chief Academic and Scientific Officer at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Massachusetts and he received his PhD from Cornell University in New York. He previously taught as a professor with tenure at Dartmouth Medical College, and has been a visiting scientist at Harvard. He was also the director of the Center for Environmental Health Sciences at Dartmouth.

Hamilton says attacks on your DNA by any amount of alpha radiation can lead to mutations, which can produce “wild cells.” The EPA has stated in its 2000 rule for regulating radiation in water that, “a single ‘‘wild’’ cell can give rise to a cancer. For alpha particles, it has been shown experimentally that a single alpha passing through a cell is sufficient to induce a mutational event.”

USA - Sparta, NC Town Council Meeting - Nov 2, 2010

Committee Votes To Turn Off Fluoridation CTV News 16 Nov 10

Australia - Calls for fluoridation review

Fluoridation concern: Ann Bressington, MLC in South Australian Parliament, outside Port Macquarie-Hastings Council's proposed water fluoridation dosing plant, Wauchope, highlighting the high hazard warning which applies to fluoride.
Calls for fluoridation review
17 Nov, 2010 11:59 PM
A SOUTH Australian Upper House member of parliament visited the Hastings, Coffs Harbour, Ballina and Lismore districts to meet with core groups opposed to water fluoridation.
Ann Bressington is hoping to gain the support of state and federal politicians in her crusade to help citizens overturn the undemocratic mandatory water fluoridation policy, historically endorsed by all levels of government.
During the local leg of her tour, Ms Bressington met with local politicians and candidates.
"I intend to call for a parliamentary inquiry, and I encourage those who oppose artificial fluoridation to do the same," Mrs Bressington said.
The water fluoridation issue poses a confronting dilemma for incumbent independent politicians, said local anti-fluoridation spokesperson John Lusk.
"This policy has been in force for about half a century and is demonstrably undermining the health of all Australians, and especially the very young, the aged and frail, and also sick people with impaired immune systems.
"There is an abundance of good science to prove this claim," Mr Lusk said.
"It is no accident that mainland Europe has rejected water fluoridation for scientific and ethical reasons."

Dr. Paul Connett ("The Case Against Fluoride") @ Brave New Books on 11.6.10 Pt. I

USA - Health report: Income a 'really significant factor' in wellness

Health report: Income a 'really significant factor' in wellness
By Kristi L. Nelson
Knoxville News Sentinel
Posted November 15, 2010 at 11:16 p.m.
..........The biggest risk across the board may be being poor.

As income decreases, the survey shows, the percentage of people with health problems rises. If you're poorer, you're more likely to lose your teeth, be diabetic, have asthma, smoke cigarettes, have a stroke and feel worried, tense or anxious.

You're less likely to get enough sleep, exercise or social and emotional support, have insurance and go to the doctor when you're sick.

More than race, age and gender, 'all the different things we look at, income plays out as that really significant factor' influencing physical and mental health, said Dr. Kathy Brown, director of Community Assessment and Health Promotion for Knox County. 'It just reinforces how important the issue of poverty is. Although there are certain categories in which race is a huge factor, if you're low-income, regardless of race, you're more likely to have poor (health) outcomes … and (health care) access issues.'

In many categories the survey looked at, the dividing line seemed to be around the $15,000-$24,999 annual salary mark, with bad health indicators increasing even more once the annual income dropped below $15,000. The only thing comparable was education; those who lacked a high school diploma or equivalent were by far more likely to experience health problems and less likely to get regular care.

For example, 1.7 percent of Knox County adults with a household income of $50,000 a year or more, and 6.7 of those with annual income between $35,000-$49,999, reported having had all their teeth pulled because of infection, tooth decay or gum disease. But 14 percent of those with annual household income of $15,000-$24,999 had; at $15,000 and below, it jumped to 18.5 percent. More than a quarter of non-high school grads had had their teeth pulled...........

Knox County, Tennessee is fluoridated:NYSCOF

Fluoride doesn't do much to end social inequalities.

Asked by Earl Baldwin of Bewdley

Asked by Earl Baldwin of Bewdley

To ask Her Majesty's Government, with regard to the statement on the website of the National Fluoride Information Centre in the section Water, "Like 'York' [the British Medical Research Council] concluded that areas of concern in the past no longer required any further investigation", (a) which areas are referred to, and (b) in which sections of the York report these conclusions can be found. [HL3571]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Earl Howe): We understand that the National Fluoride Information Centre is referring to concerns about whether the fluoridation of water is effective in improving oral health. A Systematic Review of Water Fluoridation published by the NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination at the University of York concluded that "The best available evidence from studies on the initiation and discontinuation of water suggests that fluoridation does reduce caries prevalence, both as measured by the proportion of children who are caries free and by the mean dmft/DMFT [decayed missing and filled teeth]".

Not according to this http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/crd/fluoridnew.htm

What evidence we found suggested that water fluoridation was likely to have a beneficial effect, but that the range could be anywhere from a substantial benefit to a slight disbenefit to children's teeth.

This beneficial effect comes at the expense of an increase in the prevalence of fluorosis (mottled teeth). The quality of this evidence was poor.

USA - CDC and ADA Now Advise to Avoid Using Fluoride

CDC and ADA Now Advise to Avoid Using Fluoride
Posted By Dr. Mercola | November 13 2010
PreviousA new study in the Journal of the American Dental Association finds once again that, contrary to what most people have been told, fluoride is actually bad for teeth.

Exposure to high levels of fluoride results in a condition known as fluorosis, in which tooth enamel becomes discolored. The condition can eventually lead to badly damaged teeth. The new study found that fluoride intake during a child's first few years of life is significantly associated with fluorosis, and warned against using fluoridated water in infant formula.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is of a similar opinion. According to their website:

"Recent evidence suggests that mixing powdered or liquid infant formula concentrate with fluoridated water on a regular basis may increase the chance of a child developing ... enamel fluorosis."

Dr. Paul Connett Dissed By Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell

You may have seen this but the camera now shows the reaction of those who should be listening instead share jokes and are not interested in what is being said.

The Silent Enemies Trailer.flv

Lymington Times - MP warns minister of fluoride 'weasel words'

MP warns minister of fluoride 'weasel words'
A GOVERNMENT minister has been accused by a New Forest MP of "weasel words" as be challenged her to give local people the final say over adding- fluoride to their water.
The NHS scheme would affect 8,000 people in Totton and is part of a wider effort in Southampton to combat child tooth decay. But protesters are angry at what they see as "enforced medication" and fear side-effects on their health. They have launched a legal challenge for which the South Central Strategic Health Authority has set aside £400,000 to fight.
Julian Lewis, of New Forest East, exchanged letters with Conservative junior health minister Anne Milton in which she said NHS changes would mean a new method of consultation over fluoride, which could give councils a role.
But Dr Lewis wrote back: "That sounds suspiciously like the weasel words inserted in the existing regulations about public opinion having to be consulted. "Such is the arrogance of the pro-fluoridation fanatics that they are perfectly capable of trying to design new rules which would prevent democratically elected and accountable local authorities from having the final say.
"If the government believes in localism, at the very least the final say should lie with the local authorities — or, preferably in my view — with the people themselves where drinking water is concerned."
Mrs Milton said the government's policy on fluoride would be developed with the "lessons learned" from the outcome of the judicial review. That is expected to be heard in January next year.

Smile baby, smile

Smile baby, smile
...........The consumption of sugar, especially in sticky forms or in a baby bottle while sleeping, contributes to the rapid development of dental decay. The trace nutrient fluoride, may not be adequately supplied by bottle or municipal water supplies. Supplementation with oral tablets and topical application will reduce the incidence of dental decay by more than 60%. Together, a balanced diet, daily use of fluoride, effective brushing, and sensible eating habits can reduce the risk of, or even prevent, infectious dental disease. Have you been swigging those energy drinks?....

Nutrient? Babies should not have fluoride.

Mary Harney reported for spiking Irish water supply with toxic drugs

The Alex Jones Show LIVE - November 9th 2010 - Part 10 of 13

Alex talks with Paul Connett, PhD, Emeritus Professor of Chemistry at St. Lawrence University. Mr. Connett has voiced his concern over the dangers posed by fluoride and the very poor science underpinning its supposed efficacy in protecting children's teeth. Alex also covers the latest news and takes your calls.

Daily Echo - Unwanted and totally misconceived

Unwanted and totally misconceived
By Stephen Peckham
Reader in health policy at the Department of Health Services Research and Policy.
SOUTH Central Strategic Health Authority continues to argue that its decision to fluoridate water supplies is both justified and "will benefit the people of Southampton for generations to come".
How they can continue to take this line and spend hundreds of thousands of pounds on fighting the judicial review beggars belief, particularly when there is increasing evidence that water fluoridation is both ineffective and harmful.
In September I attended a hearing of the European Union Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risk to discuss the most recent research on water fluoridation.
The committee, made up of leading European scientists has already published an interim report in which they described water fluoridation as "a crude and rather ineffective form of systemic fluoride treatment to prevent dental cavities without a detectable threshold for dental and bone damage".
It was refreshing to be involved in a discussion where those raising genuine scientific concerns about the effects of water fluoridation were not dismissed by NHS apparatchiks as misguided and deluded. In areas where water is fluoridated, babies and young children are getting too much fluoride.
This has led to a huge rise in dental fluorosis and means, at the very least, that some children's teeth will be damaged. But then the dental community has known this for nearly a century -as even the first proponents of water fluoridation in the 1930s were concerned about the harmful >
effects of too much fluoride, even before the widespread use of '
fluoride toothpaste, mouth washes and pesticides.
For a decade dental health researchers have been publishing the results of studies that show that we have reached a point when water fluoridation is known to cause harm. This evidence has been conveniently ignored by the SHA. The fact that the American Dental Association and the American Pediatric Association recommend that babies and young children's exposure to fluoride should be limited has also been ignored in this country.
The report by the European Scientific Committee concludes that "There is no obvious advantage in favour of water fluoridation compared to topical application which is the most effective method for prevention of tooth decay." Perhaps our local NHS will finally accept that they got it wrong and abandon their plan for imposing this unwanted scheme.

Isle of Man residents urged to give feedback on oral health strategy

Isle of Man residents urged to give feedback on oral health strategy
Health ministers on the Isle of Man are urging residents to give their feedback on the new oral health strategy.

The document was published online in September and residents were invited to leave comments and ideas; they now have just one day left to submit their comments. Health Minister David Anderson said he would like to remind members of the public about the closing date and encourage them to give their feedback on the oral health strategy.

The principal aim of the strategy is to improve children’s oral health on the island; this goal comes in light of worrying statistics, which revealed that more than half of five year olds suffered from tooth decay. Standards of oral health are poor in comparison to England and Wales and ministers are trying to find new ways to improve standards and promote good oral health.

The new strategy also suggests improved access to dental care services, better emergency dental services and focusing on prevention rather than cure.

Ministers are planning to focus on children and provide preventative treatments, including sealant and fluoride treatments; currently, the Island does not have fluoridated water supplies and this has been identified as a possible cause of poor oral health. Fluoride helps to strengthen the teeth and protect them against decay; numerous studies have linked fluoridated water supplies to better standards of oral health. There are no plans to establish fluoridation plants; however, fluoride varnish treatments will help to protect children’s teeth and reduce the risk of decay.

Children will also be taught about oral health from an early age so that they can learn to look after their teeth and gums properly. Educational sessions will provide information about healthy eating, visiting the dentist and oral hygiene.

They never give up trying to ram fluoride down our throats!

Don't Hesitate Fluoridate!

Very amusing.

Asked by Baroness Gardner of Parkes

Asked by Baroness Gardner of Parkes

To ask Her Majesty's Government where and when water fluoridation was first introduced in the United Kingdom; whether water fluoridation is continuing in that location; what is the decayed, missing, filled (DMF) rate for this area; and how this compares with non-fluoridated areas.[HL3098]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Earl Howe): Following three small-scale pilot schemes undertaken over the period 1955 to 1962 in Watford, Kilmarnock and part of Anglesey, the first substantive fluoridation scheme in the United Kingdom was started by Birmingham City Council in 1964, covering most of Birmingham and some adjacent areas. The scheme continues in operation, serving a population of over a million people, and is now part of a much wider fluoridation coverage in the West Midlands, the most extensively fluoridated area of England.

In the 2007-08 NHS epidemiological survey of dental health of five year-old children, the average number of decayed, missing and filled teeth (DMFT) for the City of Birmingham was 1.35. Children in the City of Manchester, in the same Office for National Statistics local authority cluster group as Birmingham, but which does not have fluoridated water, had an average DMFT of 2.39. This compares to a national average for England of 1.11 DMFT.

So fluoridated Birmingham has a higher dental decay in five year olds than the national average.

House of Lords

Asked by Baroness Gardner of Parkes
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect of water fluoridation on the general health of the population in areas where water fluoridation has occurred; and how this compares with areas where the water has not been fluoridated.[HL3099]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Earl Howe): Fluoride offers the best prospect for reducing inequalities in oral health. In areas where the water is fluoridated, dental decay is lower than in comparable un-fluoridated areas.
3 Nov 2010 : Column WA415
Nevertheless, it is also important to provide assurance that the general health of the population is not adversely affected. Water fluoridation has been in operation in England for over 45 years, serving some 10 per cent of the population. Routine health monitoring has not revealed any adverse effects in those areas. In addition, the department monitors relevant research and also commissions research. There is no evidence of risk to people's health from the fluoridation of water at the level permitted in the United Kingdom.

Do we believe it?

Downside of Fluoride? Austin USA

Downside of Fluoride?
City Council's Citizen Communi­ca­tions period – when speakers address council for three minutes on a topic of their choice – is a hotbed of anti-fluoridation activists who say that the fluoridation of Austin's tap water fails to provide health benefits and may be harmful, especially to infants (see "Unstable Element," Nov. 27, 2009). Now they've enlisted some big (water) guns in their fight. At noon, Thursday, Nov. 4, Fluoride Action Network nationwide Director Paul Connett will address council on the supposed ills of the additive. It's part of a multistop swing through Austin Nov. 4-9 in support of his new co-authored book, The Case Against Fluoride. "If you picked up a book that described a government plan to put a hazardous industrial waste product in the public water supply to deliver a topical medical treatment ... you might well think you had picked up a science-fiction novel," reads the book's introduction. Fiction or fact? Depends who you trust. Panel discussions: Thu., 7pm, UT Thompson Conference Center; Tue., 7pm, Huston-Tillotson University, King-Seabrook Chapel. Book signings: Friday, 4pm, Borders Books (3309 Esperanza Crossing); Saturday, 2pm, Casa de Luz; Saturday, 7pm, Brave New Books. See www.caseagainstfluoridebook.com. – W.D.

Water Fluoridation: Ann Bressington MLC

Camelford water poisoning: the search for answers

Camelford water poisoning: the search for answers
Carole Cross died 16 years after Camelford's drinking water was contaminated The resumption of the inquest into the death of Carole Cross has once again turned the spotlight on the small Cornish town which became the scene of the country's worst mass water poisoning.
It is more than two decades since 20,000 homes in Camelford were affected when a relief delivery driver accidentally tipped 20 tonnes of aluminium sulphate into the wrong tank at the Lowermoor water treatment works.
The chemical, used to treat cloudy water, went straight into the town's main water supply.
The acidity in the water also released chemicals in pipe networks into people's homes
The water company was inundated with around 900 complaints about dirty, foul-tasting water but no warnings were given to the public on the night of the incident on 6 July, 1988.
Local residents subsequently reported suffering health problems, including stomach cramps, rashes, diarrhoea, mouth ulcers, aching joints and some even said their hair had turned green from copper residues............

Over dosing always happens, criminal neglect or intentional but with fluoride it would be deadly.

Study Shows Fluoride from Tea & Toothpaste Weakens Bones

Study Shows Fluoride from Tea & Toothpaste Weakens Bones
NEW YORK, Nov. 1, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Fluoride consumption from tea and toothpaste damaged a woman's bones, report researchers in Osteoporosis International published online October 9, 2010.
Fluoride, added to water intending to reduce tooth decay, accumulates in and can weaken bones. To prevent bone damage or skeletal fluorosis, in 1986 EPA set 4mg/L as water fluoride's maximum-contaminant-level. In 2006, the National Research Council reported that 4 mg/L is too high to protect health. Some brewed teas contain almost twice that concentration.
This case describes a 53-year-old British woman with a broken bone in her foot and abnormally dense bones and badly decayed teeth.
"A striking feature of our case was the very high serum, urine, nail and bone fluoride levels, to our knowledge the highest ever reported in a patient with [skeletal] fluorosis," the research team writes.
Her standard breakfast tea measured 7.6 mg/L fluoride. She drank six 8-ounce-cups daily, made with low-fluoride water (0.3 mg/L) and therefore 11 milligrams of fluoride daily.
She brushed her teeth 8-10 times a day. "...it is not uncommon to swallow about 25% of the toothpaste applied to the brush," report the researchers estimating their patient's fluoride intake from toothbrushing at 4 mg/daily.
Adding 2-3 mg of fluoride from other dietary sources, this woman ingested "a chronic daily dose of 17-18 mg [daily], an amount sufficient to cause the skeletal changes...," the researchers report.
Bone sample analysis revealed fluoride at a greatly elevated 15,144 mg/kg bone ash, above the level the National Research Council reports is indicative of stage III crippling skeletal fluorosis.
Since this patient didn't complain of usual skeletal fluorosis symptoms – stiffness, joint pain, etc., or dental mottling, "[t]he case emphasizes the need to exclude [skeletal] fluorosis in individuals with unexpectedly high BMD [Bone Mass Density] levels," the researchers conclude.
Skeletal fluorosis afflicts millions worldwide from industrial pollution or drinking water with naturally high fluoride levels, e.g. India, China, and Africa.
Previously published European and North American skeletal fluorosis cases were caused by excessive consumption of fluoride-containing tea or wine, fluoride-containing mineral water or fluoridated toothpaste.
"These studies report the effects of excessively high daily fluoride intake, but detrimental effects are also documented to occur gradually and insidiously at much lower levels," says Attorney Paul Beeber, President, New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation.