Adding fluoride to drinking water is a safe and effective way to prevent cavities. But some councils are removing it from their water supplies.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr has been confirmed as the US health secretary. Here’s why this is bad news for America and the world.
Although the health benefits of fluoride have been well-documented for decades, some say its use infringes on personal choice.
Get ready for an alarming future, where truth and science no longer matter.
Fluoride is a naturally occurring mineral best known for its role in strengthening our teeth and making them more resistant to decay.
Community water fluoridation is a cost-effective public health measure that can reduce cavities by approximately 25 per cent. Yet some communities are worried about it.
Every year councils around Australia compete to prove they have the best-tasting tap water in the country.
Myths that fluoridated water isn’t natural, safe, doesn’t work and shouldn’t be used to make up infant formula persist. Here’s what the evidence says.
Reassuring people “not to worry” about public health issues like vaccination or fluoridated water doesn’t work. Nor does telling people “don’t panic”. So, what does?
When not being forced to waste their time and formidable expertise researching furphies like wind turbine syndrome or homeopathy, the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) can get on with…
A study linking water fluoridation to hypothyroidism has been criticized by researchers for poor design and overstating its findings.
An Aussie smile is an instant indicator of socioeconomic status, employability and self-esteem. It’s also a predictor of physical health. So it’s shocking that Australians’ dental health has not improved…
The debate over climate change is relatively young while nuclear power and pesticides have been heated topics since the 1960s, and fluoridation since the 1950s. So what is it about these scientific controversies…
Mandatory water fluoridation introduced by the former Queensland government is being rolled back by some local councils, which have been given the power to decide whether to continue with the public health…
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