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Fluoride decision delayed in East Lancs - Lancashire Telegraph 9th September 2009
ANY PLANS to put fluoride into East Lancashire’s water will be delayed until after the general election, health bosses have confirmed.
NHS North West said a legal challenge to the controversial process in Southampton put other areas in an “uncertain” position so should be postponed.
Fluoride plan hit by delay - Manchester Evening News 23rd July 2009
PLANS to add fluoride to the water in Greater Manchester have been delayed because of a legal challenge to a similar proposal elsewhere.
Health bosses have decided to wait and see whether campaigners opposed to a fluoridation scheme in Southampton win a judicial review there before deciding whether to hold a public consultation into the issue here.
Fluoride already in the water - The Bolton News 18th March 2009
ALWYNNE Cartmell makes two common errors in the letter published in last Saturday’s Your Views.
The first is the belief that fluoride does not already exist in the water supply. It does but not in Bolton at a level which is optimal for dental health.
The second is to refer to fluoride as a toxin without any reference to its concentration.
Fluoridation scheme could go England-wide - The Guardian 27th February 2009
City of Southampton to get first water fluoridation project in 25 years despite 78% opposition in consultation
Q&A: Water fluoridation - The Guardian 27th February 2009
The city of Southampton to get first water fluoridation project in 25 years, despite 78% opposition in consultation. James Meikle explains the controversy
Fluoride will be added to water to reduce tooth decay - The Telegraph 26th February 2009
Fluoride is to be added to the water supply of 200,000 people in Hampshire in order to reduce tooth decay in children after local health bosses voted through the move.
Fluoride in the water - even if you don't want it - Daily Mail 27th February 2009
A health trust has become the first to force through a move to add fluoride to tap water to fight tooth decay in children.
The decision was made using new laws to introduce fluoridation, although three in four members of the public and a county council opposed it.
Adding fluoride to water has been described by critics as 'mass medication' of the population because, unlike chlorine, it is not added to make supplies safe.
NHS forces city to add fluoride - BBC Health News 26th February 2009
Fluoride will be added to tap water in Southampton after health bosses voted through the plans despite protests.
It is the first time a health trust in England, rather than water companies, has been allowed to introduce fluoridation under new laws.
New row over adding of flouride to drinking water -The Sunday Telegraph 15th February 2009
A fresh debate will begin this month over the benefits of putting fluoride in drinking water if a health authority goes ahead with its plan to add the chemical to the supplies of almost 200,000 people.
New fight to stop mass fluoridation of water supplies - The Observer 15th February 2009
Government drive to add the chemical to water supplies hinges on Hampshire test case
Education answer to dental health - Lancashire Telegraph 10th December 2008
I HOPE that the Director of Public Health for NHS East Lancashire, Dr Ellis Friedman, who has backed the adding of fluoride to the region’s tap water, to improve dental health, stating that it is unethical to withhold dental treatment for deprived people, takes note of the arguments that P.Cooper put forward in ‘Your Letters’ of December 1, 2008.
Fluoride scheme does not add up - Lancashire Telegraph 1st December 2008
THE director of public health for NHS East Lancashire, Dr Ellis Friedman, has backed the adding of fluoride to the region’s tap water to improve dental health. The reason given is that it is unethical to withhold dental treatment for deprived people.
Health bosses to look at fluoridation costs - The Bolton News 27th October 2008
THE cost of adding fluoride to Bolton’s water is to be examined by health bosses.
Primary Care Trust chiefs in Bolton have agreed to allow regional chiefs to examine the issue more closely.
Bolton was one of three towns in Greater Manchester which had not asked NHS North-west to produce a fluoridation plan, but the Primary Care Trust board has now officially submitted its request.
By gum – chemical ploy to halt decay of society - Carlisle News & Star 11th October 2008
ROT’S HAPPENED HERE? An example of teeth affected by fluorosis, in the mouth of a fifteen-year-old girl submitted picture
“Children in Cumbria have some of the worst teeth in the country – and children from deprived backgrounds have the worst of all.
Yet youngsters from the West Midlands, where water has been fluoridated for around 40 years, have better than average dental health.
What are they putting in our water? - Carlisle News & Star 3rd October 2008
About 130,000 homes in Cumbria are supplied by water containing added fluoride – and soon that number could be increased.
Health bosses in the county are considering introducing fluoride into more of the reservoirs providing our drinking water.
Trusts back fluoride plan - Manchester Evening News 2nd October 2008
PLANS to add fluoride to the water supply have won initial backing from seven out of 10 Greater Manchester's health trusts.
Manchester, Bury, Trafford, Oldham, Tameside, Stockport and Ashton, Leigh and Wigan primary care trusts have all asked regional health chiefs to produce a fluoridation plan to improve the dental health of thousands of children.
NHS looks at fluoride in water supply - Carlisle News & Star 1st October 2008
HEALTH bosses have decided they would like the option of adding fluoride to more water supplies in Cumbria to be explored further.
Already around 130,000 people in West Cumbria receive fluoridated water but a possible extension of the scheme could mean Carlisle, Penrith, Barrow, Kendal and surrounding areas are also included.
Health bosses warned of ‘illegal’ fluoride use - Carlisle News & Star 25th September 2008
HEALTH chiefs will be told today that adding fluoride to water supplies in more parts of Cumbria would be illegal.
Around 130,000 people in West Cumbria already receive fluoridated water but the NHS Cumbria board are set to decide whether to make plans that could lead to fluoridation in South Cumbria.
Rich kids’ teeth for the poor? - Carlisle News & Star 17th September 2008
I would like to draw the attention of local people to the possible introduction of flouride into their water supply.
The Cumbria Primary Care Trust is about to consider a report that promotes water fluoridation and will decide on Thursday, September 25 if they are interested in the proposal.
Is the fluoride in our water really good for our teeth? - Daily Mail 23rd August 2008
The Government wants 40 per cent of England's water supply to be fluoridated to reduce high levels of tooth decay. But its critics say it has been linked to conditions such as hypothyrodism (underactive thyroid gland). Here we explain what you should know.
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