Fluoridation and its DangersWritten by Alfred Jones
A number of Local Goverment Councils in Australia have been unable to supply free fluoride supplements to public due to an Australia wide shortage, so residents should be heartened by knowledge that they are not dosing their children daily with an established equivocal carcinogen which is as poisonous as lead and only slightly less so than arsenic.The US Food and Drug Administration has never approved fluoride supplements and World Health Organisation list of Essential Medicines is being reviewed in 2005 with sodium fluoride listed for removal. The Australian dental researchers Amfield and Spencer reported no significant difference in decay rates of permanent teeth of children drinking fluoridated compared to unfluoridated water (Arnfreld JM & Spencer AJ (2004) Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 32 (4) 283). Silico fluorides used as fluoridating agents contain lead and carcinogenic arsenic and studies by Masters and Coplan, (1999) show an association between use of fluorosilicic acid (and its sodium salt) in fluoridated water and an increase uptake of lead into children's blood. In fact Roger D Masters (research professor of Government Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA) reported: The specific chemical compounds most frequently used to fluoridate water in USA, fluorosilicic acid and sodium silicofluoride have never been adequately tested. Epidemiological studies show that, where these silicofluorides are added to public water, children are significantly more likely to absorb lead in their environment from lead paint in old houses, lead levels in water, etc. (Masters etal, Neurotoxicology (200)23: 101 +Int.i. Env Stud. (1999) 56:435).
| | Mayor Lou Ogden of Tualatin Cuts Ribbon for Cascadia Eye CareWritten by Lynn Robison
TUALATIN, OR: Mayor Lou Ogden of Tualatin helped cut ribbon to launch a new era for Cascadia Eye Care, owned by Dr. Dan Robison at Meridian Square Shopping Center. Dr. Robison and his wife Lynn recently finished a complete redesign of their practice after nearly 12 years operating in Tualatin.“We were so happy with final redesign of practice we wanted to let everyone see how beautiful it is,” said Mrs. Robison. “We are quite happy to conduct our business in Tualatin, everyone at Chamber of Commerce is very supportive and we really appreciate Mayor taking time to help us celebrate.” “The changes to practice are quite extensive. Our reception area is more open and friendly for receiving patients, eyeglass dispensary has a new focus, and we’ve added a diagnostic and testing room that improves our ability to diagnose and treat glaucoma and other diseases, “ said Dr. Robison. Many business leaders from Tualatin, Lake Oswego and Portland also participated in helping Cascadia Eye Care celebrate its new design. Staff members of Tualatin Chamber of Commerce, other business owners and representatives of Dr. Robison’s consulting firm, Hollander Consultants were there.
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