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Fluoride in drinking water: Will the EPA get tougher?
GreenspaceEnvironmental health groups are now looking to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to impose tougher standards on fluoride in drinking water, building on a decision Friday by the federal Department of Health and Human Services to lower the... -
Toxic chemical rules are on Brown's agenda
GreenspaceAs Congress struggles to reform the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act, California in the next few months is expected to issue comprehensive rules curbing chemicals in consumer products such as toys, cosmetics and plastics. On Thursday, U.S. Sen. Frank... -
Fluoridated water? Not all Portlanders will drink to that
PORTLAND, Ore. — Proponents of fluoridating Portland's water supply had no trouble getting the local Urban League on board. Here in the biggest city in the country that still doesn't treat its water to prevent tooth decay, studies show that low-...
Tags: Dietary Supplements, Politics, American Medical Association, NAACP, Crime, Law and Justice
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Mouthwash claims don't all stand up to scrutiny
Freshens breath! Gives your mouth a tingling sensation! But what do mouthwashes really accomplish?
Late last year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned three mouthwash manufacturers to stop suggesting that their products that have fluoride as the...Tags: Politics, Food and Drug Administration, Marketing, Crime, Law and Justice, Surgery
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News of the Weird: Chocolate Toothpaste and 'Holy Crap' Cereal!
The Precocious Tots of Finland: A University of Kansas professor and two co-authors, in research in a forthcoming issue of the Journal of Finance, found that children age 10 and under substantially outperformed their parents in earnings from stock trading...
Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Government, Wildlife, Conservation, Environmental Issues
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Q&A: Ask the pediatrician! Dr. Diana Blythe answers your questions about kids' health
Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com. For more information on Dr. Blythe, go to pediatricassociates.com.
April 29, 2013
Q: My 5-year-old daughter just had her adenoids and tonsils removed because of snoring...Tags: Arts and Culture, Eczema, American Academy of Pediatrics, Gastritis, High Cholesterol
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FACTBOX-What is the chemical weapon sarin?
ReutersApril 26 (Reuters) - Charges that Syria has used the chemical weapon sarin have raised questions about the nerve agent, how it kills and what level of evidence it will take to prove it was used on the Syrian people. WHAT IS SARIN? Sarin is a man-made...Tags: Weaponry, Germany, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Biological and Chemical Weapons, United Nations
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The importance of preventative dental care in toddlers
WDBJ7 Reporter"It doesn't cost anything to smile." For 60 kids in Roanoke today, it didn't cost anything to fix their smile. The program is run by Child Health Investment Partnership, or CHIP. Dental residents from Virginia Commonwealth University came all the way...Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Health Insurance, Family, Dentistry and Dental Health
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Warning: Excessive tea drinking can be hazardous to your health
You can never be too rich or too thin, perhaps, but you certainly can drink too much tea. That’s the bottom line of an unusual case report published in this week’s edition of the New England Journal of Medicine. Doctors at the Henry Ford...
Tags: Dietary Supplements, Medical Procedures and Tests, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Apodaca: Boomers won't go gracefully
This week I'm feeling the need to address a topic that weighs on me more with each passing day: I'm getting old. I've realized this because I no longer spend my weekends traipsing my kids to birthday parties with bounce houses and reptile shows. Instead,...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Pilates, Judd Apatow, Betty White, Botox (drug)
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Students showcase their science skills
Staff WriterBRAWLEY — Inspired by her two dogs and natural curiosity, Evelyn Oliva decided to test the intelligence of various dog breeds for a science project. “I made the dogs go through an obstacle course and tested them with spoken commands to...Tags: Science, Science and Technology
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Salina group wants fluoride out of water
Water. Your mom said to drink it growing up, your coaches told you to drink it after practice, and your doctor says to drink plenty of it. But Salina Cares worries that its city's water may actually be bad for people's health. "Right now, our focus is...
Tags: Dietary Supplements, Dentistry and Dental Health
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