Lloyd,
Thought you might find this interesting.
I hope heppers are taking the fluoride out of
their drinking water.
best,
chris w.
From: National Pure Water Association
As most all of you are aware, NPWA has been posting articles
about the ongoing Osteosarcoma (bone cancer) scandal
which has been unfolding in the US. 2004, Chester Douglass,
Dean of the Harvard School of Dentistry said in written testimony
to the National Research Council that he found no evidence
that fluoridation increased risk of osteosarcoma, a rare bone
cancer. However, in a 2001 study which he cited, and oversaw,
it was found that boys who drink fluoridated water have a
greater risk of developing osteosarcoma.
Sign
the Petition Here
While the profluoridation camp is frenetically attempting
to discredit the study that substantiated the osteosarcoma/fluoride
link; however, the most important question investigative journalists
are asking is: What was Douglass's motive in attempting to
bury the bone cancer study thus risking his professional career
and longstanding reputation on a gamble that no one would
question his results? It appears that Douglass tossed the
dice and came up with 'snake eyes' - he will never be able
to regain his reputation and succeded in sending the profluoridation
camp crashing into a damage control mode.
26 August 2005, the American Dental Association (ADA) sent
out a "ADA Gram" to its members (Below) bracing
them for an onslaught of questions from the public. Time Magazine
is the most influential current affairs/political publications
in the US. You will probably be able to pick the article up
at http://www.msnbc.com
either sometime in the coming week or the week following.
The ADA is more than likely, also bracing themselves for a
class action lawsuit which will be the undoing of drinking
water fluoridation and open the door for other legal actions
against water companies and the ADA involving dental fluorosis,
hypothyroidism, etc. This could be a 'Padora's Box' for fluoridation.
They are also attempting to educate their field operatives
for a onslaught of questions form the media and public - It
appears as if 26 August 2005 could go down as 'Black Friday'
for the fluoridistas.
If this class action scenario occurs in the United States,
it is likely that it will cross the pond into the UK. What
does this mean for England's privatised water companies that
fluoridate? Under the fluoridation contract with Strategic
Health Authorities, the water companies have accepted all
liability for damages and bill the Strategic Health Authority
for court costs and damages if they lose. However, a class
action can take years and millions of pounds to resolve. They
might want to ask if the financially strapped Strategic Health
Authorities can afford to cover the cost of such a legal action.
The NPWA wager is that the water companies are going to get
stuck with the bill and have to sue the, basically insolvent,
Strategic Health Authorities which will be like getting a
blood transfusion out of a turnip.
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ADA Egram August 26, 2005
Time Magazine Article To Examine
"Controversies Over Water Fluoridation"
Time magazine will be publishing an article
(it could be as early as next week) on the "controversies
over fluoridation of public water supplies." The reporter
was given extensive background information from the ADA and
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and interviewed
representatives from both organizations as well as the Washington
State Dental Association. In addition, the reporter attended
an event in Washington state sponsored by the Fluoride Action
Network and has interviewed at least one representative from
a group opposed to water fluoridation.
Because the article in Time may spark patient inquiries about
water fluoridation, we wanted to provide you with the following
ADA resources. Some of these materials are available only
to ADA members:
General talking points on the benefits of community water
fluoridation
ADA statement and talking points on the Harvard doctoral thesis
the Time article may revisit this recent news story in their
article
Fluoridation Facts, the ADA's premier resource on water fluoridation
Fluoridation Facts includes information on tactics used by
groups opposed to water fluoridation and information on what
constitutes good science
Electronic press kit on water fluoridation
An ADA patient brochure, "The Benefits of Fluoride"
also is available for purchase by calling the ADA at 800-947-4746
or visiting www.adacatalog.org.
If you have additional questions after reviewing these materials,
please contact Ms. Jane McGinley in the ADA's Division of
Dental Practice at 800-621-8099, x2862 or mcginleyj @ ada.org.
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George Glasser
Water Quality Advisor
National Pure Water Association
http://www.npwa.freeserve.co.uk
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