Tagged: Scotland

ChildSmile – a complement, not an alternative, to fluoridation - Open Parachute

Ken Perrott • May 18, 2017 •

• children,
• ChildSmile,
• dental health,
• fluoridation,
• fluoride,
• Health and Medicine,
• Science,
• Science and Society,
• Scotland

Local antifluoride activists are busy presenting ChildSmile and similar programmes as alternatives to fluoridation. They aren’t – and New Zealand District health Boards already operate elements of these programmes where they consider them effective. I am currently dealing with family issues so am reposting this article, “ChildSmile dental health – its pros and cons” from September 2015.   There is … Read More

Scotland’s GM ban and the backlash from science - Griffin's Gadgets

Peter Griffin • Aug 19, 2015 •

• biotechnology,
• crops,
• genetic modification,
• GM,
• Scotland

A group of scientific institutions in the UK and Europe have today sent an open letter to Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment, Richard Lochhead, expressing dismay at Scotland’s proposal to ban GM crops in the country. Here’s the letter in full… 17th August 2015 Dear Mr Lochhead Your announcement that the Scottish Government proposes to ban … Read More