Ken Perrott • Dec 08, 2016 •
The new community water fluoridation legislation is now on the way in the New Zealand parliament. The Health (Fluoridation of Drinking Water) Amendment Bill was introduced on Tuesday and the parliamentary health committee has invited submissions. It’s worth watching the videos of the twelve speakers in the first reading. These give an idea of how the legislation will be received by the … Read More
Ken Perrott • Sep 03, 2016 •
Many anti-fluoride campaigners and their sympathisers use “filters” to remove fluoride from their tap water. Despite this, they will often claim the procedure is “too expensive” for the ordinary person – or that it is ineffective. Fluoride Free Nelson (FFN) combined both reasons in this exchange on their Facebook page. But she is wrong on both counts. Suitable … Read More
Ken Perrott • Oct 03, 2013 •
One of the myths promoted by the anti-fluoride people is that fluoridation is bad for our bones. As with similar myths the evidence used to support the claims usually comes from studies of situations where people have high F intake, … Continue reading → … Read More
Ken Perrott • Sep 24, 2013 •
The internet seems to nurture and promote myths. Consequently it’s a great place for the ideologically motivated person desiring a bit of ”evidence” for their confirmation bias. They can even get a bit pretentious and call their googling “research.” Phil … Continue reading → … Read More
Ken Perrott • Aug 29, 2013 •
Anti fluoridationists certianly go in for picking cherries when the produce “evidence” to discredit fluoridation. Two anti-fluoridatioon actvists, Bruce Spittle and Russel McLean, did this in there opinion piece in the Otago Daily Times recently (see No consent given for fluoridation). In … Continue reading → … Read More
Ken Perrott • Jun 07, 2013 •
Anti-fluoridation activists have celebrated their recent win in Hamilton (see Hamilton City Council reverses referendum fluoridation decision) and are moving on with their plans for similar victories in other New Zealand communities. While most of the newspaper and TV polls show … Continue reading → … Read More
Peter Griffin • Jun 24, 2010 •
Water fluoridation is flavour of the month again for anti-science conspiracy theorists who consider it mass-medication or in the case of Rusty Kage, sorry Kane, mass poisoning. Anyone for a root canal? Rusty? Source: Taranaki Daily News The US Centre for Disease Control ranks fluoridation of water number 9 on its … Read More