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 "The American Medical
Association is NOT
prepared to state that no harm will  be
done to any person by water fluoridation.
The AMA has not carried out any research work, either long-term
or short-term, regarding the possibility of any side effects."
- Dr.
Flanagan, Assistant
Director of Environmental Health, American Medical Association.
[actual
letter]
"Based on data
from the National Academy of Sciences, current levels of  fluoride exposure in drinking water may
cause arthritis in a substantial portion of the population long before they
reach old age" -Dr. Robert Carton, former EPA Scientist.
"Fluorides
are general protoplasmic poisons, probably because of their
capacity to modify the metabolism of cells  by changing the permeability
of the cell membrane and by inhibiting certain enzyme systems."
Journal of the American Medical Association, Sept
18, 1943
Segments
of the population are unusually susceptible to the toxic effects
of fluoride.
They include "postmenopausal women and elderly men, pregnant
woman and their fetuses, people with deficiencies of calcium,
magnesium and/or vitamin C, and people with cardiovascular and
kidney problems." United States Public Health Service
Report (ATSDR TP-91/17, pg. 112, Sec.2.7, April 1993)
"fluoride
exposure, at levels that are experienced by a significant proportion
of the population whose drinking water is fluoridated, may have
adverse
impacts on the developing brain." Greater Boston
Physicians for Social Responsibility, May 2000
"It
is now clear that fluoride is a potentially harmful substance
when present in the drinking water in any amount." Dr. Simon
Beisler, Chief of Urlogy, Roosevelt Hospital and Past President
of the American Urological Association.
"The
plain fact that fluorine is an insidious poison
harmful, toxic and cumulative in its
effects,
even when ingested in minimal amounts, will remain unchanged
no matter how many times it will be repeated in print that fluoridation
of the water supply is 'safe.'" Dr. Ludgwig Grosse, Chief
of Cancer Research, U.S. Veterans Administration.
In
Harlem, NY, which has been fluoridated for 32 years, "There's
more dental decay among these kids; we see the beginning
of inflamed gingivitis in their mouths." American Dental
Association, May 2000
"The
CDA emphasizes that the need  for
fluoride depends on overall exposure, including place of residence,
diet and oral health habits. and "The CDA recognizes the
need
to continue to monitor studies on fluoride and general health." Canadian Dental
Association, May, 2000
"Fluoride
has been shown to adversely effect the central
nervous system, causing behavioral changes,
increased hip fractures and reproduction problems."
Natick
Report Research Team
[Research
Microbiologist, U.S. Army, Dr. B. J. Gallo, Environmental
Chemist, J. Kupperschmidt Apollo Program Project
Scientist, Dr. N.R. Mancuso, U.S. Army Natick Research
Labs, A. Murray, Molecular Biologist, Dr.
Strauss]
"I
am appalled at the prospect of using water as a vehicle for drugs.
Fluoride
is a corrosive poison that will
produce serious effects on a long range basis. Any attempt to use
water this way is deplorable." - Dr. Charles Gordon Heyd,
Past President of the American Medical Association.
"fluoridation
... it is the
greatest fraud that has ever been perpetrated and it has been
perpetrated on more people than any other fraud has." -
Dr. Professor Albert Schatz, (Microbiology), co-discoverer of
Streptomycin, the cure for tuberculosis and numerous other bacterial
infections.
Fluoride may be destroying
our bones, our teeth and overall health.. it doesn't need to
be added to our water and we may be taking unnecessary risks by doing so. - Dr.
Hardy Limeback, a leading Canadian fluoride authority,
former fluoride advocate and long-standing consultant
to Canadian Dental Association. (read
his rationale) 
"The evidence
against the safety of this public health policy keeps mounting;
it is too
compelling to ignore." -
Dr. Phyllis Mullenix, Children's Hospital, Boston
"By 1983 I was thoroughly
convinced that fluoridation
caused more harm than good.
I expressed the opinion that some of these children with dental
fluorosis could, just possibly, have also suffered harm to their
bones" - Dr. Colquhoun, former Principal Dental Officer
for Auckland New Zealand. (read his rationale)
".. the evidence
is quite convincing that the addition of sodium fluoride to the
public water supply at one part per million is extremely
deleterious to the human body". - Chief Justice John Flaherty,
of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (presided over litigation
involving fluoridation)
"This record
is barren of any credible and reputable scientific epidemiological
studies
and/or analysis of statistical data which would support the Illinois
Legislatures determination that fluoridation of the water supplies
is both a safe and effective means of promoting public health."
- Illinois Judge Ronald Niemann (presided over litigation involving
fluoridation)
"the artificial
fluoridation of public water supplies, such as contemplated by
(Houston) City ordinance No. 80-2530 may cause or may contribute
to the cause of cancer, genetic damage, intolerant reactions,
and chronic toxicity,
including dental mottling, in man; that the said artificial fluoridation
may aggravate malnutrition and existing illnesses in man; and
that the value of said artificial fluoridation is in doubt as
to the reduction of tooth decay in man." - Texas Judge Anthony Farris
(presided over litigation involving fluoridation)
"E.P.A. should
act immediately to protect the public, not just on the cancer data, but on
the evidence
of bone fractures, arthritis, mutagenicity and other effects." - Dr. William
Marcus, Senior Toxicologist at E.P.A.
In 1996, there were
approximately 340,000
hospital admissions for hip  fractures in the United States.
Women sustain 75 percent-80 percent of all hip fractures. Medicare
costs for hip fractures were estimated at $2.9 billion in 1991.
Centers for Disease Control
"About one-half
of the people with hip fractures end up in nursing homes,
and in the year following the fracture, 20 per cent of them die."
Harold Slavkin, Director of National Institute of Dental
Research (JADA 1999)
"..fluoride
damages bone even at levels added to public drinking water"
American Journal of Epidemiology, October 1999
"Since
1990, five
major  epidemiological
studies
from
three countries-the United States, United Kingdom and France--
showing a higher rate of hip fractures
in fluoridated regions.." Australian & New Zealand
Journal of Public Health, 1997 vol. 21 no.
24
"..significant increase in the risk of hip
fracture
in
both men and women
exposed
to artificial fluoridation at 1 ppm." Journal of the American
Medical Association, August 1992
"..the
recommended "optimal" intake (a level that has  yet to be determined scientifically)."
Journal of the American Dental Association,
Dec. 1995
"Water
contains a number of substances that are undesirable, and fluorides
are just one of them" stated Dr. F. A. Bull, State
Dental Director of Wisconsin, speaking at the Fourth
Annual Conference of State Dental Directors.
Hundreds
of millions of dollars may be wasted annually on
children's fluoride treatments by dentists. Typically given
once or twice a year at routine checkups, the treatments do nothing
to reduce cavities
in kids, says a study of insurance records. Journal of
Public Health Dentistry
In
June of 1999, the Majority Chairman
of the Environmental Resources Committee, Pennsylvania
House of Representatives stated "..
there is no solid scientific or medical evidence to show that
fluoridation is of any beneficial help to public health, safety
or welfare."
The
former editor of the
Journal of the American Medical Association said he
often received telephone calls from irate AMA members and letters
from state medical societies and AMA officers "threatening
political action against the editor and the Journal for publishing
what offended them ideologically, or more likely imposed on (physicians')
ability to earn money."
(article) - Mr. Lundberg, editor of
JAMA for 17 years
"That the artificial
fluoridation
of public water supplies, such as is contemplated by [Houston]
City Ordinance No. 80-2530, may cause or may contribute
to the cause of cancer, genetic damage, intolerant reactions,
and chronic toxicity, including dental mottling, in man; that the
said artificial fluoridation may aggravate malnutrition and existing
illnesses in man; and that the value of said artificial fluoridation
is in doubt as to the reduction of tooth decay in man."
- Judge Farris, presiding judge in a case involving
the fluoridation of Houston's water.
The
Washington Bureau editor of AD  Impact, the monthly
publication of the Academy of General Dentistry,
wrote last year that supporters of fluoridation have had an
"unwillingness
to release any information that would cast fluorides in a negative
light,"
and that organized
dentistry has lost "its objectivity - the ability to
consider varying viewpoints together with scientific data to
reach a sensible conclusion."
"All
of the organizations promoting water fluoridation agree that
dental
fluorosis, which is the first visible sign of systemic poisoning, increases with
water fluoride levels." Dr.
Kennedy, Past President of International Academy of Oral
Medicine and Toxicology and a practicing Dentist for
20 years.
These are
strong, deliberate statements. They are made by the top medical
authorities in our nation based on the latest medical research.
Their voices are not alone, look at a partial
list of dentists & medical doctors, Environmental
Protection Agency Scientists and even a number of
State Dental
Directors are critical of the benefits.
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