The Environmental Protection Agency launched the first step of its expedited review to determine safe levels of fluoride in drinking water, according to a notice posted in the Federal Register on ...

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PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Fluoride in Arizona’s drinking water may soon be a thing of the past if a lawmaker gets her way. Sen. Janae Shamp, a Republican from Surprise, has prefiled Senate Bill 1019 that ...

An Arizona lawmaker has proposed a bill to ban the addition of fluoride to public drinking water. Dental experts argue the ban would defy decades of research and lead to increased tooth decay. The ...

The mineral fluoride found in drinking water has no connection to lowered children’s IQ levels, according to a recent study. The research, published in Science Advances, opposed Health and Human ...

The longstanding public health practice of adding fluoride to community drinking water is facing heavy scrutiny in the United States over questions about whether the benefits outweigh the potential ...

The agency announced new recommendations on fluoride supplements, a crucial tool for protecting children’s dental health. By Dani Blum The announcement came on Halloween, hours before ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday moved to limit the use of fluoride supplements used to strengthen children’s teeth, the latest action by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy ...

Most children should not receive prescription fluoride, Food and Drug Administration officials said Friday as they announced measures to restrict sales of the cavity-fighting drug. The agency said ...

Pitts, a former FDA associate commissioner, is president of the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest. One of the most important lessons from the Covid-19 experience is that absolutes in ...