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Educates about the dangers of fluoride and mercury, and provides healthful alternate solutions.
http://emporium.turnpike.net/P/PDHA/health.htm

Information on fluoride as a hazardous waste product of the fertilizer industry with current news and links.
http://www.zerowasteamerica.org/Fluoride.htm

An international coalition to end water fluoridation and alert people to fluoride's environmental and health risks.
http://www.fluoridealert.org/

Working to stop the fluoridation of water. Resources and information. Links to many articles.
http://www.nofluoride.com/

Links to many articles and documents about fluorides, fluoridation and symptoms of chronic fluoride poisoning. References are provided, with excerpts from the scientific literature showing escalating fluoride pollution and the adverse effects on human health and the environment.
http://www.rvi.net/~fluoride/

Non profit company pledged to fight fluoridation of drinking water supplies. Information and resources on the evidence of harm from fluoridation.
http://www.npwa.freeserve.co.uk/

Article from Earth Island Institute Journal on fluoride and the environment.
http://www.earthisland.org/eijou...luoride/fluoride_phosphates.html

Information on the issues surrounding fluoridation.
http://www.sonic.net/~kryptox/fluoride.htm

Are the claimed benefits of ingesting fluoride over-rated and the risks to our health and eco-system under-reported?
http://www.fluoridation.com/

Asserts that questions about the safety of the cavity-fighting chemical aren't just for conspiracists any more.
http://www.salon.com/news/1999/02/17news.html

Article by Darlene Sherrell asserting that the American Dental Association has colluded with industry to cover up the toxic properties of fluoride.
http://www.all-natural.com/think.html

Pollution from fluorine compounds is a major environmental health problem.
http://home.att.net/~gtigerclaw/fluorine_pollution.html

You and your children are exposed to more waterborne contaminants from bathing and showering than from drinking the water.
http://home.att.net/~gtigerclaw/newsletter/Your_child.htm

Group opposes water fluoridation
http://www.voice.buz.org/fluoridation/index.html

Article by George Glasser - "Increasing Alzheimer's and primary brain tumors: The price of fluoridation?"
http://home.att.net/~gtigerclaw/...sletter/Increasing_Alzheimer.htm

Highlights in North American Litigation during the twentieth century on artificial fluoridation of public water supplies.
http://www.law.fsu.edu/journals/landuse/Vol142/graham1.htm

article by John R. Lee, M.D. "Americans' Health is Being Compromised for Industrial Profit"
http://www.johnleemd.net/breaking_news/fluoridation_01.html

Teaches how fluoridation began and why it may be unnecessary today, with links and news releases.
http://www.orgsites.com/ny/nyscof/

Organized to stop fluoridation in Utah.
http://www.stopfluoridation.homestead.com

Fluoride toxicity symptoms and antidotes intended for professionals, but has value to patients as well.
http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic181.htm

From the American Dental Association. Answer frequently asked questions about community water fluoridation, based on a summary of relevant published articles.
http://www.ada.org/public/topics/fluoride/facts-intro.html

Questions to ask legislators and dentists about fluoridation.
http://www.keepers-of-the-well.org/oregon/index.html

U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services report about toxicity of fluoride included that to certain subsets of the population.
http://www.zerowasteamerica.org/FluorideToxProfile.htm

Report of a 1991 U.S. Public Health Service evaluation of fluoride in the diet and in drinking water.
http://web.health.gov/environment/ReviewofFluoride/default.htm

Research by J. Featherson published in the Journal of the American Dental Association, July 2000
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entr...list_uids=10916327&dopt=Abstract

A 1993 study examining fluoride exposure and risk of bone fracture, effects on organs and reproduction, genotoxicity, carcinogenicity, metabolism, and related issues.
http://stills.nap.edu/books/030904975X/html/

A The New American article by Dr. Murray N. Rothbard.
http://www.thenewamerican.com/de...artments/feature/2001/121492.htm

Environmental Research Foundation - Rachel's Weekly
http://www.rachel.org/bulletin/bulletin.cfm?Issue_ID=2001

Euan Swan, B.Sc., DDS, DDPH Canadian Dental Association recommends no routine fluoride supplementation until permanent teeth erupt.
http://www.cda-adc.ca/jcda/vol-66/issue-7/index.html

Fluoride started out as an unwanted contaminant. Examines how it was made beneficial, from the U.S. National Institutes of Health.
http://www.nidr.nih.gov/dev/deleted%5Ffiles/flouride.htm

Consumers Union of United States analysis of how tactical errors in efforts to encourage Americans to drink fluoridated water.
http://www.consumersunion.org/food/debate/bio1.htm

Monthly articles concerning the emerging science and current information about fluoridation. Includes links and discussion boards.
http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/fluoridation/

A group of dentists calling for an end to water fluoridation in Ireland. Includes links to more information.
http://www.idof.net

A public service website addressing a major health issue by a Dartmouth university professor.
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~rmasters/AHABS/

Silicofluorides used to fluoridate drinking water is linked to antisocial behavior according to InsightMag.com
http://insightmag.com/main.cfm?include=detail&storyid=124139

Article in Reason Magazine.
http://www.reason.com/rb/rb120501.shtml

Fluoride supplements are often prescribed in non-fluoridated areas. This article on a pediatrician's website says that's not such a good idea. Books for sale, newsletter, forums, links.
http://www.drjaygordon.com/pediatricks/fluoridesupp.htm

Second Look, a national non-profit concerned with the science and politics of controversial public policy issues, focuses on fluoridation and the science of fluoride. Second Look takes an educational approach and is building an online reference library with links to all sides of the issue.
http://www.slweb.org/fluoridation.html

Offers an explanation of why the group opposes drinking water fluoridation.
http://www.nteu280.org/Issues/Fluoride/NTEU280-Fluoride.htm

Discusses the growing widespread concern over the fluoride issue. Neurotoxic effects of fluoride and the related halogen elements.
http://www.gjne.com/fluoride/fluoride%20apathy.htm

Article by Sheila L.M. Gibson arguing that water fluoridation causes a variety of health problems, with references.
http://www.positivehealth.com/pe...mit/Articles/Dentist/gibsn24.htm

Provides news, information and resources on opposition to fluoridation.
http://www.actionpa.org/fluoride/

Basic and in depth information with e-petition, poll, links to fluoride-free products and activism information.
http://www.fluorideinbeds.org/FIB/home.asp

UK organization fighting water fluoridation with action items, information and links.
http://www.goldplanet.co.uk

Provides regularly updated news briefs from around the world regarding the use of fluoridation.
http://www.FluorideNews.blogspot.com/

Review of fluoride research commissioned by Health Canada and the Health Ministry of Ontario.
http://www.health.gov.on.ca/engl...y_reports/fluoridation/fluor.pdf

Article by Douglas A. Balog, in Pace Environmental Law Review, Summer 1997.
http://www.nofluoride.com/report...Environmental%20Law%20Review.pdf

Links to documentation and information on fluoride issues in general and some specific to Redding, California.
http://www.geocities.com/reddingsafewater/

Find out how much fluoride is in the foods and beverages you eat and drink.
http://64.177.90.157/science/html/f-_in_food.html

The Massachusetts Coalition for Oral Health (MCOH) is an organization dedicated to improving the oral health of the residents of Massachusetts through the use of effective, community-based oral health education and preventive measures. MCOH seems to be organized to fluoridate Worcester, Massachusetts
http://www.fluoridefacts.org

Describes the impact of fluoridation in the West Midlands in the UK on promoting better dental health.
http://www.dentalhealthwestmidlands.nhs.uk/

Krishna Ram Ayurvigyan Shodh Sansthan, India (Krass India) is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life, of people with various medical problems.
http://www.krassindia.org/fluoride_def.htm

Water fluoride chemicals were never safety tested. This document is nominating silcofluorides, used by over 90% of US fluoridating communities, for health and safety testing for the first time. Prepared for Scott Masten, Ph.D. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences October 2001
http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ntp/htd...und/ExSumPDF/Fluorosilicates.pdf

Includes history and patent information on fluoride-containing products.
http://www.fluoride-history.de/

Discussion of the contribution of fluoride to arsenic levels in drinking water, from the Konformist.
http://www.konformist.com/2000/arsenic-fluoride.htm

Research and remedies for the endemic dental and skeletal fluorosis problems in India
http://education.vsnl.com/fluorosis/

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Fluoride Database of Selected Beverages and Foods
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foo...comp/Data/Fluoride/Fluoride.html

Surgeon General explains that tooth decay is still a major US problem in poor and minority populations and suggests ways to improve the situation.
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/oralhealth/

Examines the biological and other effects of fluoride on animal, plant, and human life. Site contains tables of contents from selected journal issues, and instructions to authors.
http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~spittle/

Bi-monthly water fluoridation news from Australia. Includes translation into several languages
http://www.awaywolf.com/fluoridation/fluoride/ausfnews/

Facts on fluoridation from the California Dental Association.
http://www.cda.org/public/community_water_fluoridation.pdf

Links to articles and websites generally opposing consumption of fluoride.
http://bruha.com/pfpc/

Article generally reporting on one particular negative health effect of adding fluoride to water.
http://thyroid.about.com/cs/toxicchemicalsan/a/flouride.htm

Argues that this is "the most flagrant scientific fraud of all time." Provides links to additional resources for review.
http://www.rvi.net/~fluoride/000000-file-list.htm

A response to the American Dental Association's booklet, "Fluoridation Facts".
http://fluoridedebate.com/

Pro-fluoridation site states, "The evidence supporting the safety, efficacy, and cost-effectiveness of fluoridation of community water supplies comes from multiple sources covering 50 years of legitimate research published in peer reviewed journals, including both long term studies on large populations, recent confirmatory studies, and comprehensive literature reviews."
http://www.fluorideinfo.org/

Subtitle: "Don't Let the Poisonmongers Scare You!" Discusses many arguments against fluoridation and how those tend to be invalid or incorrect.
http://www.quackwatch.org/03HealthPromotion/fluoride.html

Policy statement covers benefits, risks, details of dietary supplementation, and provides many additional references for review.
http://www.aafp.org/x1585.xml

Provides links to a number of fluoridation, consumer protection, public health, and public health dentistry websites.
http://www.fluoridationcenter.org/

A group of concerned professionals working to see an improvement in the dental health of the UK population by the implementation of Government policy for water fluoridation. Provides extensive resources for further review.
http://www.bfsweb.org/

Report from American Council on Science and Health (ACSH), a public health watchdog group.
http://www.acsh.org/healthissues...ewsID.724/healthissue_detail.asp

Addresses and generally refutes the headline article in Time magazine from October 24, 2005. "An article in Time ... getting many things wrong, adds fuel to the fire."
http://www.acsh.org/factsfears/newsID.657/news_detail.asp

Journal article describes fluoride's health effects
http://www.ijoeh.com/pfds/IJOEH_1104_Mullenix.pdf

Information by Dr. Tim O'Shea, with links.
http://www.mercola.com/2002/feb/2/fluoride_safety.htm

Article published in the Journal of the Canadian Dental Association questions the ethics and safety of water fluoridation.
http://www.nofluoride.com/report...Ethics-Canadian_Dental_Assoc.pdf

From the faculty of medicine and dentistry, University of Western Ontario. Information on fluoride sources, fluorosis and its health implications.
http://www.med.uwo.ca/ecosystemh...cation/casestudies/fluorosis.htm

Article argues that the two most pervasive and dangerous controversies in dentistry involve false allegations against silver-amalgam fillings and fluoridation.
http://www.acsh.org/healthissues...ewsID.112/healthissue_detail.asp

Links to many articles critical of fluoridation.
http://www.garynull.com/Issues/Fluoride/

The ADA endorses the fluoridation of community water supplies and the use of fluoride-containing products as safe and effective measures for preventing tooth decay.
http://www.ada.org/public/media/presskits/fluoridation/