This will be the final post on the public discussion with associated professor Rita Barnett-rose. Rita has told me she not be following up on my last reply with her. She says "I have attempted to address some of your initial concerns in my current draft/revision. However, we clearly disagree on the reasonable legal/ethical parameters of [...]
We are now on the Friends of Science in Medicine (FSM) supporters list. For those who have not heard of FSM, they are an association (based in Australia) which supports evidence-based medicine and strongly opposes the promotion and practice of unsubstantiated therapies that lack a scientifically plausible rationale. MSoF is eager to combine any efforts [...]
How do astronauts brush their teeth? "Astronauts use the same toothpaste as on Earth and can even select their preferred brand. Instead of rinsing with water and then spitting into a sink, astronauts spit toothpaste into a towel. Recently, astronauts have been using edible toothpaste to reduce water waste. With long-duration flights, dental care is [...]
This is my second response to Associate Professor Rita Barnett-Rose to her paper “Compulsory water fluoridation: justifiable public health benefit or human experimental research without informed consent”. Again I wish to thank Rita for acknowledging in that papers should be referenced accurately by using citations to the original sources rather than simply referring to activist [...]
Gerry Byrne, who runs Fluoridation of Irish Water is Harmless Facebook page sent this to Dublin City Councillors today: Lifting the Curtain on the Anti-Fluoridation movement A recent email to your good selves from a Mr Owen Boyden, of the Fluoride Free Towns campaign, has led me to follow the trail of money [...]
Associate Professor Rita Barnett-Rose replied back to my critique on her paper “Compulsory water fluoridation: justifiable public health benefit or human experimental research without informed consent”. I like to thank Rita for getting an independent review of her article from several scientists and agreeing that one should use primary research and not advocacy groups. I’ll be doing [...]
I have contacted Associate Professor Rita Barnett-Rose about her unpublished paper “Compulsory water fluoridation: justifiable public health benefit or human experimental research without informed consent” (you can read a copy here: http://works.bepress.com/rita_barnett/3/). It concluded that “The evidence continues to suggest that compulsory water fluoridation is no longer justifiable as a public health benefit” and “human [...]
We are now officially registered as an incorporated society!
Very close in becoming an incorporated society :) We now have our common seal stamp.
Anti-fluoridationists will continue to try to dupe the public with their articles on the latest review "Health effects of water fluoridation: A review of the scientific evidence". One press release item shocked me a little that they twisted the report and said it "confirms fluoridation must end". You can read that press release here written by Stan Litras. The [...]
