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Discussion – Compulsory Water Fluoridation: Second Response To Rita Barnett-rose

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 [...]

By |2016-10-20T09:16:04+13:00October 6th, 2014|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |2 Comments
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Guest post: Lifting the Curtain on the Anti-Fluoridation movement

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 [...]

By |2016-10-20T09:16:05+13:00October 2nd, 2014|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments
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Discussion – RE: CWF Working Paper Article

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 [...]

By |2016-10-20T09:16:05+13:00September 27th, 2014|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |1 Comment
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Discussion – Compulsory Water fluoridation: A Response to Rita Barnett-Rose

I have contacted Associate Professor Rita Barnett-Rose about her unpublished paper “Compulsory water fluoridation: justifiable public health benefit or human experimental research without informed consent” (you can read a copy here: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 [...]

By |2016-10-20T09:16:05+13:00September 20th, 2014|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |3 Comments
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Guest Post: Dr Steve Slott debunks “Review confirms fluoridation must end”

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 [...]

By |2016-10-20T09:16:05+13:00August 25th, 2014|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , |0 Comments
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Skepticism Today podcast: Chat on fluoridation and ASA complaints

I was interviewed on Sunday for the Skepticism Today podcast about fluoridation. Skepticism Today is an hour-long monthly skeptical podcast talk about recent news and events of interest to skeptics – both NZ based and international. Episode 3 has been released today. My interview is at 16:04. Have a listen here. Also for those who [...]

By |2016-10-20T09:16:05+13:00July 5th, 2014|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , |0 Comments
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Society for Science Based Healthcare

There is a new society in NZ called "Society for Science Based Healthcare" (SBH). It is a New Zealand based advocacy group that aims to promote a scientific basis for healthcare in New Zealand and oppose non-science based areas of healthcare. Recently you might have heard of them from their latest win. MSoF and SBH [...]

By |2015-01-31T23:22:59+13:00July 5th, 2014|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments
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