For a while now I have thought the mistake of the Hamilton City Council was a cloud with a silver lining. It was a wake-up call to people concerned with evidence based approaches to health and society. A warning that anti-scientific groups were getting far more influence than they deserved. So news of that decision [...]
I see this image is doing the rounds, since it was posted on the I f* love science page. Funny thing is I saw this posted on some of the anti-fluoride groups. I could touch on all the points listed. "Willingness to change with new evidence" If you have seen some of the debating here, you [...]
You may have read that the The New Zealand Dental Association being appalled at the Hamilton billboards: http://www.voxy.co.nz/health/dental-association-appalled-anti-fluoride-billboards/5/166869 FANNZ has released this statement: "Informed, Courageous Dentists do indeed say “No” to Fluoridation Press Release Fluoride Action Network NZ fannz.org.nz Wellington, 7 September 2013 The NZ Dental Association is about to implement rules to stifle dissent [...]
Be careful when reading into anti-fluoridation groups like FAN, FANNZ, Fluoride Free, NYSCOF, Fluoridation.com, NoFluoride.com, etc. "The anti-fluoridation movement employs classic propaganda methods, such as misrepresentation, fear mongering, false analogies and outright lies to further their political goals." The Anti-fluoridationist Threat To Public Health: http://www.scienceinmedicine.org/policy/papers/AntiFluoridationist.pdf Here is another great resource. When public action undermines public [...]