Declan Waugh has a shocking record of misrepresenting the scientific literature dealing with fluoride. This time he is directing his scaremongering at New Zealand and misrepresenting a New Zealand scientific report on fluoride intake (Cressey, Peter ; Gaw, Sally ; Love, J. (2009). Estimated dietary fluoride intake for New Zealanders) He claims this report substantially [...]
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 [...]
Two questions on community water fluoridation were asked to the candidates of the Dunedin City Council, and Mayor. Responses were solicited via both vote.co.nz, and by email. The questions were as follows: “Firstly, what is your position on community water fluoridation, specifically the safety, efficacy and ethical implications of community water fluoridation schemes? Secondly, what [...]