The early research focused on how to reduce the fluoride levels in some water sources across the nation. The idea was to get rid of the brown stains, the result of over-fluoridation called fluorosis.

Kennedy Jr., U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's choice to head the Department of Health and Human Services, has said Trump will call for an end to adding fluoride to public water supplies.

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But on social media site X, he said that when he is in position, the White House would advise all US water systems to remove fluoride from public water systems, stating: “Fluoride is an ...

The recommendation comes as a Florida city voted last week to remove fluoride from its drinking water, with one city commissioner citing Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s past comments on the matter as ...

NEW YORK — For about 50 years, adding cavity-preventing fluoride to drinking water was a popular public health measure in Yorktown, a leafy town north of New York City. But in September ...

Made from one of the most common elements on Earth, fluoride is naturally present in human bodies and water, and common in toothpaste and mouthwash. And for decades, the mineral has been added to ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - When you turn on your tap in Shelby County, a small amount of fluoride is mixed in with the water that comes out. Fluoride is a common additive in drinking water and is mixed in ...

The discovery of fluoride’s oral health benefits traces to 1901, when a dentist in Colorado Springs noticed his patients had brown stained teeth that were oddly resistant to decay and cavities.

“It is public health malpractice, with the information we have now, to continue adding fluoride to water systems in Florida,” said Ladapo at a press conference Friday morning. Fluoride has ...