Pediatricians should prescribe fluoride as soon as their patients' teeth emerge, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) says in new guidelines. Published online August 25 in Pediatrics, the clinical ...

Fluoride has long been at the center of one of the most persistent public health debates—heralded by many dentists as a cavity-fighting hero and feared by some communities as a potential health hazard ...

Researchers looked at birth weight, an important predictor of long-term health, in 11 million babies born in the United ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says water fluoridation is one of the 10 greatest public health achievements of the 20th century. Why? Because fluoridation helps to prevent the ...

As natural and herbal oral care trends gain popularity, fluoride’s importance in cavity prevention is often questioned. But here’s the truth: fluoride is one of the most researched and recommended ...

NAME. ED BACK TO YOU. ERIKA TARANTAL LIVE HERE IN THE NEWSROOM WITH US. WE TURN TO FIVE ON YOUR HEALTH NOW. UTAH AND FLORIDA HAVE ALREADY BANNED ADDING FLUORIDE TO PUBLIC DRINKING WATER. AND NOW THE ...

Florida and Utah have banned fluoridation, with multiple other states looking to do the same. Critics of fluoride in drinking water point to supplements as an alternative, but many are creating ...

The relationship between fluoride in public water supplies and the regulatory framework of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) has gained renewed scrutiny following the recent Food & Water Watch, Inc.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said he wants communities to stop fluoridating water, and he is setting the gears of government in motion to help make that happen.

Even though the science to support his conclusions is limited, he claimed that fluoride "causes IQ loss, profound IQ loss," ...