Tag: drinking water

WATCH: Stephen Peckham presentation: Citizens Conference on Fluoride, Washington

Fluoride and Thyroid In September, Professor Stephen Peckham was a guest speaker at the 6th Citizens Conference on Fluoride in Washington. The CHSS Director presented an overview of a recent observational study which found an association between fluoridated water and underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism). Rick Woychik PhD was another keynote speaker at the Conference. Rick is Deputy …

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Water fluoridation and health risk

Stephen Peckham, Director and Professor of Health Policy at the Centre for Health Services Studies was featured in The Guardian on-line, Wednesday 13 April 2016 in an article discussing the pros and cons of water fluoridation. The article deals with the response to his paper ‘Water Fluoridation: A Critical Review of the Physiological Effects of …

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Evidence of potential health harms/benefits too weak to justify water fluoridation, says CHSS Director

Professor of Health Policy Stephen Peckham recently led research investigating a possible link between fluoride in drinking water and underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism).  A feature article in Boxing Day’s Guardian highlighted Stephen’s research, outlining his – and other experts’ – call for a moratorium on fluoridation pending more robust evidence around its safety as well as …

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