Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The fluoride debate is raging on. Fluoride has long been at the center of one of the most persistent public health ...

Last year, when Utah lawmakers passed the nation’s first statewide ban on community water fluoridation, they included a ...

Fluoride has long been used as a dental health tool as a means of preventing cavities and fighting tooth decay — but now a new meta-analysis suggests it could have “detrimental effects” on the health ...

WASHINGTON - AUGUST 15: The exterior of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is seen in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) The Department of Health and Human Services and ...

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the new head of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has said he'll recommend removing fluoride from the country's drinking water. Juneau, Alaska, did so in 2007.

Fluoride in drinking water has become a controversial topic in the US, especially after Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump's nomination to lead the US Department of Health and Human Services, ...

European regulators are weighing high-dose fluoride data, whereas safety bodies report that routine dietary and toothpaste ...

Throughout her career, Ayse Asatekin, associate professor of chemical and biological engineering at Tufts University, has sought to use filters to prevent illness and protect the environment. One ...

Hydrofluorosilicic acid is an additive used to fluoridate community water supplies in the U.S. Like many chemicals, it is caustic in its concentrated form. But it never reaches consumers, and the ...