Health and Safety

Call to Expand Water Fluoridation in Nottinghamshire

Call to Expand Water Fluoridation in Nottinghamshire

Two health chiefs have submitted a letter to the government calling for an extension of the water fluoridation scheme in Nottinghamshire. Councillor John Doddy, chair of the Nottinghamshire Health and Wellbeing Board, and councillor Linda Woodings, chair of the Nottingham City Health and Wellbeing Board, along with their respective Directors of Public Health, Jonathan Gribbin and Lucy Hubber, are campaigning[Read More…]

New Study Links High Fluoride Levels to Lower IQ in Children

New Study Links High Fluoride Levels to Lower IQ in Children

In a startling new development, scientists have found a potential link between high fluoride levels in drinking water and lower IQ in children. A study conducted by Tulane University has ignited fresh debate over the safety of fluoride in our water supply.  By examining children in Ethiopia exposed to significantly high fluoride concentrations, researchers discovered troubling signs of cognitive impairment,[Read More…]

Virginia Man’s Skin Peels Off Following Covid-19 Vaccine

Virginia Man’s Skin Peels Off Following Covid-19 Vaccine

A man in Virginia broke out into a scarlet red rash after getting Johnson & Johnson’s one-dose COVID-19 vaccine.  Richard Terrell said his skin condition started out as a ‘slight discomfort’, before it quickly escalated into an itchy, swollen flush covering most of his body, until his skin eventually started peeling off.  He sought a dermatologist’s help, and the doctor[Read More…]

Scientists raise doubts over coronavirus vaccine

Scientists raise doubts over coronavirus vaccine

Concerns are growing over the safety and efficacy of a Covid-19 vaccine, it has been reported. According to an article published in the scientific journal Nature, researchers have warned that vaccines could “stumble on safety trials, be fast-tracked because of politics or fail to meet the public’s expectations”. Several scientists have expressed concerns about whether the vaccines will clear safety[Read More…]

Pfizer chairman ‘unsure’ whether vaccine will prevent transmission of Covid-19

Pfizer chairman ‘unsure’ whether vaccine will prevent transmission of Covid-19

Uncertainties about whether a person can still transmit Covid-19 after they have been vaccinated still persist, according to Pfizer chairman Albert Bourla. The interview was aired on Thursday, December 3rd in a Dateline programme called ‘Race for a Vaccine: Who Will Get it First?’.  Dateline host Lester Holt asked Bourla if being vaccinated for the virus meant he could still[Read More…]