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Archive General Health Studies of Interest

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Does fluoridation harm immune function?  Challacombe, 1996

Does fluoridation harm immune function? Challacombe, 1996

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Fluoride in drinking water and risk of hip fracture in the UK: a case-control study, Hillier et al, 2000

Fluoride in drinking water and risk of hip fracture in the UK: a case-control study, Hillier et al, 2000

A study by researchers at the Medical Research Council’s Epidemiology Unit at the University of Southampton found no increased risk of hip...

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Community water fluoridation, bone mineral density, and fractures: prospective study of effects in older women, Phipps et al, 2000

Community water fluoridation, bone mineral density, and fractures: prospective study of effects in older women, Phipps et al, 2000

One of the largest studies conducted on bone fractures and fluoride, reported in the British Medical Journal in 2000, was undertaken in the United...

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Effect of long-term exposure to fluoride in drinking water on risks of bone fractures, Li et al, 2001

Effect of long-term exposure to fluoride in drinking water on risks of bone fractures, Li et al, 2001

A collaborative study by US and Chinese researchers, who compared the bone fracture prevalence of Chinese communities with naturally occurring...

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Fluoridation of drinking water and subsequent cancer incidence and mortality, Hoover et al, 1991

Fluoridation of drinking water and subsequent cancer incidence and mortality, Hoover et al, 1991

Analysis of data in the 35 years before and after fluoridation started shows no increase in risk of cancer

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Drinking water fluoridation and osteosarcoma incidence on the island of Ireland, Comber et al, 2011

Drinking water fluoridation and osteosarcoma incidence on the island of Ireland, Comber et al, 2011

A study of osteosarcoma cases occurring between 1994 and 2006 across the whole of Ireland (Irish Republic and Northern Ireland) found no...

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An assessment of bone fluoride and osteosarcoma, Kim et al, 2011

An assessment of bone fluoride and osteosarcoma, Kim et al, 2011

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Is fluoride a risk factor for bone cancer?  Small area analysis of osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma in 0 to 49-year olds in Great Britain – Blakey et al, 2014

Is fluoride a risk factor for bone cancer? Small area analysis of osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma in 0 to 49-year olds in Great Britain – Blakey et al, 2014

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Community water fluoridation and intelligence – a prospective study in New Zealand, Broadbent et al, 2011

Community water fluoridation and intelligence – a prospective study in New Zealand, Broadbent et al, 2011

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US study finds no association between osteosarcoma and fluoride levels in bone (2011)

US study finds no association between osteosarcoma and fluoride levels in bone (2011)

A US study, published in 2011, compared the fluoride content of segments of bone taken from patients with osteosarcoma with the fluoride content...

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UK study finds no difference in osteosarcoma rates (2014)

UK study finds no difference in osteosarcoma rates (2014)

A research team from the Universities of Newcastle upon Tyne, Leeds and Oxford analysed osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma cases in people aged up to...

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New Zealand study indicating absence of effects on IQ (2014)

New Zealand study indicating absence of effects on IQ (2014)

A research paper on water fluoridation and IQ in New Zealand was published in 2014 which, unlike earlier studies reported mainly from rural areas...

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Dr Colwyn Jones Biography

Colwyn Jones retired as Head of the Evidence for Action team/Consultant in Dental Public Health with NHS Health Scotland but continues to work part-time as an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh.

Dr P Thapar Biography
Ray Lowry Biography

Ray Lowry, a qualified doctor and dentist, completed formal training in public health and became an NHS consultant in 1990. Until he retired in 2010 he was a senior lecturer in dental public health at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne and a Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health. He has published over 50 articles in the learned press. He was the training director for public health in the Northern Region and an examiner for the Faculty of Public Health.

Barry Cockcroft Biography

Barry Cockcroft graduated from Birmingham Dental School in 1973 and spent most of his career working in general dental practice until he joined the Department of Health as Deputy Chief Dental Officer (DCDO) in 2002, he became CDO in 2005 and remained in post until he retired in 2015. Barry joined the BFS while he was CDO, having been an advocate for water fluoridation all his career. He became Chair of the society in 2020.

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