WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration has moved to limit the use of fluoride supplements used to strengthen children's teeth, among actions Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his ...
A photo of a long‑expired tube of toothpaste—dating all the way back to 1988—has gone viral on Reddit, attracting more than 50,000 upvotes. The reason? As the caption puts it: “Mom is using toothpaste ...
Nestlé announced a recall of some batches of baby formula during the week of Jan. 5, and on Jan. 13 the firm’s CEO, Philipp Navratil, posted a video apology on Nestlé’s website. The recall is due to ...
What happens if fluoride is removed from drinking water? Some policymakers want fluoride removed from public water systems. Dentists explain why it matters and how families can still protect their ...
Florida is launching its own food testing program to check for contaminants like heavy metals and pesticides. Initial tests on 24 infant formulas found 16 contained heavy metals exceeding EPA safe ...
The development of lithium-7 fluoride production technology is seen as a key step in Russia for the proposed future molten salt reactors. (Image: Rosatom) There is currently no industrial production ...
The longstanding public health practice of adding fluoride to community drinking water is facing heavy scrutiny in the United States over questions about whether the benefits outweigh the potential ...
Scientists have developed a new gel that mimics the body’s natural processes to help teeth repair themselves. By guiding the growth of enamel-like minerals, this innovation could one day make dental ...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has put four companies on notice for marketing “unapproved fluoride-containing ingestible drugs” for use by children under the age of 3 or children at low or ...