Stop fluoridation

One year later: no explanation from Queensland Health for falsified fluoridation data

Wed, 2009-03-04 13:44 by Merilyn Haines

Media Release from Merilyn Haines, spokesperson for Queenslanders For Safe Water , Air and Food Inc and Independent candidate for South Brisbane

One year anniversary and Qld Health ethical standards unit has still not explained falsified data

It is exactly one year now since the Crime and Misconduct Commission advised that Queensland Health would respond in "due course" in regard to evidence presented to the CMC that Queensland Health had falsified tooth decay data used by Premier Bligh to justify forced fluoridation.

When Anna Bligh announced on 5th Dec 2007 that she had made the decision that fluoridation was to be forced on Queenslanders, she used graphed data comparing tooth decay in Townsville children to Brisbane children. The data was from 1991 and showed a difference then of 2 less decayed teeth in Townsville's children compared to Brisbane children. The data was also sent to some MPs and through this access, it was discovered that Queensland Health had exaggerated tooth decay data used by changing the units from teeth surfaces to teeth. Instead of a difference of 2 baby teeth out of 28 baby teeth in a child's mouth, the difference was only 2 tooth surfaces out of 128 tooth surfaces in a child's mouth.

Queensland Health also had access to data on permanent teeth which showed very little difference , but chose to only use baby teeth data and then exaggerated that by falsely changing the units.

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Events

Wed, 2009-02-04 12:47 by admin

#Sydney">Sydney, #Brisbane">Brisbane

#Sydney" id="Sydney">Sydney

#MoneyAsDebt " id="MoneyAsDebt">Film Night - Money As Debt

Paul Grignon's engaging animation answers the question that is never asked in school or the media:

Where: 79 Johnston St Annandale, Sydney 2038

When: Saturday, 7 March 2009

Time: 8:00PM

Contact: hereward: m. 0415 059675

For further information: visitwww.wearechange.org.au

See also: www.moneyasdebt.net, "A crisis is a terrible thing to waste" of 14 Feb 09 by Mike Stasse.

#Brisbane" id="Brisbane">Brisbane

#OverloadingAustralia-QldLaunch" id="OverloadingAustralia-QldLaunch">Mark O'Connor, to launch "Overloading Australia" in Queensland

Where:Redland Performing Arts Centre Auditorium

When:Friday 20 February 2

Time:4.30pm (refreshments served from 4pm)

Mark will also be appearing at other locations:

Caloundra
Where: Caloundra Events Centre, Minchinton Street, Caloundra
When: Saturday 21st February at 1:00 - 1:30pm (followed by a SEQ Regional Plan Workshop until 4:00pm)

University of Queensland
Where: Goddard Building (8). Room #139
When: Monday 23rd February, 1:30 - 3:00pm

Brisbane City Council Library
Where: Brisbane Square, 266 George Street, Brisbane
Monday 23rd February, 4:00 - 5:30pm

For further information: see "Redlands to host Queensland launch of 'Overloading Australia'"

#QldParlmt-10feb09" id="QldParlmt-10feb09">Rally Parliament House ... tell the Govt how you feel about fluoride and recycled water

Where: Outside Queensland Parliament, Cnr of George and Alice Streets

When: Tuesday, 10 February 2009 (Opening Day of Parliament)

Time: 9am - 11 am

Bring your friends, bring your banners and let the politicians know what you
really think!

Tell the Government what you think of Drinking Sewage and Fluoridated Water!!

Contact: Jeanie : 0408006544 info [ AT ] qawf.org

For further information: www.qawf.org

A fluoride fighter has very kindly organised fluoride t shirts for purchase

Please contact Wiesia Smolka wiesias [ AT ] aapt.net.au if you would to see what the T-shirts look like.

If you like to order and need T shirts posted, then you need to order a
MINIMUM of TWO, at $10 per tee posted.

But to pay: Wiesia has ordered 200 to start with (let’s hope it becomes 1000 or more!). Contact Wiesia for bank accout details.

Please send your postal details, and, Cheques payable to: W. Smolka PO Box 3454 Nerang DC Qld 4211
Ph : 07 5594 1482 M: 0411 203 177

Please proudly wear these from when you get them; but especially, on the day of the rally ... The print has been designed to SHOUT your message, for
the brief seconds if the camera’s are pointed at you in the crowd!

Tell Captain Anna, all pollies and the ignorant others, just what you think of S6 Fluorosilicate Poison, in your drinking water!

Let Wiesia know your (tentative) order and size numbers, and colours. And, what size ie. S, M, L, XLg, XXLg - Sizes will be a whole range, enough to choose from. Printer said he has a fair idea how many of each so…. Orders please. eg. Joe Blogg’s family, Black Sm x 1, M x 2; White Lg x 3

Government Ministers to be forced to justify adding toxins to Queensland's drinking water

Mon, 2009-01-05 04:08 by Merilyn Haines

Ministers forced to be accountable

Three Queensland government Ministers – the Premier, Anna Bligh and the Ministers for Health and Water are being forced to change or justify their decision to add toxins - including from sewerage and fluoride to Queenslanders’ drinking water.

Two safe water advocacy groups, the Peoples Class Action group and Queenslanders for Safe Water, on Friday 2 January 2008 served legal notice on Ministers Craig Wallace and Stephen Robertson in the form of more than 600 individual letters from people demanding their rights under the Judicial Review Act.

The letters request the Ministers to properly investigate the scientific evidence, including more than 200 pages of references to scientific and other evidence attached to the letters, and then make a decision to recommend to the cabinet the repeal of the legislation enabling the addition of fluoride or sewerage water toxins to the public water supply.

Should this request not be complied with, the letters then invoke the provisions of the Judicial Review Act 1991 to require Written Statements of Reasons for the failure to do as requested. Each letter must be fully and personally answered within 28 days.

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Courier Mail misreports water recycling to demand early election

Mon, 2009-01-05 02:50 by James Sinnamon

The title of this article was originally "Courier Mail manipulates reporting of water recycling to demand early election" - JS, 12 mar 08

Murdoch cartoon source - http://peoplesgeography.com/2006/11/

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Armistice Day, 90 years on our rights are in jeopardy.

Wed, 2008-11-12 17:02 by admin

Nov 11th, 2008, Armistice Day, 90 years on and our rights are in jeopardy.

Queenslanders Against Water Fluoridation media release, 11 Nov 2008

It is now 90 years since Armistice Day, the day set aside to remember World War 1, the War to end all Wars.

Over 330,000 Australians enlisted in World War 1 and 61,000 died, a further 150,000 were injured.

In World War 2, there were another 39, 000 deaths and 39, 000 were also injured.

Australian men and women in other wars also laid down their lives to protect our country, our freedom and our way of life.

However, it now seems that these sacrifices were made in vain, because in Queensland with the present government we live in a dictatorship, where one person Anna Bligh, believes she can dictate to us that we shall be medicated through our water supply with fluoride chemicals and we shall have water that has been sourced from sewerage whether we like it or not.

Like fluoride, we have been fed millions of dollars of radio and Television advertising propaganda, with yet another propaganda campaign starting tonight.

We have been told that fluoride, a chemical waste product of Belgium and Japanese fertilizer industries is "natural" and that Queenslanders have the worse teeth in Australia, which is also untrue. Premier Bligh knows this, but still makes false claims.

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Public Meeting: "The Dark Side of Water Treatments by Queensland Government"

Mon, 2008-11-10 17:10 by admin

You are invited to attend the
Public meeting at West End, Brisbane on Nov 15th

The Dark Side of Water Treatments by Queensland Government

Date: Saturday, 15th November, 2008

Time: 2pm–5pm

Venue: Ahimsa house 26 HoranStreet, West End, Brisbane

Entry: Gold coin donation appreciated

Tea Included: Approx 3.30pm

The Issues: Recycled Water, Fluoridated Water

The Speakers:

1. Mr Snow Manners B.Econ., API (Toowoomba) (speaking at approx 2.15pm)

Snow is an economist and property valuer. He researched the issue of recycled water when it was proposed as a solution for Toowoomba. Snow coordinated the various opposition groups in Toowoomba which forced a poll and defeated the proposal. Two months after the poll he was elected to the Toowoomba City Council in a by-election and served the balance of the Council term as Chair of Strategy and Governance.

2. Dr. Andrew Harms, BDS ( speaking at approx 2.45pm )

Andrew is a dentist and Past President, Australian Dental Association, South Australia Branch. During a period of illness some years ago he changed his views drastically and is now an authority on fluoride toxicity.

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Expert warns that recycled water poses unacceptable health risks

Fri, 2008-10-31 03:30 by admin

Recycled water - experts arguing over safety

For the information of Queensland MPs, Councillors, Media and Public

Australian National University Emeritus Professor, Patrick Troy, an authority on water infrastructure, on the 29th October was widely reported (The Australian newspaper, Channel 7, 9 ,10 Television news and on radio) with advice that it was not possible to prevent potentially harmful organisms from entering southeast Queensland's water supply when recycled sewage is added to it in February.

The Courier Mail, however, appears to have not reported on this issue.

Professor Paul Greenfield, chair of the Queensland Water Commission Committee which advised the Queensland Government to proceed with the recycled water project, has rejected suggestions that the practice is unsafe. Professor Greenfield has stated that Peroxide and UV light will destroy all organic material (presumably that escapes through membranes ) but no mention of inorganic compounds was reported.

The Queensland Water Commission has in the past stated - there are 7 safety barriers and the first barrier is that no Hospital and Industrial waste goes into the sewerage system - this has been changed to "residential /industrial source control including hospital waste".

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Former Whitlam Government Health Minister says No to Water Fluoridation

Sun, 2008-02-24 14:56 by admin

With the kind permission of Dr Everingham this recent letter is being forwarded to all Queensland MPs and others by Queenslanders Against Water Fluoridation Inc (www.qawf.org).

From Dr Doug Everingham Federal Health Minister (Whitlam Government 1972 -1975)

As a family doctor and often Acting Government Medical Officer in Rockhampton over in the 1950s I wrote a letter praising fluoridation published in the local The Morning Bulletin. This prompted the late Jack Harding and others to show me books that warned of fluoridation risks. I read those books and have continued to look at reports for and against fluoridation in medical journals and elsewhere.

Reports still not disproved suggest involvement of fluoride medication in contributing after some years of consumption to reduced immunities or increased intensity or numbers of cases of disorders in human and animal development or function of bones, joints, brain, thyroid and other tissues. Many of the water supplies now fluoridated were earlier showing dental signs of fluoride overdose in a significant proportion of their consumers, and fluoridation increases the prevalence and intensity of such dental fluorosis.

Reports criticize poor experimental and statistical methods in most surveys that favor water fluoridation. Official policy promoters overwhelmingly concede that public water supplies with 4 ppm (parts per million) fluoride are a hazard. Lower limits have been suggested for infants, sufferers from certain metabolic problems and persons exposed to hot conditions. No minimum concentration of fluoride in communal water supplies or in individual fluoride intake has been shown as necessary to produce fluorosis-free, cares-free teeth. despite repeated calls for such assessment by official reports.

Many studies suggest that the only proven caries-preventing function of fluoride lies in carefully applying toothpaste and dental therapy to tooth enamel, not in swallowing fluoride. Many authors want all artificial fluoridation stopped and natural water supplies limited to some unspecified fluoride level below 1 ppm.

Such authors include professionals formerly in charge of government promotion or direction of fluoridation. Among these are the former Dean of Melbourne's dental school, Sir Arthur Amies, Dr John Colquhoun of New Zealand; and others in the few countries that still promote fluoridation, as well as many that have abandoned or avoided it.

Associate Professor Hardy Limeback, PhD, BSc, Doctor of Dental Surgery, Head of Preventive Dentistry, University of Toronto and Past President, Canadian Association for Dental Research, is typical of ever more researchers who have turned against fluoridation. In 1999 he apologized for inadvertently misleading colleagues and students, saying "For the past 15 years I had refused to study the toxicology information that is readily available to anyone. Poisoning our children was the furthest thing from my mind."

It thus took that eminent expert 15 years to face plain and crucial scientific facts that were avoided and disparaged by traditional authorities and some industrial sponsors. I took me 10 years after graduating. It is time for remaining fluoridation promoters to get past collecting titles of supporting political authorities and stop ridiculing opponents as if they were all dupes, cranks, quacks or dimwits. They may then make a similar apology.

#2b2; padding: 8px 8px 8px 8px; margin: 16px 16px 16px 16px;">Doug N Everingham MB, BS (Univ Syd 1946)
Member, Australian House of Representatives 1967-75 and 1977-84
Australian Minister for Health 1972-75
Vice-President [West Pacific Region's nominee] at World Health Assembly, Geneva 1975.

Post script from Queenslanders Against Water Fluoridation

The Federal Labor Party has initiatives in Oral Health that they can be very proud of (starting the School Dental Service - Gough Whitlam sent 100 dental therapists to New Zealand for training to get it started quickly) and Labor intoduced the Commonwealth Oral Dental Health Scheme.

The Queensland Government's actions in forcing fluoridation and forcing it based on fraudulent data will never be an action that can be looked back on with pride.

Qld Health staff doctored tooth decay data used in decision to force fluoridation

Sat, 2008-02-23 17:20 by admin

Queenslanders against Water Fluoridation news alert

Saturday, 23 February 2008

This alert is to inform Queensland Members of Parliament and others, that Queensland Health staff have doctored tooth decay rates data used in the decision making process and the massive fluoridation advertising promotions.

A delegation to the Queensland Premier, Health Minister and Chief Health Officer on the 12th Feb made them aware of this situation, however it appears that this is being ignored by the Premier and that Legislation that has its basis in fraudulent data will be rammed through Parliament on Tuesday 26th Feb.

Premier Bligh's announcement on 5th Dec that she had made the decision to force fluoridation was hilighted by comparison of tooth decay rates ( but using data only from baby teeth ) between Townsville and Brisbane and led into newspaper advertisements which stated " In Townsville, water supplies have been fluoridated since 1964, resulting in 65% less tooth decay in children than those in Brisbane " additionally "... fluoride is proven safe and effective."

Examination of the source of the data used reveals that Qld Health staff have changed results from " teeth surfaces " to " teeth " a four to five fold difference (teeth each have 4 or 5 surfaces depending on the type of tooth) leading to a false and exaggerated impression of tooth decay favouring fluoridated Townsville. Brisbane children were falsely shown as having 2 more decayed baby teeth than Townsville children, when in reality, averaged out, it would have been only a fraction of a tooth . The data from permanent teeth in children aged 6 to 12 years old which was available but not used by Qld Health, showed on average only a tiny fraction of a tooth difference in decay rates.

Queensland Health also portrayed that the data is from 1996 when in fact it is from mid 1991 to 1992 . Queensland Health have refused to acknowledge tooth decay data in permanent teeth from recent Queensland Children's Dental surveys and refused to acknowledge tooth decay data from children's
permanent teeth measured at 12 years of age which is the international standard of comparison. Recent Tooth decay data from permanent teeth shows that Queensland compares favourably to other Australian states.

There is no scientific evidence to show that water fluoridation results in 65 % less tooth decay as Queensland Health claimed. A major Brtish Government commissioned review of water fluoridation done in 2000 by York University found that size of estimated benefit to be only of the order of 15% and additionally that the review did not show water fluoridation to be safe.

Queensland Health staff have illegimately dismissed creditable scientific publications showing links with harm from Osteoscarcoma and other adverse health effects and also recommendations from the Centre for Disease Control that infants under 12 months of age not consume fluoridated water.

Freedom of Information shows that a senior Oral Health advisor to the Health Minister had written in 2006 that there are no scientific studies to prove water fluoridation is safe.

Queensland Health would have spent millions promoting " safety " of water fluoridation in newspaper , radio televison advertising , even in posters in public toilets, yet the 2008 Water Fluoridation Bill assures the
Queensland Government blanket protection from liability.

The Water Fluoridation Act 2008 will give " protection from civil rights and remedies " to any person or corporation involved in water fluoridation. Unless Criminal negligence can be proved, no harmed person will ever be able to bring a case of harm against, or prosecute the State of Queensland, the Minister, any analyst, any official or any person authorised under the Fluoridation Act, or any Water Supplier.

It is contradictory for the Queensland Premier to claim water fluoridation is safe, and then introduce Legislation that forces fluoridation on the population but also prevents any people harmed by it (even by accident) from making a claim against the decision makers or any person authorised under the Act.

We urge the Members of the Parliament of Queensland to vote against this legislation which was based on and promoted by fraudulent data.

For further information contact mob 0418 777 112, www.qawf.org, info|AT|qawf.org

Message authorised by Merilyn Haines President Queenslanders Against Water Fluoridation Inc

What you can do.

forward this to all your contacts
visit www.qawf.org follow "tools for fighting fluoridation" link and use the email links to email all the Qld MPs (copy and paste your own message into the email links
il links
(3) phone your own MP (phone and FAX numbers in the spreadsheet on www.qawf.org ) and request an appointment to see them
phone or FAX the Premier and leave a message that you do not approve of her actions
Premier's Office: 07 32244500, FAX 07 32213631
send a My Will Letter to your own local Qld MP (download pdf documen from )

Rally to stop forced water fluoridation

Thu, 2008-01-31 09:19 by admin

Where : George St, beside Parliament and QUT
When : Tuesday 12 February (first 2008 Parliament sitting day)
Time : 9am – Leave plenty of time for traffic and parking

Speakers : Hear from Health Professionals & people who have been harmed by fluoride

We must send a clear message to Premier Anna Bligh that we do not approve of her plan to put fluoride chemicals in our water & forcibly mass medicate 4 million Queenslanders. The proposed chemicals used will be raw industrial waste.

The Qld Government claims water fluoridation has proven safety, yet Professor Sheldon, Chaiman of the British York review into Water Fluoridation in the UK said in 2004 that the " review did not find water fluoridation to be safe" In the largest study ever done on water fluoridation (38,000 children between ages 1 and 15 years) researchers
Brunelle and Carlos found no difference in tooth decay when looking at areas with fluoridated and non fluoridated water. The American National Research Council report in 2006 linked it to many adverse health effects, yet no major health and safety studies have ever been undertaken in Australia.

Petitions will be distributed
Bring a hat and water and also a fold up chair for elderly persons
Bring a banner or poster - and posters will be supplied
Please pass this message on to friends, family and work colleaugues
Contact info |AT| qawf org or phone 0408 006 544 or 07 3254 4596 or
0418 777 112

Please visit www.qawf.org see contact details (Excel Spreadsheet) for all Qld MPs, email, phone, write or visit your MP.

One year later: no explanation from Queensland Health for falsified fluoridation data

One year anniversary and Qld Health ethical standards unit has still not explained falsified data

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Events

#Sydney" id="Sydney">Sydney

#MoneyAsDebt " id="MoneyAsDebt">Film Night - Money As Debt

#Brisbane" id="Brisbane">Brisbane

#OverloadingAustralia-QldLaunch" id="OverloadingAustralia-QldLaunch">Mark O'Connor, to launch "Overloading Australia" in Queensland

#QldParlmt-10feb09" id="QldParlmt-10feb09">Rally Parliament House ... tell the Govt how you feel about fluoride and recycled water

A fluoride fighter has very kindly organised fluoride t shirts for purchase

Government Ministers to be forced to justify adding toxins to Queensland's drinking water

Ministers forced to be accountable

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Courier Mail misreports water recycling to demand early election

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Armistice Day, 90 years on our rights are in jeopardy.

Nov 11th, 2008, Armistice Day, 90 years on and our rights are in jeopardy.

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Public Meeting: "The Dark Side of Water Treatments by Queensland Government"

The Dark Side of Water Treatments by Queensland Government

The Speakers:

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Expert warns that recycled water poses unacceptable health risks

Recycled water - experts arguing over safety

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Former Whitlam Government Health Minister says No to Water Fluoridation

Post script from Queenslanders Against Water Fluoridation

Qld Health staff doctored tooth decay data used in decision to force fluoridation

Queenslanders against Water Fluoridation news alert

Saturday, 23 February 2008

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