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With no fluoride in Buffalo’s water, parents can take steps to protect kids’ dental health

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With no fluoride in Buffalo’s water, parents can take steps to protect kids’ dental health

Some of the region’s highest-profile dentists and academics at the University at Buffalo say they were blindsided by the news that the Buffalo Water Board stopped adding fluoride to the city’s water more than 7½ years ago.  

Leaders in the dental community said while it’s good that Buffalo is aiming to resume fluoridating its water sometime later this year, parents shouldn’t wait and need to take matters into their own hands when it comes to their kids’ dental health.

Using fluoride toothpaste at home and getting children regular fluoride treatments from a dentist are among their recommendations.

“No one in organized dentistry knew that the water in Buffalo has not been fluoridated and that the fluoridation stopped in 2015,” said Dr. Joseph E. Gambacorta, associate dean for academic and faculty affairs at UB’s School of Dental Medicine. “It’s not that there was any type of memo sent or any type of consultation (like), ‘If we do this, what will be the result?’ There was never any dialogue between the university, organized dentistry or the dental profession to discuss this issue.”

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Buffalo stopped adding fluoride to its water system in June 2015, according to the Buffalo Water Board’s annual water quality report for that year. Fluoridation was expected to be restored sometime after March 2016, the report stated. The next year, that estimate was pushed back to December 2017, before being extended to 2018 and 2019.


Are your kids getting more cavities? Buffalo's water system may be the reason why

Buffalo’s water system now contains far lower measurements of fluoride, which boosts dental health and guards against tooth decay, than what public health experts recommend. That puts Buffalo in the minority both nationally and in New York State. 

Starting in 2019, Buffalo Water stopped giving a time estimate in its annual reports. Instead it stated that its water has not contained added fluoride since 2015 and “we do not

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A Look at Abortion Alternatives

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A Look at Abortion Alternatives

When you learn of your pregnancy, you have many options. These choices are usually based on personal beliefs, feelings, and situations.

Abortion is one of these choices, but it’s not for everyone. It’s a difficult decision that must be made after serious consideration.

Parenting

Abortion is an emotional, moral, and spiritual decision that may not be right for you. But there are abortion alternatives Utah that you should consider if you are considering it.

One option is parenting, which is raising a child healthily. A child who is raised well typically has a positive attitude toward life, a strong sense of responsibility, and a desire to achieve.

Parenting can be a challenging experience, but it’s also an opportunity to create new memories and build a strong connection with your baby. If you’re ready for a rewarding challenge, parenting could be the ideal alternative to abortion.

Alternatively, if you want to give your baby the best possible start, you can work with an adoption professional to find a loving, caring family. The adoptive family you choose will be carefully screened and vetted to ensure they can provide a safe, stable home for your baby.

Adoption

As a woman with an unexpected pregnancy, you can be overwhelmed by your choices. You have three options: abortion, adoption, or parenting.

Abortion is a medical procedure that can be performed at a health center or by a physician. It is often used for women who are facing an unplanned pregnancy or do not feel ready to parent.

An adoption is an option that can be a good compromise between abortion and parenting for some women. It is a selfless act of love and provides a family for needy children.

But while adoption may be a great alternative to abortion, it can be difficult for people who choose to have a child through this process. It can lead to loss, grief, and confusion for adoptees and birth parents.

Legal Guardianship

If you’re considering an abortion but feel like it isn’t right for you and your child, legal guardianship may be an option. This option is similar to adoption but allows you to have parental rights while choosing someone else to raise your child.

Guardianship can be a complicated process, so it is important to consider all the options before deciding. This can include speaking with a lawyer about your options and the process for getting legal guardianship.

A legal guardian is an adult appointed by a court to care for a person who is physically or mentally incapacitated. A legal guardian can make medical decisions, provide education, manage finances, and make other important decisions for the person being cared for by the guardian.

Other Options

If you are facing an unplanned pregnancy and thinking about abortion, you may wonder what other options are available. There are several valuable alternatives to abortion, many of which can be explored and discussed with professionals.

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Jackson, Mississippi: Parents in the dark on their children’s health as they learn the scope of lead problems in Jackson’s water

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Jackson, Mississippi: Parents in the dark on their children’s health as they learn the scope of lead problems in Jackson’s water


Jackson, Mississippi
CNN
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When her firstborn exhibited extreme sensitivity to smell, sound and touch, along with some obsessive-compulsive tendencies, Sarah Howard wondered if it was her fault, if she’d done something to harm her baby boy during her pregnancy. She just didn’t know.

She and her husband, Andrew, had only recently moved to Jackson in 2006, and he was their first child, the 40-year-old mother of two told CNN.

As he got older, he wouldn’t use public restrooms. The noise of the flushing was overbearing, so he’d just hold it until he couldn’t. He wanted his bathtub filled to a specific level before he’d get in. He demanded pancakes cut a certain way, and his parents kept extra syrup on hand because he always wanted the bottle full. When Jackson’s muggy heat gave way to fleeting winter, the boy struggled wearing pants instead of shorts.

It didn’t compute. Sarah Howard felt she’d done everything right during her pregnancy, she thought, even giving up her beloved coffee.

“I used to wonder if I did something wrong. Did I take the wrong vitamin or something?” she said.

Today, she and Andrew suspect another culprit: Lead in their hometown’s water. It’s a suspicion shared by parents of about 2,000 kids – and quite likely, many more – now suing the city and state. Compounding matters in the capital city of roughly 150,000, residents are accustomed to boiling water, so they can bathe or cook with it, but with lead, boiling water increases the concentration of the known neurotoxin and probable carcinogen.

Several concerned mothers and fathers shared with CNN stories of their youngsters suffering from an array of ailments, and there was remarkable overlap in the symptoms and conditions: forgetfulness, lack of focus, hyperactivity, learning and behavioral disorders, sensory issues and skin problems. Lead exposure, the parents are learning, could cause all of these.

But they just don’t know.

Corey Stern is leading a team of lawyers – some local, some from his New York-based firm, which specializes in lead poisoning and recently secured a settlement of more than $600 million for children in Flint, Michigan – seeking accountability for Jackson families.

The legal team met with hundreds of parents this month at The Mississippi Children’s Museum. As their children practiced puppetry, raced boats on a miniature river, clambered about a jungle gym and spelled words on a Scrabble board the size of a living room, parents quizzed the attorneys about Jackson’s water crisis and the legal remedies to which they might be entitled.

Stern explained the tricky nature of lead poisoning. While the state has blood lead levels at which it takes action, experts concur there is no safe exposure level for humans and children are susceptible to brain damage, especially without medical intervention.

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Mom and son share videos of daily life with no clean water in Jackson, Mississippi


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CNN

“It’s not the kind of brain damage where if you walk down the street and you saw

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