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deBriefings "This is total fraud," Schuld said. "I have 50 papers right here, ments in their children's conditions once fluorides were eliminated showing the delayed eruption of teeth in fluoridated areas, includ- from the diet; there was a strong association with a group of G ing the Newburgh-Kingston data and the papers by Kunzel which _ proteins, Gq/11, which are also highly implicated in Alzheimer's were included in the York Review and which they supposedly disease, Down's syndrome and thyroid dysfunction. reviewed. The very same data which they use to prove fluoride's Schuld then spoke about his group's efforts to help the children benefits shows this delayed eruption. There are even papers of Sosnivka, Ukraine, where mothers of 3,000 sick children have included here which explain how fluorosis gets more severe the been trying for five years to get their children's ill health properly later a tooth erupts! Delayed eruption is the single most important addressed by the authorities after fluorides suddenly showed up in factor to consider in evaluating data on fluoridation," explained the water supplies. Other appeals for help have also been Schuld. "This delay will produce a delay in the onset of caries received from regions in Pakistan, where similar industrial conta- which is then interpreted as a benefit. There is no benefit. Caries mination is occurring. Schuld said UNICEF has now identified onset is just delayed. Delayed eruption occurs because you have more than 25 countries where fluorides pose a great health con- made the child hypothyroid." cern. Conservative estimates by UNICEF of the people affected Schuld then reported on studies done in the 1930s by Floyd number in the tens of millions. Woodruff commented on the DeEds, which reported clear results that dental fluorosis is a sign severe fluorosis observed in regions of China due to breathing air- of thyroid dysfunction. According to Schuld, any anti-thyroid borne fluoride. administered during the time of enamel "Health care providers in those areas formation will produce the effects seen in need to be properly informed as how to his work which showed how cadmium | — WOOdruff read from two J oie is Soha. This isan urgent also causes mottled teeth. separate studies by German global concern. That the York Review Woodruff read from two separate stud- and the British Medical J. 1 he ies by German dental researcher Kunzel dental researcher Kunzel a issued press releases worldwide saying (who is represented with four papers in which showed how caries fluorides are safe, while these people are the York Report), which showed h suffering incredibly, is simply a crime." caries oocurtence bad dropped sharply | ¢CUrrence had dropped fixe sided tha thi ot the words popu after the cessation of water fluoridation. sharply after the cessation lation is suffering from iodine deficiency in areas which are identical to endemic fluorosis areas. The studies were done in Cuba as well as in East Germany, where children enjoyed the greatest caries reduction in 40 years Schuld further commented: "Here we after the practice of fluoridation was halt- have the York Review and its lead ed. "Data from these cities are also in the York Report," said researchers running around telling the public that people in fluori- Schuld, "but this time misinterpreted to show a fluoridation bene- dated areas would not be consuming more than 4 mg a day from fit! This is an outrageous fraud. Fluorides actually cause cavi- all sources, while our September analysis of the top-selling tea ties. There are countless papers—some of them, again, also found brands in the UK has shown fluoride content up to 11 mg per litre in the York Report—which clearly state that the dental defects in tea prepared from one teabag alone." of water fluoridation. seen in fluorosis predispose to caries. Is this also a cosmetic con- Meanwhile, any studies showing adverse health effects from cern only?" areas with levels above 5 ppm in the water were excluded from Schuld explained how hyperthyroidism, caused after iodine was the Review. added to public water supplies in the early 1920s, led to the use of "We urge the people in the UK to ask for an immediate public fluorides as anti-thyroid medication. He also explained the bio- inquiry into the scientific misconduct clearly prevalent at the chemical activity of fluoride as a mimic of TSH (thyroid-stimulat- York centre," he said. ing-hormone) on G-protein activation—molecular on/off switches Woodruff and Schuld urged the listeners to spread this informa- by which all thyroid hormone activity is regulated. tion to as many people as possible, and dedicated the program to "Fluorides are the worst endocrine disruptor imaginable,” he the memory of mutual friend Dr John Yiamouyiannis, who sud- said. "What was once known as the fluoride-iodine antagonism denly passed away on Sunday 8 October. Woodruff said that can now be explained in detail by thousands of papers showing Yiamouyiannis will be remembered as one of the most brilliant the fluoride power on G-protein activation. While the experts scientists of the past century. oo claim that the amounts of fluorides used in G-protein investiga- tions are a thousand times higher than those found in the human _ Contact Details: organism, experiments with rats clearly show that the amounts ° Health Action Network Society (HANS), #202-5262 Rumble Street, required to cause thyroid disturbance are identical to the levels Burnaby, BC, Canada V5) 2B6, tel +1 (604) 435 0512, 1-888 432 which have been identified to cause dental fluorosis." 4267 (toll free), fax +1 (605) 435 1561, e-mail hans@hans.org. The Schuld talked briefly about the findings of Professor Anna transcript of the interview can be obtained from HANS. Strunecka in Prague, that aluminium fluoride compounds can ~ Parents of Fluoride-Poisoned Children (PFPC), 78 Malta Place, etal he ato amare of Azoiners disease, YEW EE, Ce EM £4 eal ic, AC er Woodruff added the disturbing news that this disease is now : : observed in 30- to 40-year-olds. Schuld further spoke about his ences.htm|, le uacanech j a ag : ae (Source: Health Action Network Society, 15 October 2000, e-mail group's research into autism after parents reported great improve- hans@ hans.org) ments in their children's conditions once fluorides were eliminated from the diet; there was a strong association with a group of G proteins, Gq/11, which are also highly implicated in Alzheimer's disease, Down's syndrome and thyroid dysfunction. Schuld then spoke about his group's efforts to help the children of Sosnivka, Ukraine, where mothers of 3,000 sick children have been trying for five years to get their children's ill health properly addressed by the authorities after fluorides suddenly showed up in the water supplies. Other appeals for help have also been received from regions in Pakistan, where similar industrial conta- mination is occurring. Schuld said UNICEF has now identified more than 25 countries where fluorides pose a great health con- cern. Conservative estimates by UNICEF of the people affected number in the tens of millions. Woodruff commented on the severe fluorosis observed in regions of China due to breathing air- borne fluoride. occurrence had dropped sharply after the cessation of water fluoridation. Contact Details: ° Health Action Network Society (HANS), #202-5262 Rumble Street, Burnaby, BC, Canada V5J 2B6, tel +1 (604) 435 0512, 1-888 432 4267 (toll free), fax +1 (605) 435 1561, e-mail hans@hans.org. The transcript of the interview can be obtained from HANS. © Parents of Fluoride-Poisoned Children (PFPC), 78 Malta Place, Vancouver, BC, Canada V5M 4C4, e-mail pfpc@istar.ca. PFPC refer- ence sets can be obtained via www.bruha.com/fluoride/html/refer- ences.html. (Source: Health Action Network Society, 15 October 2000, e-mail hans @hans.org) NEXUS © 15 Woodruff read from two which showed how caries DECEMBER 2000 — JANUARY 2001