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Irish Medical News reveals how thousands are adversely affected by dental fluorosis
From the Irish Medical News: A leading GP has made a report to the Eudra Vigilance Medicinal Product Database (EVMPD) for alleged adverse reactions arising from the intake by several thousands of Irish children of fluoridated national drinking water supplies. Read the rest of this entry »
Ireland: on its way to a low carbon future?
Currently working its way through the Irish legislative system is an Irish Climate Change Bill that has the potential to be one of the strongest of its kind in the world. The importance of such a bill cannot be understated, the sooner real change is cemented into law, the sooner Ireland can lead the way as a country devoted to curbing climate change. The Framework for the Climate Change Bill 2010 written by Minister John Gormley has already been released. With the Heads of Bill just around the corner the Irish Climate Change Bill of 2010 has the chance to be passed into law by the end of the year, just in time for the next UN Conference on Climate Change in Mexico in November. Read the rest of this entry »
Seas at Risk and Low Impact Fisheries
Brussels, 8th June, 2010. A new report by Seas At Risk highlights a number of ways that fisheries across Europe can reduce their greenhouse gas emissions while simultaneously reducing their damaging impact on the marine environment. The report – titled ‘Moving Towards Low Impact Fisheries in Europe: Policy Hurdles & Actions’, undertaken by the independent fisheries consultancy MacAlister Elliott and Partners – finds that through changing the type of fishing gear, the fishing industry can decrease the damage it inflicts on marine ecosystems, reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and lower its fuel costs. Read the rest of this entry »
Fluoridation slammed for adverse reactions in paediatric clinical trial
Press release
Dublin, 11 June 2010
Clane GP, Dr Andrew Rynne, alerted the European medicines regulator (EMEA), and all other national competent medicinal authorities across the EU, on 1st June 2010 to the adverse reaction of dental fluorosis in the paediatric population in Ireland. The alert was issued under rules governing adverse reactions to medicines in Europe (EudraCT) and is linked to the use of the industrial chemical hydrofluosilicic acid in drinking water. Administration of hydrofluosilicic acid is not medically authorised and continues despite flagrant infringement of theClinical Trials Directive (2001/20/EC). Recital 18 of this directive requires the Irish medicines regulator to issue a notice of suspension to cease the trial because its continuation involves an unacceptable level of risk. Read the rest of this entry »