In many ways, the fluoride fight has become the latest chapter in the decade-long story of rising distrust of American medicine. Investigation: More than 30,000 wait for care as NY's dental crisis ...

Now Feldman is fighting to protect others from her fate as New York becomes a key battleground of the anti-fluoride movement being led by the nation’s top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The Yorktown fluoride removal vote was also a call-to-arms for Feldman, who’s been supervisor of nearby Ossining for three years and vowed to quell any anti-fluoride incursions in her community.

The Yorktown fluoride removal vote was also a call-to-arms for Feldman, who’s been supervisor of nearby Ossining for three years and vowed to quell any anti-fluoride incursions in her community.

The Louisiana House Health and Welfare Committee voted 4-11 to defeat a proposal to ban fluoride in public water systems, with the GOP-controlled state Senate having previously voted 24-10 to advan… ...

A 9-year-old boy from northern Louisiana, who lives in a parish with unfluoridated water, also spoke out against the bill. He said he takes a daily fluoride supplement given to him by his mother.

The GOP-controlled state Senate advanced Senate Bill 2 in a 24-10 vote last month. The Louisiana Legislature’s regular session runs through June 12, so the anti-fluoride measure could be revived.

A drinking fountain in Miami on May 16. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) There’s a legitimate debate to be had about adding fluoride to drinking water.

From parents to politicians, anti-fluoride sentiment has hit the mainstream and is making its way into policy decisions across North Carolina and the nation.

Fluoride is a naturally occurring mineral found in water, soil and plants. In the 1930s, researchers began noticing that people who drank water with high levels of fluoride ended up with mottled ...

Fluoride is a naturally occurring mineral found in water, soil and plants. In the 1930s, researchers began noticing that people who drank water with high levels of fluoride ended up with mottled ...

A Pennsylvania lawmaker is proposing a bill to ban fluoride from public drinking water, following Utah's lead. Dental groups oppose the ban, emphasizing fluoride's role in preventing cavities and ...