From being targeted at town meetings and by Cabinet officials, fluoride is under the microscope. Why is it controversial, and ...

Kennedy Jr., who heads the Department of Health and Human Services, has said U.S. President Donald Trump will call for an end to adding fluoride to public water supplies. Trump has not announced a ...

Fluoride is an ion that is naturally present in groundwater, salt, and freshwater. The process of fluoridation adds the ion to drinking water in an effort to prevent tooth decay. Since the surgeon ...