Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An ingestible fluoride prescription drug product for children was pulled from the market on Tuesday after the Food and Drug ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Tuesday it will be moving to take ingestible prescription fluoride products for children off the market, citing concerns that the mineral alters the ...

The debate about the benefits and risks of fluoride is ongoing, as RFK Jr. — incoming President Trump’s pick for HHS secretary — pushes to remove it from the US water supply. “Fluoride is an ...

Fluoride varnish, a topical form of fluoride typically administered by dentists, is seen Monday, May, 5, 2025, at the Salt Lake Donated Dental Services clinic in Salt Lake City, Utah. Hannah ...

Is fluoridated drinking water safe for kids? A new study prompts more debate. A new study has found a clear relationship between high fluoride exposure and decreased I.Q. in children. The study has ...

On Nov. 2, former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed in an X post that Donald Trump would push to remove fluoride from drinking water on his first day in office if ...

When Utah lawmakers took away the ability of communities to fluoridate their drinking water this year, they legalized an alternative: to let Utah pharmacists sell fluoride supplements without a ...

A recent federal court decision determined that fluoride in drinking water poses an unreasonable risk to the IQ of children. This takes fluoride out of the realm of a dental issue and puts it in the ...

Fluoride in water is a safe and inexpensive way to reduce cavities by 25%-50%. Removing fluoride would disproportionately impact children and low-income individuals ...

Higher fluoride exposure was linked to lower IQ among children, a large meta-analysis indicated, although with limited data quality. Inverse associations and a dose-response association were found ...

Editor’s note: This story was updated on May 15 to correct the acronym for the American Dental Hygienists’ Association. An ingestible fluoride prescription drug product for children was pulled from ...