In an environmental context, the precautionary principle can be defined as such: when an identified threat of serious or irreversible damage to the environment or human health exists, a lack of full scientific knowledge about the situation should not...

If you tell a physician you dont want fluoroquinolones, they will honor it.  They know its black boxed.  I put it on my allergy list.   Avelox, a fluoroquinolone, was given to my friend.  After a few doses, she developed numbness in her extremities. ...

I agree with sirpac.  There is no valid evidence for safety and effectiveness studies for ingesting a pharmaceutical grade or a non-pharmaceutical fluoride.   Harm has been established and further studies are needed.  If a physician who has respect f...

Mr. Johnson,"Thou protesteth too much, me thinks."  A reasonable person without an agenda would be pleased for new research and request/encourage even more. Should a 'pill' be offered to increase IQ of the children, I bet many would ask for it.  If t...

DavidF writes: "please cite one documented case of any human being who has ever been harmed in any way by drinking optimally fluoridated water, even for as much as a lifetime.  A documented case, then, would be agreed upon and supported by the medica...