Gov. Ned Lamont announced on Monday that new legislation has been signed, and is now in effect, to preserve existing levels of fluoride in public water systems in Connecticut.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. looks poised to win the battle over fluoride, to the dismay of dentists and oral ...

What does fluoride do to warrant such praise from the CDC? It’s actually quite simple. Fluoride helps replace the minerals a ...

RFK Jr. told The Associated Press he plans to tell the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to stop recommending the addition of fluoride to drinking water.

Health Secretary Robert Kennedy cannot order communities to stop fluoridation, but he can direct the CDC to stop recommending it and work with the EPA to change the allowed amount.

Fluoride is added to water by the different water suppliers in and around Washington, D.C. Some suppliers meet or exceed CDC recommendations in order to help prevent tooth decay.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has gone after fluoride, a move that medical experts widely disagree with. Here's what health pros want you to know.

The CDC has hailed addition of fluoride to drinking water as one of the greatest public health triumphs of the last century. About 63% of Americans drink fluoridated tap water.

Explore the benefits of water fluoridation, a public health achievement of the 20th century, in preventing tooth decay and improving oral health.

If the CDC stops recommending fluoride in drinking water, what will change in DC? The federal government does not set the standard for water fluoridation. That decision is made by states and local ...

Fluoride, a compound best known for strengthening teeth and reducing cavities, was first endorsed by federal officials for water fluoridation in 1950, according to the CDC.

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday said he plans to tell the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention soon to stop recommending fluoridation in communities nationwide. Kennedy … ...