Tag: Safety: Water
Infections From Flesh-Eating Bacteria Are Spreading to New Areas
By Deanna Neff HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Aug. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Health experts across the country are issuing warnings about a surge in infections...
3 Deaths, 67 People in NYC Diagnosed With Legionnaires’ Disease
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A Legionnaires' disease outbreak in New York City has infected 67 people and...
Arsenic Less Than EPA Maximum Contaminant Level Tied to Adverse Birth Outcomes
Prenatal public water arsenic exposure linked to risk of low birth weight, lower birth weight, lower birth weight-for-gestational age z score
Florida Moves to Ban Fluoride in Drinking Water
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, May 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Florida state lawmakers have approved a bill to ban the addition of fluoride...
RFK Jr. Wants CDC to Stop Recommending Fluoride in Drinking Water
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, April 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he will tell the U.S....
Utah Becomes First State to Ban Community Water Fluoridation
Experts say move could negatively impact oral health, especially among children and low-income communities
Review Shows Inverse Link Between Fluoride Exposure and Children’s IQ
Accompanying editorial indicates no evidence of an adverse effect at lower water fluoride levels commonly used in water systems
Arsenic in Drinking Water Tied to Kidney Cancer Risk
Findings seen for 240 counties in Texas when accounting for demographic, socioeconomic factors and cancer risk factors
Sixty Waterborne Disease Outbreaks Tied to Splash Pads From 1997 to 2022
Outbreaks resulted in 10,611 cases, 152 hospitalizations, 99 visits to emergency departments, but no deaths
EPA Sets Strict Limit on PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ in U.S. Drinking Water
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, April 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that it has finalized a first-ever rule...