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1. Major search underway for two young boys missing in Townsville.
Police are asking residents in the Townsville suburb of Wulguru to check their backyards as a major search continues for two boys missing in north Queensland.
The two boys, aged five and six, have been missing since late Saturday afternoon.
Police said the children were last seen at the intersection of Diamantina and Bullock streets at Wulguru about 4:00pm.
Searchers have found a green tricycle and a silver scooter the pair had been using before their disappearance.
Police said they hold concerns for their welfare.
Read more: Queensland set to introduce “no jab, no play policy” to childcare centres.
The six-year-old is described as Caucasian in appearance, about 140 centimetres tall with brown hair, brown eyes and was last seen wearing a pale grey shirt and shorts.
The five-year-old is also Caucasian in appearance, about 120 centimetres tall with blonde hair and was last seen wearing white tracksuit pants.
Police, State Emergency Service volunteers, choppers, and family and friends of the boys are searching for the pair.
Police said the boys may have taken shelter last night and have asked local residents to check their backyards, garages and underneath their homes.
SES regional manager Daryl Camp said the search for the boys resumed at 7:30am.
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And in other news. There is NO scientific evidence that digesting fluoride is of any benefit. So why is it in our drinking water? http://www.fluoridation.com...
Please stop guessing and start reading, investigating and critically evaluating the evidence.
I've read the evidence (from peer reviewed journals not some dot com website). I've also seen my parents and relatives teeth who grew up in the third world brushing their teeth with leaves in rivers. It's terrible. Keep the fluoride.
Well, perhaps those vaccines are working! How would you know? You haven't directed me to any reasoning other than - your guess? Why would you deride instead of trying to persuade me of the merits of your case? You do realise you are advocating for the continued ingestion of rat poison the toxicity of which lies between lead and arsenic. 50% of the ingested fluoride is excreted in the urine. The rest ACCUMULATES IN THE BONES. "We have always known that only around half of any fluoride we swallow is excreted in our urine; the rest accumulates in our bones [53, 54].
53. Fluorides and Human Health. Geneva: World Health Organization, 1970. 37-41.
54. Fluorine and Fluorides. Geneva: World Health Organization, 1984. 152-153.
Studies from 1970 and 1984 are a bit old don't you think? Maybe you need some more up to date studies. Keep in mind even if bone density is shown to be compromised from drinking fluoride in water, ask yourself if this is enough to outweigh the known benefits and reduction in tooth cavities, remembering the bad teeth can cause long term health problems too.