Quackwatch-associated folks in Canada abuse "science facts"
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Although I find the Coral calcium issue a huge scam, the item below shows how the Quackwatch-associated folks in Canada abuse "science facts" - as they call it. As you know, Quackwatch people say that fluoride is great and desn't cause cancer, blah blah blah.
Have a look at the link below. This is the page which is the "scientific response" to "Coral calium" claims by Canada's HealthWatch. www.healthwatcher.net/Quackerywatch/Coral-Calcium/sciencefacts.html
Scrolling down about a third you will see the following, at the end of an earlier abstract.
Title: Relationship between fluoride concentration in drinking water and mortality rate from uterine cancer in Okinawa prefecture, Japan.
Author: Tomita Y; Ohsawa M; Mishiro Y; Itokazu T; Kojya S; Noda Y; Ikehara O; Aozasa K
Address Department of Pathology, Ryukyu University School of Medicine, Okinawa, Japan. Source J Epidemiol, 47(10):184-91 1996 Dec
(Keep in mind for a moment that Quackwatch and related "scientific" experts claim fluoride is great and does NOT cause cancer.)
- Notice that no abstract is given for this study.
- Notice the authors names:
Tomita Y; Ohsawa M; Mishiro Y; Itokazu T; Kojya S; Noda Y; Ikehara O; Aozasa K
Now, IF you were so inclined to actually look for this paper and type in those name(s) on MEDLINE, you would have no luck at all.
Why?
Because these are NOT the authors of the actual paper, nor were they involved at all!
Here is the actual abstract from a study done by
Tohyama E - "Relationship between fluoride concentration in drinking water and mortality rate from uterine cancer in Okinawa prefecture, Japan" J Epidemiol 47(10):184-91(1996) Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
The Okinawa Islands located in the southern-most part of Japan were under U.S. administration from 1945 to 1972. During that time, fluoride was added to the drinking water supplies in most regions. The relationship between fluoride concentration in drinking water and uterine cancer mortality rate was studied in 20 municipalities of Okinawa and the data were analyzed using correlation and multivariate statistics. The main findings were as follows. (1) A significant positive correlation was found between fluoride concentration in drinking water and uterine cancer mortality in 20 municipalities (r = 0.626, p <0.005). (2) Even after adjusting for the potential confounding variables, such as tap water diffusion rate, primary industry population ratio, income gap, stillbirth rate, divorce rate, this association was considerably significant. (3) Furthermore, the time trends in the uterine cancer mortality rate appear to be related to changes in water fluoridation practices.
PMID: 9002384 There you go. best wishes, Andreas