Fluoride is one of the most common elements in nature. When present in drinking water, fluoride has both protective qualities ...

With the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary, a formerly fringe opinion suddenly gets wide attention.

NEW YORK >> President-elect Donald Trump announced today he has selected Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an environmental activist who has spread misinformation on vaccines, to lead the Department of Health ...

Washington Democratic Rep. Marilyn Strickland, D-Tacoma, called Kennedy’s appointment “irresponsible” and “egregious.” ...

Robert F. Kennedy, who president-elect Donald Trump nominated to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, wants to end fluoridated water.

President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday that he planned to nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of ...

Could social bonds be the key to human big brains? A study of the fossil teeth of early Homo from Georgia dating back 1.77 million years reveals a prolonged childhood despite a small brain and an ...

Early humans may have reached adulthood around the same age as great apes, but with a slower, human-like pattern of tooth ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s goal of removing fluoride from the water supply faces challenges regardless of what role he plays on ...

North Carolina dentists tout the benefits of fluoride in water systems, even as some counties are looking to ban the substance.

Compared to the great apes, humans have an exceptionally long childhood, during which parents, grandparents and other adults contribute to their physical and cognitive development. This is a key ...

An employee at Houston dental clinic Floss Family Dentalcare Center has received sentencing for his involvement in a bribery ...