Appropriate amount of fluoride is essential to help prevent tooth decay. To prevent dental decay recently Alan Johnson, the Health Secretary, called for fluoride to be added to more areas of England’s water supply. But all the benefits of fluoride, intake above optimal levels creates a risk for enamel (dental) fluorosis, too much can lead to a permanent discoloring of the teeth (brown teeth), called dental fluorosis, when children “ate toothpaste”.
Fluoride affects teeth during the development stage before emerging through the gums. Enamel fluorosis is not a disease but affects …

Darsheel Safary, of ‘Taare Zameen Par’ fame, will now star in multilingual director Priyadarshan’s Hindi remake of an acclaimed Iranian film.
Priyadarshan’s film is a remake of the 1998 Iranian movie ‘Children of Heaven’ that underlines a poignant relationship between siblings. The Indian version of the film will be released early next year and is expected to be shown in several foreign film festivals, said a publicist.
Meanwhile Priyadarshan’s forthcoming venture ‘Kanchipuram’, a celluloid diatribe against communism woven around the silk trade in Kanchipuram, 60 km from Chennai, is scheduled to be …

Warner Bros studios have taken legal action against an Indian studio which plans to release a film entitled Hari Puttar – A Comedy of Terrors.
The Hollywood giant has recently commenced proceeding against Mirchi Movies, of Mumbai, over the film in question; feeing its name is too similar to that of the Harry Potter franchise.
Hari Puttar – A Comedy of Terrors, tells the story of a ten-year-old boy who moves to England with his parents and becomes involved in a plot concerning a secret microchip. The film is set for a …