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The CPSC and Specialized Bicycle Components are recalling Specialized 1st Generation Turbo Levo and Kenevo electric mountain bike lithium ion battery packs.  Water may penetrate the seal around the LED control pad on these battery packs causing the battery to short circuited ignite with fire and burn hazards.   About 2500 of these battery packs were sold.  Immediately stop using the recalled electric mountain bikes and contact Specialized Bicycle by phone at 1-800-772-4423 or via email at [email protected] for a free repair.

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2021/Specialized-Bicycle-Components-Recalls-Electric-Mountain-Bike-Battery-Packs-Due-to-Fire-and-Burn-Hazards-Recall-Alert

#specialized #electricbike #battery #fire #burn #recall

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The CPSC and Specialized Bicycle Components are recalling Specialized 1st Generation Turbo Levo and Kenevo electric mountain bike lithium ion battery packs.  Water may penetrate the seal around the LED control pad on these battery packs causing the battery to short circuited ignite with fire and burn hazards.   About 2500 of these battery packs were sold.  Immediately stop using the recalled electric mountain bikes and contact Specialized Bicycle by phone at 1-800-772-4423 or via email at [email protected] for a free repair.

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2021/Specialized-Bicycle-Components-Recalls-Electric-Mountain-Bike-Battery-Packs-Due-to-Fire-and-Burn-Hazards-Recall-Alert

#specialized #electricbike #battery #fire #burn #recall

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/jDxGtcx1odc

The CPSC and Generac now recall Generac® and DR® 6500 Watt and 8000 Watt portable generators.  An unlocked handle on these units may pinch consumers’ fingers against the frame as the generator is moved possibly leading to finger crushing or amputation.  About 321,160 of these generators were sold in the US and 4,575 were sold in Canada.  Stop using these generators until a locking pin has been inserted to secure the handle in place before and after moving the generator.   For a more secure, permanent fix, contact Generac for a free repair kit by calling 1-844-242-3493 or online at general.com/handleguard.

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2021/Generac-Recalls-Portable-Generators-Due-to-Finger-Amputation-and-Crushing-Hazards

#generac #generator #handle #crush #recall

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/jDxGtcx1odc

The CPSC and Generac now recall Generac® and DR® 6500 Watt and 8000 Watt portable generators.  An unlocked handle on these units may pinch consumers’ fingers against the frame as the generator is moved possibly leading to finger crushing or amputation.  About 321,160 of these generators were sold in the US and 4,575 were sold in Canada.  Stop using these generators until a locking pin has been inserted to secure the handle in place before and after moving the generator.   For a more secure, permanent fix, contact Generac for a free repair kit by calling 1-844-242-3493 or online at general.com/handleguard.

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2021/Generac-Recalls-Portable-Generators-Due-to-Finger-Amputation-and-Crushing-Hazards

#generac #generator #handle #crush #recall

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/JsyaAdaVxx0

Let’s say you got a shot of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine or even the AstraZeneca vaccine.  Can you get one of the statistically more effective mRNA vaccines such as the Moderna or Pfizer?  The answer comes from  $  Denmark where researchers reviewed the experience of some 5.5 million Danes.

The records show that 144,360 received the AstraZeneca vaccine as a first dose but then 136,551 of them received an mRNA vaccine as the second dose.  The vaccine effectiveness of this combo was 88%.  This figure is very close to the 95% vaccine efficiency figure published for 2 dose courses of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines and significantly higher than 66-70% figure for the full 2 dose AstraZeneca vaccination course.

What about Delta?  Data from Germany shows that the mixed vaccination regimen yields effectiveness against the Delta variant equal to a full 2 shot course of Pfizer vaccine.  There were no significant side effects.

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.07.26.21261130v1.full.pdf

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.05.30.21257971v2

#astrazeneca #mRNA #moderna #pfizer #vaccine #CoVid 

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/JsyaAdaVxx0

Let’s say you got a shot of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine or even the AstraZeneca vaccine.  Can you get one of the statistically more effective mRNA vaccines such as the Moderna or Pfizer?  The answer comes from  $  Denmark where researchers reviewed the experience of some 5.5 million Danes.

The records show that 144,360 received the AstraZeneca vaccine as a first dose but then 136,551 of them received an mRNA vaccine as the second dose.  The vaccine effectiveness of this combo was 88%.  This figure is very close to the 95% vaccine efficiency figure published for 2 dose courses of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines and significantly higher than 66-70% figure for the full 2 dose AstraZeneca vaccination course.

What about Delta?  Data from Germany shows that the mixed vaccination regimen yields effectiveness against the Delta variant equal to a full 2 shot course of Pfizer vaccine.  There were no significant side effects.

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.07.26.21261130v1.full.pdf

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.05.30.21257971v2

#astrazeneca #mRNA #moderna #pfizer #vaccine #CoVid 

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/98w5gUNBqw8

Drinking more than 6 cups of coffee a day versus 1-2 was associated with a 53% greater risk of dementia.  Australian investigators studied the coffee consumption of 398,646 persons with records in the UK Biobank that included 17,702 who also had brain MRI data.

Though heavy coffee drinkers had a high risk of dementia, those who never drank coffee also had some risk compared with moderate coffee drinkers.  Analysis of the data also showed that the 6 cup a day plus coffee drinkers also had smaller brains overall and less grey matter.  They also had a 17% increased risk of stroke.

This data reminds us once again that moderation is always the best policy.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1028415X.2021.1945858

#coffee #dementia #stroke

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/98w5gUNBqw8

Drinking more than 6 cups of coffee a day versus 1-2 was associated with a 53% greater risk of dementia.  Australian investigators studied the coffee consumption of 398,646 persons with records in the UK Biobank that included 17,702 who also had brain MRI data.

Though heavy coffee drinkers had a high risk of dementia, those who never drank coffee also had some risk compared with moderate coffee drinkers.  Analysis of the data also showed that the 6 cup a day plus coffee drinkers also had smaller brains overall and less grey matter.  They also had a 17% increased risk of stroke.

This data reminds us once again that moderation is always the best policy.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1028415X.2021.1945858

#coffee #dementia #stroke

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/gkpk2JdkK9M

Mini-antibodies derived from alpacas, when coupled together as triplets, can neutralize any of the CoVid variants 30,000 times better than a single antibody configuration and can be efficiently produced in huge quantities.  Molecular biologists at Germany’s Max Planck Institute report this very good news as the world faces the onslaught of the dangerous Delta variant.

These small but powerful nanobodies begin by vaccinating 3 alpacas with coronavirus spike protein.  Their resultant antibodies are tested for potency, and the very best are isolated and amplified in an industrial process.  Then, by combining 3 nanobody molecules into a therapeutic triad, the researchers produced an agent that binds so strongly to any of the CoVid variants including delta that all are effectively neutralized.

The best news: these nanobodies can be produced quickly and in huge quantities, and, when a new mutation occurs, the entire process from alpaca immunization to final product may be repeated in a timely and cost-effective manner.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210729122158.htm

https://www.embopress.org/doi/abs/10.15252/embj.2021107985

#nanobodies #alpacas #CoVid #variants

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/gkpk2JdkK9M

Mini-antibodies derived from alpacas, when coupled together as triplets, can neutralize any of the CoVid variants 30,000 times better than a single antibody configuration and can be efficiently produced in huge quantities.  Molecular biologists at Germany’s Max Planck Institute report this very good news as the world faces the onslaught of the dangerous Delta variant.

These small but powerful nanobodies begin by vaccinating 3 alpacas with coronavirus spike protein.  Their resultant antibodies are tested for potency, and the very best are isolated and amplified in an industrial process.  Then, by combining 3 nanobody molecules into a therapeutic triad, the researchers produced an agent that binds so strongly to any of the CoVid variants including delta that all are effectively neutralized.

The best news: these nanobodies can be produced quickly and in huge quantities, and, when a new mutation occurs, the entire process from alpaca immunization to final product may be repeated in a timely and cost-effective manner.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210729122158.htm

https://www.embopress.org/doi/abs/10.15252/embj.2021107985

#nanobodies #alpacas #CoVid #variants