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The CPSC and Fisher Price are recalling the Fisher-Price 4-in-1 Rock ’n Glide Soother.  Infants placed in this device unrestrained may turn over onto their stomachs and suffocate.  About 120,000 of the 4 in 1 units were sold and 55,000 of the 2 in 1 units were sold at stores nationwide and online via Walmart, Target, and Amazon.  Immediately stop using these produces and contact Fisher-Price at 1-855-853-6224 or online at service.mattel.com to arrange a refund.

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2021/Fisher-Price-Recalls-4-in-1-Rock-n-Glide-Soothers-After-Four-Infant-Deaths-2-in-1-Soothe-n-Play-Gliders-Also-Recalled

#fisherprice #soothers #rocknglide #soothenplay #suffocation #recall

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The CPSC and Fisher Price are recalling the Fisher-Price 4-in-1 Rock ’n Glide Soother.  Infants placed in this device unrestrained may turn over onto their stomachs and suffocate.  About 120,000 of the 4 in 1 units were sold and 55,000 of the 2 in 1 units were sold at stores nationwide and online via Walmart, Target, and Amazon.  Immediately stop using these produces and contact Fisher-Price at 1-855-853-6224 or online at service.mattel.com to arrange a refund.

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2021/Fisher-Price-Recalls-4-in-1-Rock-n-Glide-Soothers-After-Four-Infant-Deaths-2-in-1-Soothe-n-Play-Gliders-Also-Recalled

#fisherprice #soothers #rocknglide #soothenplay #suffocation #recall

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Going to sleep one hour earlier can reduce the risk of major depression by 23%.  So say investigators at Harvard and the University of Colorado at Boulder following their study of nearly 850,000 persons.

The data shows that a propensity to falling asleep at an earlier time was associated with a reduced risk of major depressive illness.  The average bedtime for those in the study was 11 pm.

Other studies show night owls can be twice as likely as early risers to suffer from depression.  As the pandemic ends during which many worked remotely, slept lately, and stayed up later, we hope that our sleep patterns will contribute to happier moods.

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/article-abstract/2780428

#sleep #mood #depression #pandemic

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Going to sleep one hour earlier can reduce the risk of major depression by 23%.  So say investigators at Harvard and the University of Colorado at Boulder following their study of nearly 850,000 persons.

The data shows that a propensity to falling asleep at an earlier time was associated with a reduced risk of major depressive illness.  The average bedtime for those in the study was 11 pm.

Other studies show night owls can be twice as likely as early risers to suffer from depression.  As the pandemic ends during which many worked remotely, slept lately, and stayed up later, we hope that our sleep patterns will contribute to happier moods.

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/article-abstract/2780428

#sleep #mood #depression #pandemic

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An experimental CoVid vaccine based on the the B.1.351 South African variant appears to induce protective neutralizing antibodies against all principal CoVid variants and the original strain.  Chinese investigators studied this novel vaccine in a mouse model.

The B.1.351 spike protein contains 3 of the principals mutations found in CoVid variants of concern including the British B.1.117 and the Brazilian P.1.  The best antibody levels against original CoVid and the variants was induced by two doses of the B.1.351 vaccine.  Two doses of the original vaccine and boosting with either a 3rd dose of the original or the B.1.351 vaccine produced comparable protection.

https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.05.16.444369v1.full.pdf+html

#CoVid #variants #vaccine

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An experimental CoVid vaccine based on the the B.1.351 South African variant appears to induce protective neutralizing antibodies against all principal CoVid variants and the original strain.  Chinese investigators studied this novel vaccine in a mouse model.

The B.1.351 spike protein contains 3 of the principals mutations found in CoVid variants of concern including the British B.1.117 and the Brazilian P.1.  The best antibody levels against original CoVid and the variants was induced by two doses of the B.1.351 vaccine.  Two doses of the original vaccine and boosting with either a 3rd dose of the original or the B.1.351 vaccine produced comparable protection.

https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.05.16.444369v1.full.pdf+html

#CoVid #variants #vaccine

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Bunking with a pet appears not to disrupt a healthy night’s sleep.  Canadian pediatric sleep researchers studied 188 kids 11 to 17 years of age with data culled from standardized sleep questionnaires, a formal home sleep study, and two weeks of electronic nighttime monitoring.

Of the total, 34.6% of children slept with their pets frequently or sometimes.  Those sleeping most often with pets showed the highest overall sleep quality, but the data showed it took them the longest to fall asleep.  Otherwise, the presence of pets had no significant effect on sleep patterns including nighttime awakenings.

Some children have difficulty falling asleep without a parent. A pet may be a healthier alternative.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352721821000280?via%3Dihub

#sleep #parenting #children #pets

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Bunking with a pet appears not to disrupt a healthy night’s sleep.  Canadian pediatric sleep researchers studied 188 kids 11 to 17 years of age with data culled from standardized sleep questionnaires, a formal home sleep study, and two weeks of electronic nighttime monitoring.

Of the total, 34.6% of children slept with their pets frequently or sometimes.  Those sleeping most often with pets showed the highest overall sleep quality, but the data showed it took them the longest to fall asleep.  Otherwise, the presence of pets had no significant effect on sleep patterns including nighttime awakenings.

Some children have difficulty falling asleep without a parent. A pet may be a healthier alternative.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352721821000280?via%3Dihub

#sleep #parenting #children #pets

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Children and adolescents of any age who contract CoVid are as likely as infected adults to spread the virus and its variants to others.  Researchers at Harvard and MIT studied 97 children with a median age of 10 and an age ranging from 2 weeks to 22 years.

CoVid positivity and viral loads were determined by PCR testing.  As with adults, the children had the highest measurable viral loads during the first 5 days of their illnesses.  Those children hospitalized with more symptomatic disease had viral loads similar to those found in hospitalized adults.  The viral variants isolated from the children were similar to those isolated from adults.

Since our kids are the last group to be vaccinated, we all need to be aware that they could be potential spreaders of CoVid including those variants that are of greatest risk to the very young, elders, and the immunocompromised.

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.05.30.21258086v1

#CoVid #children #adolescents #variants #spreaders

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Children and adolescents of any age who contract CoVid are as likely as infected adults to spread the virus and its variants to others.  Researchers at Harvard and MIT studied 97 children with a median age of 10 and an age ranging from 2 weeks to 22 years.

CoVid positivity and viral loads were determined by PCR testing.  As with adults, the children had the highest measurable viral loads during the first 5 days of their illnesses.  Those children hospitalized with more symptomatic disease had viral loads similar to those found in hospitalized adults.  The viral variants isolated from the children were similar to those isolated from adults.

Since our kids are the last group to be vaccinated, we all need to be aware that they could be potential spreaders of CoVid including those variants that are of greatest risk to the very young, elders, and the immunocompromised.

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.05.30.21258086v1

#CoVid #children #adolescents #variants #spreaders