Dr. Howard Smith Reports

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The CPSC and Polaris announce the recall of  Ranger and ProXD off-road vehicles.  These vehicles have sticky throttle pedals creating crash hazards.  About 15,800 were sold in the Us and 711 were sold in Canada.  If you own one of these vehicles, stop using it and call your nearest Polaris dealer to arrange for a repair.  If you require additional information, call Polaris by dialing 1-800-765-2747.

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2021/Polaris-Recalls-Ranger-Recreational-Off-Highway-Vehicles-and-ProXD-Utility-Vehicles-Due-to-Crash-Hazard-Recall-Alert

#offroad #polaris #ranger #proxd #throttle #crash

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Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/LwdHnnpRfkY

The CPSC and Polaris announce the recall of  Ranger and ProXD off-road vehicles.  These vehicles have sticky throttle pedals creating crash hazards.  About 15,800 were sold in the Us and 711 were sold in Canada.  If you own one of these vehicles, stop using it and call your nearest Polaris dealer to arrange for a repair.  If you require additional information, call Polaris by dialing 1-800-765-2747.

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2021/Polaris-Recalls-Ranger-Recreational-Off-Highway-Vehicles-and-ProXD-Utility-Vehicles-Due-to-Crash-Hazard-Recall-Alert

#offroad #polaris #ranger #proxd #throttle #crash

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/T0GtRGC0CiE

The CPSC and Haro Bicycles are recalling Masi Evoluzione and Gran Corsa Bicycles.  The steering fork tube may fracture and cause a rider to lose control creating fall injuries.  Immediately stop riding these bicycles, contact your local Haro dealer to arrange an inspection, repair, and/or replacement of the fork.  Further information is available by calling Haro Bicycles at 1-800-289-4276.

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2021/Haro-Bicycles-Recalls-Masi-Evoluzione-and-Gran-Corsa-Bicycles-Due-to-Fall-Hazard-and-Risk-of-Injury

#bicycle #haro #steering #recall

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/T0GtRGC0CiE

The CPSC and Haro Bicycles are recalling Masi Evoluzione and Gran Corsa Bicycles.  The steering fork tube may fracture and cause a rider to lose control creating fall injuries.  Immediately stop riding these bicycles, contact your local Haro dealer to arrange an inspection, repair, and/or replacement of the fork.  Further information is available by calling Haro Bicycles at 1-800-289-4276.

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2021/Haro-Bicycles-Recalls-Masi-Evoluzione-and-Gran-Corsa-Bicycles-Due-to-Fall-Hazard-and-Risk-of-Injury

#bicycle #haro #steering #recall

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/w-694u3aL8k

In yet another example of less can be more, Canadian researchers now report that half as long a course of antibiotic effectively eradicates cases of pediatric pneumonia.  A five day course of high dose amoxicillin cures pneumonia for 86% of kids while 10 days of the same cures an equivalent 84%.

This isn’t news.  A 2018 Seattle meta-analysis data-mined the literature and found that shorter compared with longer, standard antibiotic courses produced equivalent resolution of strep tonsillitis, acute ear infections, sinusitis, pneumonia, and urinary tract infections.

If your doctor is recommending antibiotics for an infection, ask about a shorter course of the drug would be appropriate.

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/article-abstract/2776976

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28486675/

#pneumonia #infection #antibiotics #shortcourse

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/w-694u3aL8k

In yet another example of less can be more, Canadian researchers now report that half as long a course of antibiotic effectively eradicates cases of pediatric pneumonia.  A five day course of high dose amoxicillin cures pneumonia for 86% of kids while 10 days of the same cures an equivalent 84%.

This isn’t news.  A 2018 Seattle meta-analysis data-mined the literature and found that shorter compared with longer, standard antibiotic courses produced equivalent resolution of strep tonsillitis, acute ear infections, sinusitis, pneumonia, and urinary tract infections.

If your doctor is recommending antibiotics for an infection, ask about a shorter course of the drug would be appropriate.

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/article-abstract/2776976

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28486675/

#pneumonia #infection #antibiotics #shortcourse

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/vnaaAJg3Wag

From Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania comes the welcome news that the mRNA CoVid vaccines induce equivalent antibody responses in pregnant  and lactating women as they do in non-pregnant women.

The investigators compared the titers of all classes of anti-CoVid antibodies that developed in 84 pregnant, 31 lactating, and 16 non-pregnant women with the immune responses occurring in 37 pregnant women 4-12 weeks after a CoVid infection.  All vaccine recipients enjoyed “strikingly higher” antibody responses compared with CoVid-infected women.  

A mother’s CoVid immunity transfers to baby.  Maternal anti-CoVid antibodies  transfer across the placenta and are found in significant concentrations in breast milk.

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.03.07.21253094v1.full.pdf+html

#CoVid #vaccine #moderna #pfizer #pregnancy #breastmilk

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/vnaaAJg3Wag

From Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania comes the welcome news that the mRNA CoVid vaccines induce equivalent antibody responses in pregnant  and lactating women as they do in non-pregnant women.

The investigators compared the titers of all classes of anti-CoVid antibodies that developed in 84 pregnant, 31 lactating, and 16 non-pregnant women with the immune responses occurring in 37 pregnant women 4-12 weeks after a CoVid infection.  All vaccine recipients enjoyed “strikingly higher” antibody responses compared with CoVid-infected women.  

A mother’s CoVid immunity transfers to baby.  Maternal anti-CoVid antibodies  transfer across the placenta and are found in significant concentrations in breast milk.

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.03.07.21253094v1.full.pdf+html

#CoVid #vaccine #moderna #pfizer #pregnancy #breastmilk

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/dHDXxbq5Tg4

NOT YET even if you’ve been vaccinated.  You’ve seen full page ads declaring that your favorite theater subscribes to a national CinemaSafe standard.  How protective is it?

Masks, social distancing, personal and theater hygiene are required, but will they be enforced by theater employees.  Capacity reduction is fine, but even one infected person, poorly masked, can infect the entire auditorium.  Worse yet, mask removal to munch popcorn and slurp drinks is permitted.

Most worrisome are the loose air quality guidelines: all HVAC systems SHOULD not MUST be in working order with increased ventilation WHENEVER POSSIBLE rather than ALWAYS.  Air filtration should be upgraded WHENEVER POSSIBLE.

OMG! Don’t chance it.

https://www.cinemasafe.org

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f32ffdd33b78b4f9c93c269/t/5f457bfd3d7573740b13e753/1599771306561/NATO+COVID-19+Health+and+Safety+Guidelines+8.25.20.pdf

https://www.polygon.com/2020/8/27/21402474/movie-theaters-rules-coronavirus-states-new-cdc-guidelines-covid-19

#theaters #cinemasafe #CoVid #filtration

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/dHDXxbq5Tg4

NOT YET even if you’ve been vaccinated.  You’ve seen full page ads declaring that your favorite theater subscribes to a national CinemaSafe standard.  How protective is it?

Masks, social distancing, personal and theater hygiene are required, but will they be enforced by theater employees.  Capacity reduction is fine, but even one infected person, poorly masked, can infect the entire auditorium.  Worse yet, mask removal to munch popcorn and slurp drinks is permitted.

Most worrisome are the loose air quality guidelines: all HVAC systems SHOULD not MUST be in working order with increased ventilation WHENEVER POSSIBLE rather than ALWAYS.  Air filtration should be upgraded WHENEVER POSSIBLE.

OMG! Don’t chance it.

https://www.cinemasafe.org

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f32ffdd33b78b4f9c93c269/t/5f457bfd3d7573740b13e753/1599771306561/NATO+COVID-19+Health+and+Safety+Guidelines+8.25.20.pdf

https://www.polygon.com/2020/8/27/21402474/movie-theaters-rules-coronavirus-states-new-cdc-guidelines-covid-19

#theaters #cinemasafe #CoVid #filtration