Dr. Howard Smith Reports

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The CPSC and Cannondale have recalled the front rack with bamboo tray on its Treadwell bikes.  This rack may unexpectedly detach, jam the front wheel, and create a fall hazard for the rider.  Stop riding the bicycle until the front rack is removed.  Contact your local Cannondale dealer or Cycling Sports Group to arrange for a free repair.  Reach them by calling 1-800-245-3872 or 800-Bike USA.

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2020/Cycling-Sports-Group-Recalls-Front-Racks-for-Cannondale-Treadwell-Bicycles-Due-to-Fall-Hazard

#rack #cannondale #treadwell 

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The CPSC and Cannondale have recalled the front rack with bamboo tray on its Treadwell bikes.  This rack may unexpectedly detach, jam the front wheel, and create a fall hazard for the rider.  Stop riding the bicycle until the front rack is removed.  Contact your local Cannondale dealer or Cycling Sports Group to arrange for a free repair.  Reach them by calling 1-800-245-3872 or 800-Bike USA.

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2020/Cycling-Sports-Group-Recalls-Front-Racks-for-Cannondale-Treadwell-Bicycles-Due-to-Fall-Hazard

#rack #cannondale #treadwell 

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The CPSC and Royal Gourmet are recalling Patio 2-burner gas grills. The product’s plastic regulator hose can melt and ignite posing fire and explosion hazards.  Immediately stop using this grill and contact the company for a free, accessory repair kit,  You may reach Royal Gourmet at 1-800-618-6798.

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2020/Royal-Gourmet-Recalls-Deluxe-Gas-Grills-Due-to-Fire-Hazard-Sold-Exclusively-at-Wayfaircom

#gasgrill #royalgourmet #fire

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The CPSC and Royal Gourmet are recalling Patio 2-burner gas grills. The product’s plastic regulator hose can melt and ignite posing fire and explosion hazards.  Immediately stop using this grill and contact the company for a free, accessory repair kit,  You may reach Royal Gourmet at 1-800-618-6798.

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2020/Royal-Gourmet-Recalls-Deluxe-Gas-Grills-Due-to-Fire-Hazard-Sold-Exclusively-at-Wayfaircom

#gasgrill #royalgourmet #fire

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The CPSC and the Beverly Hills Teddy Bear Company are recalling their plush Doctor Duck that was distributed to Aflac employees and licensed agents as promotional items as late as July 2020.  The buttons on the lab coat worn by this quack doctor duck contain lead levels that exceed federal standards.  If you have one of these, take it away from your child and toss it!

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2020/communicorp-recalls-plush-aflac-doctor-duck-due-to-violation-of-federal-lead-content

#aflac #duck #lead

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The CPSC and the Beverly Hills Teddy Bear Company are recalling their plush Doctor Duck that was distributed to Aflac employees and licensed agents as promotional items as late as July 2020.  The buttons on the lab coat worn by this quack doctor duck contain lead levels that exceed federal standards.  If you have one of these, take it away from your child and toss it!

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2020/communicorp-recalls-plush-aflac-doctor-duck-due-to-violation-of-federal-lead-content

#aflac #duck #lead

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The CPSC and the SodaSense Company are recalling type 2 Soda Sense 60 liter CO2 canisters.  The canister is defective allowing CO2 to forcefully eject the top valve posing an injury hazard.  If you have these canisters, do not use them.  Contact the SodaSense company at 1-855-209-4997 to request a replacement.

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2020/soda-sense-recalls-co2-canisters-due-to-injury-hazard-recall-alert

#co2canister #sodasense

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The CPSC and the SodaSense Company are recalling type 2 Soda Sense 60 liter CO2 canisters.  The canister is defective allowing CO2 to forcefully eject the top valve posing an injury hazard.  If you have these canisters, do not use them.  Contact the SodaSense company at 1-855-209-4997 to request a replacement.

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2020/soda-sense-recalls-co2-canisters-due-to-injury-hazard-recall-alert

#co2canister #sodasense

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The acetaminophen you take for a headache or toothache may inadvertently drive you to tell your boss off or to drive less defensively.  Ohio State psychologists studied a total of 542 undergrads in 3 randomized controlled studies.

Those students taking acetaminophen demonstrated twice as much risky behavior on a virtual ballon inflation game compared with those on placebo.   They inflated the balloons with abandon bursting them. 

Normally nearly one in every 4 Americans takes acetaminophen on a regular basis.   During our current pandemic, use is skyrocketing and that threatens an epidemic of bad judgment. 

https://academic.oup.com/scan/advance-article/doi/10.1093/scan/nsaa108/5897711

#tylenol #acetaminophen #risk

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/KK7v7-PK51E

The acetaminophen you take for a headache or toothache may inadvertently drive you to tell your boss off or to drive less defensively.  Ohio State psychologists studied a total of 542 undergrads in 3 randomized controlled studies.

Those students taking acetaminophen demonstrated twice as much risky behavior on a virtual ballon inflation game compared with those on placebo.   They inflated the balloons with abandon bursting them. 

Normally nearly one in every 4 Americans takes acetaminophen on a regular basis.   During our current pandemic, use is skyrocketing and that threatens an epidemic of bad judgment. 

https://academic.oup.com/scan/advance-article/doi/10.1093/scan/nsaa108/5897711

#tylenol #acetaminophen #risk