Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/Gle7Wb-EpXs

The CPSC and Epoch Everlasting Play are recalling Kidoozie My First Activity Desk Toys.  The toy’s protruding knob could become entangled with a child’s clothing when the toy is attached to a crib.  The toy’s handle could entrap an infant’s jaw.  About 8200 were sold in the US and about 1830 were sold in Canada at Learning Express, Marshalls, and independent toy stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com and Walmart.com.  Immediately take this toy away from your children and contact Epoch at 1-800-631-1272or via email at [email protected] to arrange for a free, safe replacement or a refund.  The company will provide a prepaid shipping label for the toy’s return.

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2022/Epoch-Everlasting-Play-Recalls-Kidoozie-Activity-Desk-Toys-Due-to-Entanglement-and-Entrapment-Hazards

#kidoozie #activitydesk #entrapment #children #recall

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/1EfdGN1dh_s

The CPSC and DOM Sports are recalling Big Game Hunters Mud Kitchens.  The brass water taps on these play kitchens contain lead levels above the save federal standards.  Lead if a neurotoxin for young children, and exposure to it should be minimized.  About 190 of these play kitchens were sold online at Amazon.com.  If you bought one of these toys for your child, remove and dispose of the brass water tap. Contact DOM Sports at 1-833-415-0078 or via email at [email protected] to obtain a free replacement water tap.

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2022/Big-Game-Hunters-Childrens-Outdoor-Kitchens-Recalled-Due-to-Violation-of-Federal-Lead-Content-Ban-Imported-by-DOM-Sports-Sold-Exclusively-at-Amazon-com

#biggamehunters #playkitchen #lead #poisoning #children #recall

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/4Zf7zAvvlJQ

The CPSC and Trek are recalling Trek Model Year 2022 Speed Concept SLR and MY 2021-2022 Emonda SLR bicycles and MY 2020-2021-2022 aftermarket Bontrager Aeolus RSL VR-C handlebar/stems.  These bicycles and aftermarket handlebars may crack leading to crashes and falls.  About 3200 bikes and 900 aftermarket handlebars were sold in the US and about 530 bikes ad 115 handlebars were sold in Canada.  Immediately stop riding these Trek bikes and any bike with the Bontrager aftermarket handlebar.  Contact your authorized Trek dealer to check if your units are involved in the recall and for arrange for a free repair.  For more information, call Trek at 1-800-373-4594.

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2022/Trek-Bicycle-Corporation-Recalls-Road-Bikes-and-Bicycle-Handlebar-Stems-Due-to-Fall-and-Crash-Hazards

#trek #handlebars #crack #crash #falls #recall

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/HKY-NJY_UQM

The CPSC and the Huffy Corporation are recalling Blue's Clues Foot to Floor Ride-on Toys.  These ride-on units may tip forward creating fall and injury hazards for the child rider.  About 28,550 of these ride-on were sold at Walmart Stores.  The affected model number is 55061.  Take these ride-ons away from your children, and contact the Huffy Corporation at 1-800-872-2453 or via email at [email protected] to obtain a free kit and instructions for install a stop bar on the toy.

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2022/Huffy-Corporation-Recalls-Ride-On-Toys-Due-to-Fall-and-Injury-Hazards

#huffy #walmart #bluesclues #rideon #tipping #fall #injury #recall

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/DA7vZ3czPBs

The CPSC and Navitas Vehicle Systems Ltd. now recall Navitas Utility Vehicle Steel Rolling Chassis.  These chassis, used for personal utility vehicles, have throttle pedals that may stick in the depressed or full-on position creating crash and injury hazards.  About 3700 of these chassis were sold by Navitas dealers nationwide.  Affected are chassis from the model years 2020 through 2022 and both 4 and 8 seat models.  Stop using any utility vehicles built on these rolling chassis.  Contact Navitas at 1-844-576-2499 or via email at [email protected] to confirm that you have a recalled unit and to arrange for a free repair.

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2022/Steel-Rolling-Chassis-for-Utility-Vehicles-Recalled-Due-to-Crash-and-Injury-Hazards-Imported-by-Navitas-Vehicle-Systems

#navitas #utilityvehicle #chassis #throttle #crash #injury #recall

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/XH0dTDzo3lg

The CPSK and IKEA are recalling its IKEA METALLISK Espresso Maker.  This expresso coffeemaker with a stainless-steel pressure safety valve may burst open expelling boiling contents creating burn hazards.  About 2100 expresso makers were sold in the US, 5200 were sold in Canada, and 200 were sold in Mexico at IKEA stores.  The affected expresso makers have a date stamp between 2040 and 2204 representing year and week of manufacture.  Immediately discontinue use of these recalled expresso makers and return the unit to any IKEA store for a full refund.  For more information, contact IKEA at 1-888-966-4532.

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2022/IKEA-Recalls-METALLISK-Espresso-Makers-Due-to-Burn-and-Injury-Hazards

#ikea #expressomaker #burst #burns #recall

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/IN5GIDtOwl8

University of Colorado kidney specialist Dr. Richard Johnson has studied this phenomenon and give us the blueprint for understanding how it works.  Lots of salt and little water, and sometimes caffeine rich soda, dehydrates our bodies.  That dehydration, in turn, stimulates the production of the sugar fructose from the carbs and starches we eat.  That extra fructose encourages more eating, and many foods add even more fructose in the form of high fructose corn syrup.  The dehydration also stimulates production of vasopressin that encourages your kidneys to retain more water,  The vasopressin also stimulates more fat production.

What should you do?  Drink plenty and I mean plenty of water.  To keep it in your body, cut out excess caffeinated beverages including coffee and soda.  I didn’t say all…I said excess.  Avoid salty carbs like fries.  That will help your body stop manufacturing excess fat.  The non-calorie icing on this proverbial cake is exercise exercise, exercise! 

https://theconversation.com/two-surprising-reasons-behind-the-obesity-epidemic-too-much-salt-not-enough-water-184128

#obesity #salt #dehyration #fries #fat #fructose #vasopressin

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/f12GkqujmZI

In a CDC study of nearly 27,000 blood samples collected this past May and June, 80% showed anti-CoVid antibodies that can only be induced by an actual viral infection and not by vaccination.  Using this data, the CDC projects that 57 million or more American children have suffered CoVid infections.  That’s 4 times the number of reported and documented cases.

The reasons for this discrepancy: home testing the results of which are not folded into the statistics; and completely asymptomatic infections that tend to occur more often in children.

What should you do?  Get your child vaccinated. Fewer than one-third of kids 5-11 and fewer than 2% of 6 months-5 years have been fully vaccinated with the available, FDA-approved, free, effective and safe Moderna and Pfizer vaccines.  Even if your child was infected, vaccination will reduce their risks of reinfection and Long CoVid.

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-08-children-covid-.html

#CoVid #cdc #silentinfection #vaccination #longcovid

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/-7UeYZhY9ks

New cases of diabetes type 2 surged 77% during the first year of the pandemic, 2020, compared with the 2 previous years 2018 and 2019.  Johns Hopkins pediatric endocrinologists studied 3113 children from 24 medical centers.

This increase in non-insulin dependent diabetes was more common in the South and West, in males, in younger children 5-11 years, and in Black youth vs White youths,.  Typically, more girls than boys and more adolescents than younger children develop diabetes type 2.  

The researchers propose that these increases are associated with more weight gain due to less exercise and more, possibly nervous, overeating.  Then too pandemic-induced anxiety and frank psychosis may unleash more cortisol and inflammatory agents that reduce insulin-sensitivity.

The bottom line: get your kids involved in physical activities and clear your kitchen junk cabinets of high-caloric snacks.

https://www.jpeds.com/article/S0022-3476(22)00719-3/fulltext

#CoVid #pandemic #diabetes #children #exercise #obesity

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/2erkUbe-Kgw

A fiber optical fiber, introduced into an ailing brain after a traumatic brain injury, could feed vital information about 4 parameters for computer processing and then on to clinicians seeking to optimally manage a patient’s recover.  Chemical engineers at the Imperial College London have developed a multiplexed optical sensor capable of monitoring 4 biomarkers including pH, temperature, oxygen levels and glucose levels.  This system’s proof-of-concept was done on ex vivo brain tissue, but its success leads the way to clinical studies.

https://www.cell.com/matter/fulltext/S2590-2385(22)00423-4?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS2590238522004234%3Fshowall%3Dtrue#%20

#tbi #fiberoptics #monitoring #machinelearning #headtrauma