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Thursday, February 2, 2006
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@ PRODUCT RECALL @
DESA HEATING PRODUCTS RECALLS CONVECTION HEATERS
DESA Heating Products, of Bowling Green, Ky. is recalling
about 54,500 "40-80,000 BTU Portable Propane Convection
Heaters." The burners on these heaters can "flashback,"
which is when fire burns inside the burner tube rather than
out the end. This can cause the lower portion of the burner
tube to get hot enough to ignite combustible material under
the heater. DESA 40-80,000 BTU Portable Propane Convection
Heaters generate from 40,000 to 80,000 BTUs an hour. The
following model names and number are involved in this recall:
Reddy Heater (RCP80VC), All-Pro (SPC-80CC), MASTER (TC80VC),
Universal (80-CC), and Dayton (6BY73). These heaters have
serial numbers between 017390000 and 017632220. Home centers
and hardware stores nationwide sold the heaters from August
2005 through December 2005 for between $100 and $130.
Consumers should stop using this heater immediately and
return it to the store where purchased for a free replace-
ment, refund or store credit. If you have questions, contact
your local retailer, or contact DESA toll-free at (866)
279-3225 between 7:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through
Friday, or visit the DESA Web site at www.desatech.com.
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@ HEALTH SAFETY @
BROILED OR BAKED FISH REDUCE STROKE RISK
The consumption of tuna or other broiled or baked fish is
associated with a lower risk of stroke in the elderly, a
Boston study finds. Eating one serving of fried fish or
fish sandwich per week, however, increased the risk of a
stroke by 10 percent, according to study leader Dr.
Dariush Mozaffarian of the Harvard School of Public Health.
The study, published in Archives of Internal Medicine,
found a 14 percent lower stroke risk with a consumption of
broiled or baked fish one to three times per month, while
eating broiled or baked fish one to four times per week
reduced stroke risk by 28 percent.
CHILDREN OF OBESE MOMS, PRONE TO OBESITY
Philadelphia researchers suggest obesity prevention efforts
should begin by age 4 for at-risk children. Researchers at
the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University
of Pennsylvania find by age 6, children of overweight
mothers are 15 times more likely to be obese than children
of lean mothers. The study, published in the American
Journal of Clinical Nutrition, showed the strength of
genetic influences and suggests that efforts to prevent
obesity should focus on such children at risk, preferably
by age 4. "We found dramatic increases in body fat between
ages 3 and 6," said lead researcher Dr. Robert I. Berkowitz,
of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. "This suggests
that some genes controlling body weight may become active
during this period."
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@ PLAYPEN SAFETY TIPS @
To prevent deaths or injuries to children in playpens, the
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) offers these
precautions:
* Before using a playpen, make sure it has not been recalled.
Contact CPSC at 1-800-638-2772 or check the recalls section
of CPSC's web site.
* Always put a baby down to sleep on his or her back in a
playpen or crib with no soft bedding, such as quilts,
comforters and pillows. This can help reduce the risk of
SIDS and prevent suffocation.
* Use only the mattress provided by the manufacturer. Do
not add additional mattresses in playpens. Children can
suffocate in the spaces formed between mattresses or from
ill-fitting mattresses.
* Check that the playpen is in good shape. Using a modified
or improperly repaired unit can create hazards.
* Make sure the top rails of the units lock into place auto-
matically. More than 1 million older playpens with top rails
that had to be manually rotated into a locked position have
been recalled.
* Do not use playpens with catch points, such as protruding
hardware. More than 9 million older units with protruding
hardware have been recalled.
* If using a mesh-sided playpen, make sure the mesh is less
than 1/4 inch in size and that it is attached securely. This
will help prevent strangulation.
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