Kendamaspot Recalls Wooden Toys: Lead Paint

NAME OF PRODUCT: WOODEN SKILL BALL TOYS

UNITS: ABOUT 300

DISTRIBUTOR: KENDAMASPOT LLC, OF REDMOND, WASH.

HAZARD: THE SURFACE PAINT COATING ON THE BALL CONTAINS EXCESSIVE LEVELS OF
LEAD, VIOLATING THE FEDERAL LEAD PAINT STANDAR

INCIDENTS/INJURIES: NONE REPORTED.

DESCRIPTION: THIS RECALL INVOLVES OOZORA AND SHIN-FUJI KENDAMA JAPANESE
WOODEN SKILL TOYS. THE TOYS HAVE A BALL CONNECTED BY A STRING TO A HANDLE WITH
THREE CUPS AND SPIKE ON TOP. A JAPANESE KENDAMA ASSOCIATION STICKER IS AFFIXED
TO THE TOY. THE RED AND GREEN BALLS ON THE OOZORA AND ONLY THE RED BALLS ON THE
SHIN FUJI ARE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

SOLD AT: KENDAMASPOT’S WEB SITE AND CULTURAL FESTIVALS IN WASHINGTON STATE
FROM JULY 2008 THROUGH APRIL 2009 FOR ABOUT $20.

MANUFACTURED IN: JAPAN

REMEDY: CONSUMERS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY TAKE THE RECALLED
TOYS AWAY FROM CHILDREN AND CONTACT KENDAMASPOT TO RECEIVE A FREE
REPLACEMENT BALL.

CONSUMER CONTACT: FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT KENDAMASPOT TOLL-FREE
AT (866) 903-7795 BETWEEN 8 A.M. AND 5 P.M. PT MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, OR VISIT
THE FIRM’S WEB SITE AT WWW.KENDAMASPOT.COM

   

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Pomegranates have been hailed as a super-food and now scientists have now discovered that the rind can be turned into an ointment for treating MRSA and other common hospital infections.

Researchers, from Kingston University in South West London, found that the infection-fighting properties of pomegranate were greatly enhanced by combining the rind of the fruit with two other natural products – metal salts and vitamin C.

MRSA is a form of the bacteria that has become resistant to standard antibiotics. It is often referred to as a ‘superbug’ due to its ability to resist treatment.

“We have developed a topical ointment that can successfully attack a range of drug resistant microbes,” the researchers said.

“The idea of using a foodstuff is unusual and means that the body should be able to cope more easily with its application; patients are less likely to experience any major side-effects.”

The study found that pomegranate rind combined with metal salts was the most effective combination for treating MRSA, while other common hospital infections were better dealt with by all three components: pomegranate rind, metal salts and vitamin C.

The researchers added that it was exciting to discover a new use for natural products. “It shows that nature still has a few tricks up its sleeve,” they concluded.

The study was published in the British Journal of Biomedical Science.

CT scans deliver far more radiation than has been believed, and may contribute to 29,000 new cancers each year, along with 14,500 deaths.
One study found that people may be exposed to up to four times as much radiation as estimated by earlier studies. While previous studies relied on dummies equipped with sensors, authors of the new paper studied more than 1,000 patients at four hospitals.

Based on their measurements, a patient could get as much radiation from one CT scan as 74 mammograms or 442 chest X-rays.

Young people are at highest risk from excess radiation, partly because they have many years ahead of them in which cancers could develop. Among 20-year-old women who get one coronary angiogram, a CT scan of the heart, one in 150 will develop cancer related to the procedure.

Sources:

  USA Today December 14, 2009
  MSNBC December 14, 2009

Dr. Mercola’s Comments:

Study: 15,000 will die from CT scans done in 1 year

Scans have higher levels of radiation than thought, researchers say

Reuters

updated 2:14 p.m. PT, Mon., Dec . 14, 2009

CHICAGO – Radiation from CT scans done in 2007 will cause 29,000 cancers and kill nearly 15,000 Americans, researchers said Monday.

The findings, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, add to mounting evidence that Americans are overexposed to radiation from diagnostic tests, especially from a specialized kind of X-ray called a computed tomography, or CT, scan.

"What we learned is there is a significant amount of radiation with these CT scans, more than what we thought, and there is a significant number of cancers," said Dr. Rita Redberg, editor of the Archives of Internal Medicine, where the studies were published.

"It’s estimated that just from the CT scans done in one year, just in 2007, there will be 15,000 excess deaths," Redberg said in a telephone interview.

"We’re doing millions of CT scans every year and the numbers are increasing. That is a lot of excess deaths."

CT scans give doctors a view inside the body, often eliminating the need for exploratory surgery. But CT scans involve much higher radiation dose than conventional X-rays. A chest CT scan exposes the patient to more than 100 times the radiation dose of a chest X-ray.
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