Randy Dixon, Jr.

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• Airpods, Apple Pencil and Other Tech Devices Interfere with Heart Implants, Study Warns

  March 07, 2022 By: Randy Dixon, Jr.

  Powerful magnets found in many portable electronic devices could disable some functions of pacemakers and heart defibrillators.

• Fitbit Ionic Recalls Impacts Nearly 1.7 Million Smartwatches Following Reports of Severe Burns, Injuries Fire and Burn Hazard

  March 02, 2022 By: Randy Dixon, Jr.

  More than 115 reports have been made of overheating batteries with 78 confirmed Fitbit burn injuries in the U.S.

• FDA Warns About Risks of Tianeptine Use in Dietary Supplements

  February 25, 2022 By: Randy Dixon, Jr.

  Often sold at convenience stores and gas stations, the dietary supplement has been linked to serious drug side effects, addiction and death.

• Custard Apple Pulp Recall Issued Over Salmonella Food Poisoning Risks

  February 24, 2022 By: Randy Dixon, Jr.

  At least five people have fallen ill from salmonella poisoning linked to the recalled custard apple pulp products.

• Far Too Many U.S. Children Still Dying from Furniture Tip-Over Accidents: CPSC

  February 16, 2022 By: Randy Dixon, Jr.

  New data from the CPSC shows that the vast majority of tip-over fatalities involving children are caused by televisions.

• CPSC Issues Carbon Monoxide Safety Tips As String of Winter Storms Hammers U.S.

  February 11, 2022 By: Randy Dixon, Jr.

  More than 400 people per year die of carbon monoxide poisoning in the U.S., the CDC reports.