Posted: Jul 30, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: July 30
The oxygen bar at Gold Tan & Sunset Spa in Mississauga has been closed since the pandemic began. It s the only type of business still required to stay closed by the Ontario government, under the province s reopening plan. We havenât been told really why either, says Julie Baker, the spa s owner.(Submitted by Julie Baker)
TORONTO Health Canada has posted a recall alert from Philips announcing that some of their ventilators and CPAP machines may pose a risk to patients because a foam used in the products has been found to degrade and could potentially be inhaled into the lungs of patients. The recall, posted last month, affects “Philips Respironics branded Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP), Bi-Level Positive Airway Pressure (BIPAP), and Mechanical Ventilators,” according to the statement. The recall was announced because user reports have shown that a polyurethane foam which is intended cut down on sound from continuous and non-continuous ventilators can “degrade under certain circumstances,” at which point particles could “enter the air pathway of the device.”