Dr. Howard Smith Reports

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/auJkLEufIU4   The selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor fluoxetine, branded as Prozac and Saracen and prescribed for depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, eating problems, and panic issues turns out to significantly slow the replication of the novel coronavirus in tissue culture.   The drug works at concentrations typically found in patients using this medicatio...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/9QhIuE89Bic   CoVid patients treated with tocilizumab and corticosteroids enjoy a 54% lower in-hospital mortality.   A study of 3098 patients treated within the giant metro New York City Northwell Health System was just released on the pre-print server medrixiv.org .   The study of various immunomodulators’ effects on the deadly CoVid cytokine storm showed that Actemr...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/NTFo_Mbc2j0   As professional sports open in a city, the influenza mortality rate rises as much as 24%.   Statisticians at West Virginia University report this information adding that CoVid will be similar to the flu but way more infectious and deadly.   The data shows that introduction of NHL hockey into a city bumps the flu deaths 24%, NFL games trigger a 17% increa...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/MP1WdHpiQoQ   Eighty-five percent of singers caught CoVid from a single infected person during one 2.5 hour rehearsal.   Environmental engineers now analyze this Washington State case report..   During the March 10th rehearsal in question, the precautions taken only included use of hand sanitizer and no physical contacts such as hugging or handshaking.   Face masks we...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/kJbBDUTvV_M   A superheated nickel foam air filtration system can catch and kill 99.9% of CoVid19 virus passing through it.   This according to a study completed by the Universities of Houston and Texas.   CoVid19 is airborne and challenges our efforts to reopen restaurants and mass transit where air recirculates in closed spaces. CoVid cannot live in temperatures abo...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/PkD7gqdQnRI   Roughly half of those who test positive for CoVid virus are completely free of any disease symptoms,   A Chinese study just published in Nature Medicine compared clinical profiles and test results for 37 asymptomatic patients with 37 who were sickened by the virus.   Those asymptomatic shed measurable virus 72% longer than those with symptoms.   Around 8...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/qNFMRfe5jQM   The FDA and Rusty’s Seafood Market are recalling Captain Rusty’s Seafood Dips.   The various varieties of these dips contain undeclared allergens including fish, shellfish, wheat, eggs, soy and milk.   The products involved are plastic containers and plastic buckets of the following dips: smoked salmon, smoked mahi, lobster, crab and lobster, and blue cr...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/muAXTbR71ZY   The FDA and the Now Health Group are recalling Now Real Food Raw Macadamia Nuts.   Lot # 3141055 had a possible contamination with salmonella .   This bacterium can cause serious and potentially fatal gastroenteritis in the very young, frail, elders, or those with weak immune systems.   If you have this product at home, do not consume it and return it im...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/N9zN3czEKV4   The CPSC and Davina Wellness have recalled bottles of Davina Wintergreen Essential Oil and Davina Kneads Relief Sore Muscle Blend.   These products contain methylsalicylate. and must be in child-resistant packaging as per the federal Poison Prevention Packaging Act.   Immediately store these bottles in locations unreachable by children.   Contact Davina...

R Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/dTzWw6IKGew   The CPSC and Bonnsu have recalled Miniware Teething Spoons.   The silicone spoon may break or be easily bitten into pieces by a child causing a choking hazard.   These spoons manufactured in various colors have been sold in sets of two and as part of   First Bites Meal Kits, First Bites Travel Kits, and Sip and Snack Kits.   The spoons and kits have been...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/KS8IDOOxwZ8   The CPSC and Ushio America have recalled the Indiglow LED T8 Lamps.   This product may overheat causing the lamp to fall from ceiling or wall fixtures possible striking and injuring bystanders.   Stop using these lamps, remove them from fixtures, and contact the company for a refund or replacement lamp.   You may reach the company at 1-800-838-7446.   ht...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/-Xh9AD9U1Og   The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Island Wear Inc. have recalled Island Wear Umbrella Strollers.   These stroller are unsafe since the location of the restraint system produces a large gap between the restraint and the seat.   In addition, the covering on the grab bar may detach and expose the underlying foam creating a child choking hazard.   T...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/PfoihCpP6jY   The Consumer Products Safety Commission and Dick’s Sporting Goods have recalled 63,000 Field and Stream Safety Ropes sold at their stores or at Sportsman’s Warehouse stores.   These ropes can fail if used in freezing weather.   They are black with orange lines and were sold in one or three packs.   If you have these ropes, immediately stop using them and...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/P4KtJMLowCk   The excess toilet paper rolls in your closet reveals that you are scared to death of CoVid.   Swiss and German investigators surveyed the buying habits and personality traits of 1029 adults from 35 countries.   The data shows that those most personally threatened by the CoVid pandemic shopped for toilet paper more frequently, bought more rolls per shop,...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/B3jYrNMx19M   Half of patients with CoVid19 infections suffer damage to their brains, spinal cords, and peripheral nerves.   This from an extensive international review by Northwestern University and University of Colorado neurologists.   When CoVid strikes, often headaches, dizziness, concentration deficits, smell and taste malfunction, and even seizures surface even...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/sfs_9FLNONI   As pollen counts rise in the spring and autumn, the incidence of viral respiratory disease significantly diminishes.   This from a Dutch analytic study just published online by the pre-print server medrixiv.org .   The investigators, noting that the seasonal flu incidence cannot be explained by weather alone, show that as both allergic and non-allergic p...

Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/7y_M8xSffv0   MDW, MDW, Mask, Distance, and Wash,   I can’t say it often enough.   Now a just pre-published study from Thailand’s Topical Medicine Research Unit puts numbers on the value of these critical public health measures.   Studying 1050 subjects either CoVid-infected or not, the researchers show that mask wearing reduces risk of CoVid infection by 77%.   Distanc...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/TmkLo6M6XTM   Calls to poison control centers have more than doubled during the CoVid pandemic, and the CDC now reports that 39% of more than 500 surveyed adults are engaging in dangerous and potentially lethal practices such as washing food with bleach, applying household cleanser and disinfectants to bare skin, or intentionally inhaling or ingesting disinfectants.  ...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/cq63U-eqU98   If you want to avoid CoVid and not give it to your mother, you’d better don a mask.   Look, the overwhelming evidence is that CoVid19 spreads primarily through the air.   Data shows that masks work: they already prevented 66,000 CoVid cases in NYC.   Those in China and Japan use them every year to stop the flu.   Cases are rising where people are careles...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/GOr3H64gQxw   The breastmilk of CoVid-infected mothers does not contain infectious virus.   Obstetricians, pediatricians, and virologists in Wuhan and Harbin China now report this finding in their study of 25 mother-infant pairs just reported online on the medrixiv.org pre-print site.   The breastmilk of the new mothers was analyzed for virus using quantitative PCR te...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/zQ4A9lO38kY   Two-thirds of children diagnosed with CoVid19 in Los Angeles had typical symptoms of a viral pneumonia.   This finding, reported by pediatricians at USC after their study of 35 children, contrasts sharply with other case series reported from China and elsewhere.   The median age of the kids was 12.5 years, and, as is typical, there was a preponderance of...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/93kifz07DxM   Of the first 1000 New Yorkers hospitalized for CoVid19, about one-third suffered serious kidney injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome.   Clinicians at Columbia University and the New York/Presbyterian Medical Center just published details on the largest American CoVid case series to date.   Focusing on the 24% of patients requiring ICU critical...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/-s0aMlSb4Xc   Oriahnn, a estrogen-progestin combo pharmaceutical, may now be prescribed for management of excessive menstrual bleed caused by fibroids of the uterus.   The two clinical trials of this oral medication revealed that the drug reduced bleeding between 7 and 8 fold.   This drug provides a non-surgical alternative to removal of the uterus for those women who...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/XU_CHhXXy44   Masks, eye protection and physical distancing each seem to have about equal impact on reducing your risk of a coronavirus infection.   Researchers at Canada’s McMaster University performed a global meta-analysis of 172 studies covering 25,697 patients.   While wearing face masks reduced the risk of infection the most, some 14%, eye protection reduced tha...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/aOyTd1xJVy0   Not all forms of HCQ or CQ are created equal..   A Chinese study just published by the online pre-print server biorxiv.org reopens the HCQ/CQ controversy with a bit of sophisticated organic chemistry.   Clinically available hydroxychloroquine is a blend of two mirror images of the same molecule, the left and right enantiomers.   The study shows that L-HC...