Dr. Howard Smith Reports

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/2EiQ8xgDXQs   Singapore’s Health Ministry, now facing a resurgence of CoVid19 cases, rejects face shields alone as insufficient protection against transmitting or contracting coronavirus.   The official guidance statement underscores the fact that air gaps around face shield permit contaminated droplets and aerosols to travel freely.   The only persons permitted to we...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/huM7v68jnQg   Closing schools turns out to be the single best non-pharmaceutical way to halt CoVid.   This the conclusion of an international collaborative meta-analysis by university number crunchers in the US, UK, Canada and Australia.   The data from 41 countries show that school closings have a 58% effectiveness, restricting gatherings to 10 or fewer 24%,   closin...

Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/MC-G-qPAslw   The FDA and the Apotex Corporation announces recall of Apotex’s Metformin HCl extended release tablets. 500 and 750 mg tablets.   One lot of this medication was found to have dangerously high levels of N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA).   This agent is a probably human carcinogen.   Metformin is a medication for treatment of type 2 diabetes along with diet and...

  xvid https://youtu.be/gC4fRvoKGo0   The USDA has announced that P&S Ravioli Company”s raw beer ravioli may contain pathogenic E. coli bacteria.   This product is no longer for sale, but you might have some of it in your home freezer.   The 13 oz. package would be labeled “P&S Ravioli Company 12 Jumbo Meat Ravioli” with a use-by date of 11/30/2020, a lot code 20121, and the mark “EST 2736” inside...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/DSXxaY3BYdA   Women with a miscarriage history attempting to get pregnant may lose the fetus to aggressive exercising even before they know they are pregnant.   Epidemiologists at UMass-Amherst studied 785 high risk pregnancies in young women with one or two previous miscarriages.   Seven percent of the women suffered yet another miscarriage just as their pregnancy wa...

x Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/_IKYvN_pznk   Eighty-one percent of CoVid-positive passengers on an Antarctic cruise felt perfectly well yet were silently spreading virus to fellow passengers.   Australian researchers now report this finding in the BMJ-Thorax online journal.   The cruise embarked from Argentina in mid-March carrying all healthy passengers and crew with no one from the then-known CoV...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/tzgQN_rRl-k   Johnson Sea Products and the FDA have recalled frozen Johnson Home Style Crab Cakes.   This product has undeclared wheat and soy.   They pose a risk to those with wheat and soy allergies including those with gluten intolerance and celiac disease.   If you purchased these products, return them to the point of purchase for a full refund.   Consumers may re...

  https://youtu.be/3dlb0dbzWoc   Acela Pharmaceuticals and the FDA are recalling its generic Thyroid USP tablets.   The 30, 60, and 90 mg tablets are more potent than labeled by up to 115%.   Those taking this medicine for hypothyroidism may develop hyperthyroidism.   Symptoms of this disorder are heat intolerance, fatigue, weakness, high blood pressure, chest pain, rapid heart rate, arrhythmias,...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/sWFlHJgwZzY   The Primark US Corporation joins the CPSC in recalling its wide fit Kitten Heel Court Shoes.   This ladies pump shoe have an 1.5 inch heel.   The leather in sock of the shoe has dangerously high chromium levels that pose a risk of skin irritation.   If you have these shoes, stop wearing them and return them to the point of purchase for a full refund.   F...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/sjzTLDliR_w   Sanvali Enterprises and the CPSC are recalling   Rapid Alivio Pain Relieving Roll-On.   This product contains methyl salicylate but the packaging is not child resistant. If the contents are swallowed by young children , there is a poisoning risk.   If you have this product, return it   to the point of purchase for a full refund.   For additional informat...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/jkCdLaRoj9M   Expression of the gene that triggers ACE2 protein generation, the CoVid doorway into cells, is reduced in kids compared with adults.   Pediatricians and geneticists at New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital report this finding after studying 305 subjects 4 to 60 years of age.   ACE2 gene expression in nasal tissue is the lowest in children age 10 or under.   Ge...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/6P4gvSFLg7g   Imitate your infant, and she or he will love you for it.   Swedish philosophers at Lund University report this conclusion following their observations of sixteen 6 month old infants.   Even very young children recognize when an adult is imitating their behaviors.   The babies focus attention longer and more consistently on those imitating them.   Their s...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/uU8-ThD0GcA   Alerting neighbors to the presence of coronavirus cases nearby can eliminate the need for lockdowns yet reduce case numbers by a factor of 260 and deaths by a factor of nearly 5,000.   Researchers at UC-San Diego studied the South Korean experience with institution of strict public health reporting and data sharing during this current pandemic.   As we i...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/TBH-PE9HL7Q   CoVid19 virus has been mutating, but the mutations don’t make the virus more transmissible.   Virologists at University College London nearly 16,000 worldwide genetic variations of CoVid.   Their data show none of the 31 recurrent mutations are associated with an increase in viral spread person to person locally or between regions.   In fact, 3 of the mu...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/ih3O1y7Jcuc   Herman Miller and Design Within Reach and the CPSC are recalling their Nelson and Lauki Dressers, Cabinets, and Chests.   These products fail to meet federal safety standards and may tip over, injure, entrap, and possibly kill children.   The products involved include Nelson Thin Edge Chest Cabinets, Double Dressers, Buffets, Chests, Cabinets and Lauki T...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/cR04O_p8zlQ   New Hoque and Sons, Inc. and the FDA announce the recall of Radhuni Curry Powder.   The product is contaminated with salmonella .   This bacterium can trigger a sever gastroenteritis with fever, diarrhea, nausea, and abdominal pain.   It can produce a septicemia with heart and blood vessel damage.   This product was sold in NYC grocery stores in the Bron...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/-V4gZZIgJl0   If you get infected with CoVid19 and show symptoms, you have a 1 in 75 chance of dying from the disease.   Compare that to your 1 in 1000 chance of dying if you contract the flu.   University of Washington researchers analyzed data from 116 counties in 33 states.   The highest fatality rate indicates that 1 in every 28 persons infected will die.   Overal...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/YiQl5cMZ-Bk   Patients receiving immunotherapy or genetic-targeted therapy recover just fine from CoVid infections.   A Spanish study of 50 CoVid patients with advanced melanoma was just uploaded to the pre-print server medrixiv.org .   In this small non-randomized study, the group of 22 melanoma patients on checkpoint immunotherapy had a 44% better survival rate than...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/7Weu0XfSb3c   The monoclonal antibody tocilizumab that is designed to reduce IL-6 and cytokine storms apparently doesn’t for critically ill CoVid19 patients. This the conclusion of a preliminary case series from the University of North Carolina.   Eleven patients with confirmed CoVid19 infections were treated with Actemra.   These patients were either severe or critic...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/DmEgNH6fssU   As our house arrest continues, we all yearn for anything to improve our outlooks on life.   Researchers at Iowa State University studied 423 young adults 20 to 35 years of age surveying their moods and quantitating their physical activities over 10 days using wearable sensors.   Almost anything is better than sitting around.   Replacing prolonged sedenta...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/7adflrzSE5w   Eighty-seven percent of mask wearers apply them incorrectly with air leakage that could be deadly.   A collaborative analysis by investigators at Singapore Hospitals and MIT looked at 714 subjects given N95 masks.   The common mask fit mistakes were incorrect strap placement and improper tightening of the mask’s nose clip.   Both mistakes result in air g...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/bStHJRrN2K8   Stargate Apparel and the CPSC are recalling   the Bunz Kidz Children’s Sleepwear Sets sizes 2 through 12.   These are 100% micro polyester and the sets consist of a robe, top, and pants.   The children’s sleepwear sets fail to meet the federal flammability standards posing a risk of burn injuries to children.   The guidelines state that children’s sleepw...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/Dqb0BCXeVUc   I’m mad as hell that a US health agency is waffling on its recommendation due to corrupt political pressure.   The timeline: March 30 - FDA issues an Emergency Use Authorization for HCQ/CQ. April 24 - FDA cautions against use of HCQ/CQ for CoVid19 outside of a hospital setting or within the context of a controlled study.   Warning about serious and life-...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/wM-r8Xjl4tc   A huge global study shows that hydroxychlorquine (HCQ) or chloroquine (CQ), with or without Zithromax, can double your risk of dying with CoVid.   These drugs also drive up your chances of suffering deadly ventricular heart arrhythmias 20 fold.   Just published in The Lancet and helmed by Harvard investigators, the analysis tabulates data from nearly 15,...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/hMEHBR2pb08   Men with greater androgen signaling and abundant circulating androgens have more severe CoVid infections with accompanying lung, heart, and kidney damage.   A collaborative Yale, Harvard, and UC-San Francisco study of 454 hospitalized CoVid positive British patients.   The free androgen level was significantly associated with viral susceptibility and dis...