Dr. Howard Smith Reports

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/iQk7i516CCE   A medical crystal ball suggests that CoVid19, like common influenza, may return each winter to test our resolve.   Dutch and Michigan epidemiologists analyzed data covering over 13,0000 persons infected by multiple coronaviruses over 3-8 years.   Four of the seven coronaviruses implicated in these infections tend to reappear seasonally between December a...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/1YsBXJhgE4w   Cotton and even surgical masks can’t filter live virus from a CoVid-laden cough.   A small South Korean study had 4 CoVid patients cough into a petri dish wearing a 3 layer surgical mask, a 2 layer cotton mask, or no mask at all.   Ninety-five percent of the virus went through the surgical mask and 72% went through the cotton mask.   The outer surfaces o...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/YuYpoIHu81c   Wearing masks reduces a healthcare worker’s risk of infection by 80% and the general public’s risk by 55%.   This from a Chinese meta-analysis of 21 eligible studies.   A deeper dive into the numbers reveals that no health care worker wearing an N95 mask contracted the virus.   At the other extreme, family of an infected loved one at home have a 60% chan...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/Uj_TiSZN1v4   Cold brew coffee is the latest fad but it contains fewer of the antioxidants that help us prevent heart disease, stroke, cancer, respiratory ills, and neurologic deterioration.   Researchers at Philadelphias Thomas Jefferson University studied hot and cold brews of light and dark coffee roasts.   Their studies show that hot brewing dark roasted coffee ex...

Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/pnIqIxyUzA8   Those infected with CoVid19 but asymptomatic could spew virus as they speak.   Aerosol engineers at UCDavis raise this possibility as the result of their studies of respiratory particles generated by speech.   Their studies reveal that particles spring from lung fluids, waft up airways, and spew out the mouth as you speak.   Louder speech generates more pa...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/LYEluacRGEI   Cellex of North Carolina has developed the first rapid test for CoVid19 antibodies circulating in the bloodstream.   This test is 95% accurate, delivers a result in 15-20 minutes, and has won FDA emergency use authorization. The Mayo Clinic developed its own antibody test.   These antibody tests, unlike the CoVid19 RT-PCR virus RNA tests, determine if th...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/KEvEg0yTHgk   Hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin or Zithromax, currently being tested as both prophylaxis and therapy for CoVid19 infections, work together to induce dangerous electrocardiographic changes.   This the conclusion of NYU cardiac electrophysiologists studying 84 CoVid19 patients treated at their hospital.   After 3-4 days of therapy with this drug cockta...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/wEDQ78_nlZU   Hydroxychloroquine with added azithromycin (Zithromax) eradicates CoVid19 virus in the blood of infected patients even better than hydroxychlorquine alone.   A pre-published preliminary French study followed 36 CoVid19 patients hospitalized for treatment in Marseilles.   14 patients received hydroxychloroquine 600 mg/d alone and 6 of them also received t...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/Pi8bv4AhqMk   Hydroxychloroquine definitely helps eradicate severe novel coronavirus infections.   This is the conclusion of a randomized Wuhan University study looking at 62 hospitalized CoVid19 patients that was just pre-published online.   Those in the experimental group received hydroxychloroquine 400 mg/day in additional to conventional medical and respiratory th...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/lPZiZXc-JNA   Angiotensin receptor blockers and Ace inhibitor anti-hypertensive medications may actually help coronavirus victims fighting for their lives.   Several weeks ago I reported studies that questioned the safety of such drugs since the virus appears to interact with the angiotensin system.       A pre-published Chinese study looked at 126   CoVid19 patients...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/y3gQk50l2eA   An extra 3-400 calories a day restores predictable periods for exercising women.   A study from Penn State to be presented to the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting studied 62 fitness enthusiasts with sporadic menstrual periods.   Half of the group increased their daily calories.   They and the control group continued their vigorous exercise and the rema...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/VcVf5kR2QAA   Some good news to brighten your day.   A new cancer screening test from Harvard’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Mayo Clinic can detect the presence of more than 50 cancer types including the tough ones to diagnose like ovarian and pancreatic cancer.   The test detects cancer DNA in the blood and differentiates it from normal DNA by patterns of met...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/BBKKOZvf0yg   Seventy percent of Italians killed by coronavirus are male, and two-thirds of those hospitalized with the virus in China were men.   Israeli immunologists, experts on gender differences in immune function, explain why.   Men are more susceptible to viruses than women due to less effective and less-well prepared immune systems.   Men have fewer immune sca...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/gFePQvC1YsU   If you’re taking either over-the-counter or prescription Zantac or ranitidine, get rid of it.   The FDA has been investigating this drug for contamination with a likely carcinogen N-Nitrosodimethylamine or NDMA and now orders it off the market.   Ranitidine decomposes over time when its stored at higher than room temperature, and   the levels of NDMA bec...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/G8h5b5NbJ_A   The answer is YES!   If you’re younger, it protects others.     It may also protect you as an elder or one with diabetes, lung disease, or immunosuppression.   Virologists tell us that safe physical distancing is 6 feet or lately 10 feet.   A new study from MIT shows that aerosols with live virus may spew 27 feet or further.   Can’t buy a mask?   A 2 lay...

Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/8eMXEqLnWOc   Our lethargic US government is finally moving on coronavirus vaccines to the tune of $1 billion.   BARDA, the Biomedical Advances Research and Development Authority, part of the Health and Human Services agency, has signed contracts to develop and manufacture a vaccine.     Moderna, a biotech company that has a vaccine candidate, has begun testing it.   BA...

Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/oEI5jizWH1A   Simmering in a daily hot bath may reduce your risk of all cardiovascular disease by 28% and of stroke by 26%.   A study of some 30,000 adults over a 30 year period was just published in the British Medical Journal.   The data revealed the benefit of hot water versus warm water for cardiovascular disease but not for strokes.   We know from other studies tha...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/b-CoCrm9xfg   Winter Gardens Quality Foods is recalling its Whole Foods Market Vodka Sauce due to undeclared milk in the product.   The affected lot is 20057.   Those with milk allergies could develop a severe or life-threatening allergic reaction to the product.   This sauce was sold in AZ, CA, CT, FL, HI, ME, MA. NV, NH, NJ, NY, and RI.   Return this product to the...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/YzPJIV_573Q   The numbers from China, the only country that has begun to emerge from their CoVid19 epidemic, show that a plague resurgence seems unlikely.   The risk depends on population size and   density for any given area as well as the rigor of personal protection measures.   Mathematicians analyzed numbers of new cases in 13 cities or provinces and calculated pr...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/fT3x9m-CuSo   For every 1 degree Fahrenheit temperature increase, there appears to be a 7% reduction in CoVid19 transmissibility.   This from a University of Chicago and UC Santa Barbara study of nearly 167,000 coronavirus cases from 134 countries.   There appear to be no affects on viral spread of changes in humidity or levels of precipitation.   Based on this data,...

Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/ZrOvE10t_D0   Last week in several reports I detailed the complex relationship between the angiotensin system and our current coronavirus.   A new, in-depth analysis of this relationship from collaborators at Harvard’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital, the University of Minnesota, and the University of Glasgow was just published in the New England Journal of Medicine .   Th...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/dF2PiV88UfY   The handles on these pitcher may sudden fracture creating a laceration hazard.   Stop using the pitcher and contact the company at 1-800-451-8217 for a full refund.   https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2020/Crate-and-Barrel-Recalls-Glass-Pitchers-Due-to-Laceration-Hazard   #recall #crateandbarrel #pitcher #glass #laceration  

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/4-WniVYZog4   These walkers, model number X002,   fail to meet federal safety standards.   They fit through a standard door but have no safeguards that enable them to stop at the edge of a stair.   They also have leg openings large enough to entrap a child’s head at the neck.   These deficiencies can lead to serious injuries, falls, or death.   Do not allow your baby...

x Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/StE8YcHckFs   Kids Concepts is recalling Lilly of New York Children’s Winter Boots due to toxic lead levels in this product.   This boot is sold exclusively on zulily.com .   Don’t permit children to wear them, and contact the company at 1-888-359-1322 for a replacement or refund.   https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2020/Lilly-of-New-York-Childrens-Winter-Boots-Recalled-by...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/eyzNKsNan_E   Thule is recalling its car seat adapters.   The plastic brackets on this product may break and pose a fall hazard to infants.   Stop using this product and contact the company for a replacement or a refund by calling 1-855-652-2688.   https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2020/Thule-Recalls-Thule-Sleek-Car-Seat-Adapters-Due-to-Fall-Hazard   #recall #thule #carada...