Dr. Howard Smith Reports

Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/GJhARotY-eA   The drugs in question are those that make men’s urine flow and their hair grow.   Many men take finasteride, better known as Proscar and Propecia, to shrink their prostates to improve urine flow and others take the same medicine help hair grow on their scalps.     A new study from Scotland’s University of Edinburgh reveals that this drug and its cousin dut...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/NwKq2m-UO5g   Walnuts can suppress the expression of genes in breast cancers.   In so doing, the nuts may be able stop breast cancer from growing locally and and spreading.   Oncologist researchers from Marshall University just published a study in the journal Nutrition Research that conclusively demonstrates in both women with breast cancer and in a mouse model injec...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/NPBkkWqpwwI   Pregnant women with long work commutes may are more likely to experience a slow fetal growth rate and to deliver a low birth weight baby.   Health economists at Lehigh University drew this conclusion from New Jersey birth records and information about the lengths of the   associated maternal commutes.   Each 10 miles of commuting distance over a 50 mile...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/zwMQ2lSmOYI   Contigo has voluntarily recalled its kids cleanable water bottle.   The clear silicone spout on the bottle may detach and create a choking hazard.   Stop using this product and call the company at 1-888-262-0622   https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2020/contigo-reannounces-recall-of-5-7-million-kids-water-bottles-due-to-choking-hazard   #recall #contigo #water...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/jpybQ3Mv85A   Fatalities associated with infants sleeping inclined has led to recall of all such devices that facilitate inclined sleeping.   This is one of them.   Parents should stop using the inclined sleeper accessory and contact the company for a refund or gift voucher.   Go on www.kolcraft.com or call 1-800-453-7673.   https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2020/kolcraft-...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/m5ov84m4rOw   This holster has a design flaw that allows the safety latch on the weapon to be accidentally disabled.   The weapon can then fire indiscriminately with disaster outs results.     This holster is designed to carry the Browning 1911-380 and 1911-22 pistols.   Stop using this holster and call the company at 1-800-945-5372 to obtain a replacement.   https://...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/WH-Mgs6TIWo Macrolide antibiotics like erythromycin, Zithromax, and clarithromycin, if taken during the first trimester, can trigger major cardiovascular malformations in a baby.   A just published British study reviewed a national database of 100,000 children.   Those women who took one course of macrolide antibiotic during their first 3 months of pregnancy were 1.5...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/gtAVS7YgiuE   Saratoga Potato Chips is voluntarily recalling Kroger Sweet & Mesquite BBQ Potato Chips.   They may contain undeclared milk..   There is a risk of a life-threatening reaction if you have a milk allergy.   Sold in Michigan, Illinois, and Wisconsin.   This came to light when some consumers found cheddar cheese flavored chips in this product.   Return this...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/bU_zL3FqcRU Teleflex Medical has been compelled by the FDA to recall four Comfort Flo Humidification System Nebulizer Kits.   The kit for the standard unit, the unit with a remote temperature port, the corrugated humification system, and the corrugated system with the remote temperature port.   This system is used for children and adults to provide heated, humidified...

• Vaccines overall 45% effective overall.   50% effective against influenza B.   55% effective in kids.   https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6907a1.htm   #influenza #vaccine  

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/k7UKYmubi4c   Bloomberg News: As of 2/21/2020, 2:15 PM: Infected: 77,264 Deaths: 2250. Alternative name for CoVid-19: SARS-CoV-2.   South Asian Respiratory Syndrome due to a second coronavirus. %age critically ill from the disease in Wuhan has dropped from 38% to 18%.   Most patients have mild disease with only 20% progressing to severe disease. $   CoVid-19 a stronge...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/ccc7HI9g-gE   One breast milk oligosaccaride, thats a complex sugar named 2FL, appears to be the driver for better brain development in new babies. It works best the earlier it’s ingested.     Pediatricians at UC-San Diego and Children’s Hospital-LA studied 50 mother-baby pairs analyzing breast milk composition, feeding patterns, and cognitive development at 24 months...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/5rTC9x7Rics   Female nurses are nearly 40% more likely to die of suicide than women in the general population.   The rate for male nurses is half that but still worrisome.   Several just published studies from UC-San Diego reviewed more than 154,000 records from the CDCs National Violent Death Database.   The overwhelming drivers for nurse suicide are job-related stre...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/_BuvLprMqjg   When blood pressures first rise, guidelines tell doctors to prescribe chlorthalidone.   A just published multi-site study from Columbia, Cornell, Yale, and UCLA warns that drug is not the safest choice.   Comparing the outcomes of chlorthalidone with the more traditional anti-hypertensive hydrochlorthiazide in more than 730,000 treated patients, both dru...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/VXiQqpMRrxc   ResMed company has issued a compulsory recall of its Stellar 100 and 150 Non-invasive and Invasive Ventilators.   The sound alarm on the devices may not operate properly risking patient safety.     The alarm will not work if the ventilator plugged in with the power switch already on.   It should be plugged in with the switch off and then powered up.   Th...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/8uSNSFtyP3k   Bilingual individuals appear to possess greater cognitive or thinking reserve and appear more resistant to the scourges of mental decline.   This is the conclusion of Canadian research just published in Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders .   The investigators studied 75 bilingual and 83 monolingual individuals.   Those whose brains were stimulated...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/5QYhhM7LxNQ   Gamers new to virtual reality will have less dizzying nausea playing games with an immersive storyline.   Researchers at Canada’s University of Waterloo studied 198 VR newbies 8 to 60 years of age.   Half were provided with a rich, emotionally stimulating narrative before gaming, and the controls received only sketchy plot details.   After the experience...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/_PKesQW6gcM   A just-published study from Columbia University now connects the dot for us.   Low quality sleep leads to overeating and poor eating, and those unhealthy food choices clog the arteries.   The sleep researchers studied 495 women 20-76 years of age tabulating their sleep quality and food intake.   Those taking longer to fall asleep had higher caloric intak...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/EHNeRhSTW-c   Adolescent sedentary behavior increases the risk of depression by as much as 28%. Even light activity reduces that risk by 20%.   Psychiatrists from University College London studied 4257 teens looking at the effects of their activity levels at ages 12, 14, and 16 on their incidence of depression at 18.   The study showed a general trend toward more couc...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/xFf9OKNt6t4   Sleeping with your significant other’s unlaundered shirt on your pillow will give you better quality sleep.   Psychologist’s at Canada’s University of British Columbia studied 155 participants who were given two identical shirts to use as pillowcases on two consecutive nights.   Their sleep was quantitated with actigraphy and a questionnaire surveyed the...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/uPhXjtP6PNE   Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram make it nearly impossible to put a broken relationship in your past.   University of Colorado-Boulder information scientists now explore the nuances of social media flashbacks with in-depth interviews of 19 subjects experiencing online suffering after a relationship disintegration.   Facebook’s Newsfeed is a prime offende...

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/-BvAR_AAevE CJ Foods, Inc., a division of CJ America, Inc., of La Palma, CA, is voluntarily recalling Annie Chun’s Japanese-Style Teriyaki Noodle Bowls.   This product may contain undeclared peanuts. There is a risk of a life-threatening allergic reaction for children and adults allergic to peanuts.   The pad thai noodles may have peanut contamination. Destroy the produc...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/c35S05K_eIY   Those carrying certain genetic variants have a 2.5 fold higher risk of developing thyroid cancer.   This from a Yale study of more than 900 subjects half of whom had developed thyroid cancer.   In those with 4 particular genetic variants, the risk of developing thyroid cancer was proportional to cell phone use.   The study did use data from 2010 to 2011...

Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/q51DURWmSY8   Those high velocity blowers that force streams of warm air onto your hands release 23 times more germs into the air you’re breathing than paper towels.   Now this study was published 2 years ago, but it’s critical now as we face the CoVid-19 pandemic.   The British researchers also found that the airborne bacteria remain aloft for up to 15 minutes and that...

Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/CScRRgmfaDA Walking ten thousand steps a day, the so-called gold standard for good health, will not prevent first year college students from piling on those pounds.   Exercise scientists at Utah’s Brigham Young University studied 92 young women during their first 6 months of college.   Taking nearly 11,000, 13,000 or even 14,000 steps a day did not prevent weight gains...