Dr. Howard Smith Reports

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/drhowardsmithreports/reel/DE2_4R0O5BN/ Even occasional drinkers raise their risk of cancer.  From Boston’s famed Dana-Farber Cancer Institute come details on why that is true. Alcohol damages the tissues it touches all along your gastrointestinal tract creating oxidative stress in cells. When your cells try to repair themselves, DNA changes, that is mutations, o...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DE2_QIcPOUP/ Using an artificial intelligence-enhanced electrocardiogram model developed at Harvard’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, British cardiologists at Imperial College London have been able to pinpoint specific cardiac functional problems such as heart chamber malfunctions.  The EKG-AI analysis is even able to predict, besides heart pumping ma...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/drhowardsmithreports/reel/DE2-q55uiOm/ Ingesting calcium reduces a woman’s risk of colorectal cancer by some 17%.  This the report from the UK’s University of Oxford.  Epidemiologists there analyzed data from more than half million (542,778) women with a mean age of 60 years followed over 16 years.   Other foods besides those containing calcium also appeared to...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEnkpCSP6Ht/ Costco and LNK International Inc. are recalling Kirkland Signature Severe Cold & Flu Plus Congestion, Lot Number P140082. This product has unspecified foreign bodies contaminating it. About 25,000 units of this cold medicine were sold nationwide at Costco locations including Massachusetts, New York, California, Florida, Texas, and other sta...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/drhowardsmithreports/reel/DEnj8tiNQle/ Gardners Candies, Inc.has recalled its Cappuccino Meltaway® Bars, Lot Number 082725, and Gardners Meltaway Treat Boxes containing the Cappuccino Meltaway Bars, Lot Numbers 101625 and 112525. These products contain undeclared tree nuts (cashews) that create a risk of a serious allergic reaction for individuals with tree nut...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEnjakrMEhm/ Braga Fresh has recalled its Marketside Broccoli Florets, Lot Code BFFG327A6., Best if Used by Date” of December 10, 2024.  This product has listeria contamination.. This bacterium causes a severe and sometimes fatal systemic infection in the very young, older frail individuals, and those with weakened immune systems.  Listeria can also trigger...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/drhowardsmithreports/reel/DEni3I7PO-X/ Blue Ridge Beef now recalls its Kitten Mix   This pet food has salmonella contamination.   This bacterium can cause serious and sometimes fatal gastrointestinal and systemic infections in young children, elderly persons, and others with weakened immune systems. Affected is lot number N25-0716.. About 1,350 pounds of this pr...

xContamination Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEniRRgOYwA/ Abbey Specialty Foods now recalls its Wicklow Gold Cheddar Nettle & Chive and Wicklow Gold Cheddar Tomato & Herb cheeses.  Both have contamination with listeria monocytogenes. listeria monocytogenes.  This bacterium causes a severe and sometimes fatal systemic infection in the very young, older frail individuals, and thos...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/drhowardsmithreports/reel/DEnhB_Rs5Cd/ DLWL-US is recalling Euqee Wintergreen Essential Oils.  This product’s packaging lacks child-resistant features and creates a poisoning risk if a child ingests the oil. About 3,750 bottlex\s were sold exclusively on Amazon.com between December 2023 and August 2024. Immediately store this essential oil out of children’s reac...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEngaPjsdEc/ LordRoads is recalling its Yaomiao Children’s Jewelry Sets .  The components have dangerous levels of lead and cadmium that pose significant health risk to your children. About 6,900 units were sold exclusively on Amazon.com between January 2022 and March 2024. Stop allowing your children to play with these jewelry set.  Contact LordRoads at im...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/drhowardsmithreports/reel/DEnfrnpPbRD/ Kawasaki Motors USA now recalls John Deere ZTrak™ Zero Turn Mowers equipped with Kawasaki engines. Affected are models Z720E, Z730M, Z740R, and Z760R.  The Kawasaki engines have defective voltage regulators that trigger engine overheating creating fire and burn hazards. About 39,000 of these mowers were sold nationwide thro...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEne0YfsmK4/ Those following a vegetarian diet and regularly wolfing down plant-based foods such as burgers had a 42% higher risk of developing clinical depression.  Uk University of Surrey researchers studied 5122 subjects all of whom were vegetarians and two-thirds of whom regularly ate plant-based meat alternatives or PBMA. The fact is that these PBMAs a...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/drhowardsmithreports/reel/DEnd7Yfsovo/ A whopping 41% of smart and fitness watchbands contain dangerous levels of the fluroelastomer PFHxA, a type of PFAS.  University of Notre Dame researchers tested 22 watchbands sold at various price points by a variety of manufacturers. The levels of this toxic compound varied with some bands containing up to 16,662 nanogram...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEndCjhPLun/ UC-San Diego neurosurgeons now report in the journal Cell Reports Medicine the successful transplantation and long-term viability of neural stem cells placed in damaged spinal cord tissue.  This Phase I study involved 4 subjects with spinal cord injuries in their upper spinal cords underwent transplantation of neural stem cells from the NSI-566...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/drhowardsmithreports/reel/DEncdQgsgAs/ Hyperbaric oxygen therapy over a 2 month period reduced veterans’ PTSD scores by some 40%.  Investigators at Israel’s TelAviv University report this promising result after testing 56 subjects in a controlled study protocol. The therapy consisted of 90 minutes of 100% oxygen administered at 2 atmospheres and improved PTSD sc...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEnbujSOlgR/ High estrogen levels are associated with a greater likelihood of binge drinking.  This the conclusion of a Cornell Medical College neuropharmacology study in a mouse model. The investigators found that female mice producing high levels of estrogen were more likely to consume excessive quantities of alcohol and to evidence other risky behaviors....

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/drhowardsmithreports/reel/DEnbKUyPVnE/ Atogepant is an oral CGRP receptor antagonist, that is a calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor antagonist, that works exceptionally fast.  New York’s Albert Einstein College of Medicine now report a meta-analysis of 3 clinical trials involving 1243 people with episodic and chronic migraines.  The studies revealed that at...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEnaUSsMXOX/ PrEP or preexposure prophylaxis is helping to prevent spread of HIV., the human immunodeficiency virus.  Problem is: most PrEP therapy is daily, and many forget to take it every day.  Enter the long-acting retroviral agent $ lenacapavir.  Taken just twice yearly, it outperformed standard daily oral PrEP medication,h (F/TDF) for squelching HIV i...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/drhowardsmithreports/reel/DEnZqKeOfJ9/ The CDC is now advising a second COVID-19 vaccine dose this season for adults 65 and older and those who are moderately or severely immunocompromised due to severe or chronic illness. If you’re in any of these categories, get this second dose six months after the first shot.  The CDC also cautions that you may need not 2 bu...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DEVofl2PllT/ Blue Ridge Beef has recalled 9,600 pounds of their Puppy Mix, lot numbers 08/06/N25 and 08/16/N25, sold between August 6, 2024, and August 23, 2024.  This puppy mix has salmonella contamination. This tainted puppy mix was sold in retail stores in Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York. Immediatel...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DEVn-1DNiPA/ Atkinson Milling Company of Selma, North Carolina has recalled their Frozen Hushpuppies with Onions and Frozen Hushpuppies without Onions.  These products contain undeclared milk allergen. These hushpuppies were sold in Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, New Jersey, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. If you have these hush pup...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DEVnZLAM46L/ Fresh Creative Foods is recalling its Beef & Lamb Gyro Sandwich Express Meal Kits.  These kids contain cucumbers tainted with salmonella.  Affected are kits with use by dates from December 24, 2024, to January 6, 2025. These meal kits were sold at Sam’s Club warehouses nationwide. Don’t not consume these meal kits.  Return them to any Sam’s Cl...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DEVmwBDRQku/ Borsari Food Co. now recalls all of its Borsari Bloody Mary Mix.  This product contains undeclared soy and the fish anchovy. This product has been sold in upstate NY as well as on the company’s website borsarifoods.com. Return this bloody Mary mix to the place of purchase for a replacement or refund.  For more information, contact Borsari Food Co....

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DEVl_6vv4Ar/ Reser’s Fine Foods, Inc. is recalling select lots of Sprouts Farmers Market Gyro Family Kits with use by dates from 12/29/24 to 01/07/25.  These kits are on recall since the cucumbers in the tzatziki sauce have salmonella contamination. These Gyro Family Kits were sold at Sprouts stores in 22 states including California, Florida, Texas, New Jersey...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DEVkYD7Onou/ Riverside Natural Foods Inc. has recalled select batches of MadeGood Granola Bars produced between January and November 2024.  These granola bars contain metal fragments that create choking and laceration hazards.  Affected are Chocolate Chip Granola Bars, Mixed Berry Granola Bars, Strawberry Granola Bars, Cookies & Crème Granola Bars, and sev...