Dr. Howard Smith Reports

The Best Hip Replacement Implants Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DChply1vvV3/ Nothing is forever, and we know that hip replacement implants do wear out.  A new study from the UK’s University of Bristol concludes that the hip prostheses least likely to require replacement within 15 years are those with delta ceramic or oxidised zirconium heads and highly crosslinked polyethylene liners or cu...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DCFYQa9N4zI/ The Food and Drug Administration and Savencia CheeseUSA are now recalling a group of soft ripened cheeses.  The affected brie cheeses, branded as Aldi, Supreme, La Bonne, Market Basket, Emporium Selection, and Glenview Farms, contain listeria monocytogenes.  This bacterium causes a severe and sometimes fatal systemic infection in the very young, o...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DCFXfQ1t5ET/ The Food and Drug Administration and Boulla LLC now recall ZoomMax and ZapMax Capsules.  These dietary supplements are contaminated with sildenafil and diclofenac.  Sildenafil, branded as Viagra, is a phosphodiesterase inhibitor and is a danger to anyone taking nitrate-containing medications such as nitroglycerin.  Diclofenac is an NSAID that is a...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DCFW2l4p-QL/ The Food and Drug Administration and One Roof, LLC are recalling Atwater Spider Web Tarts.  This food contains undeclared almond flour. Those with an allergy to almonds could develop a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction should they consume this product.  These spider web tarts were sold in the Maryland/DC/Virginia area. If you, househol...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DCFWM6yPghb/ The Food and Drug Administration and Elevation Foods are recalling Hannaford Seafood Salad with a Use By date of 11/13-14/2024.  This seafood salad contains undeclared soy.  Those with an allergy to soy could develop a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction should they consume this product.  The seafood salad has been sold by Hannaford stor...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DCFVietPIrn/ The Food and Drug Administration and HH Fresh Trading now recall HH Fresh Trading Taiwan Enoki Mushrooms.  These mushrooms are contaminated with listeria monocyogenes. 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/p/DCFUiYFN8oV/ The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Polaris are recalling Model Year 2023-2024 Ranger XP Kinetic Recreational Off-Road Vehicles.  The motor controller’s high voltage cables become loose causing arching and fires with injuries and burns. About 1400 of these vehicles were sold in the US and about 70 were sold in Canada. Stop riding these reca...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DCFTlQXNUcx/ The Consumer Product Safety Commission and the HALO company are recalling HALO Tumblers with a Metal Straw.  The included metal straw has a sharp edge that can cut your mouth or fingers. About 60,000 of these tumblers with straws were sold at WaWa stores in Alabama, Washington D.C., Delaware, Florida, North Carolina, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virg...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DCFSHvQJvKc/ The Consumer Product Safety Commission and the Humane company are recalling the Humane Charge Cases used to power the wearable Ai Pin.  These charge cases contain lithium-ion batteries that overheat leading to fires and burns. About 10,500 of these charge cases were sold online. Stop using these charging cases and contact Humane at 1-844-481-1900...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DCFRVrxt3j8/ The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Harbor Freight Tools are recalling Bauer 20V Battery-Powered 4-Gallon Backpack Sprayers.  These sprayers have pumps that leak chemicals to be sprayed into the battery compartment leading to shortcircuiting, overheating, fires, and burns. About 53,000 of these sprayers were sold by Harborfreight Tools at t...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DCFQmH9PDM8/ The Consumer Product Safety Commission and the Manhattan Comfort company are recalling Manhattan Comfort Floating Wall Theater Entertainment Centers and Panels.  These panels, if attached to drywall without toggle bolts, can fall off the wall and injure.  Affected are Cabrini, City, and Utopia models. About 46,750 of these units were sold online a...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DCFPuTaNuDf/ The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Sanven Technology now recall Vevor Baby Gates.  These gates violate federal safety standards for expansion gates and expandable baby enclosures.  A child’s body can squeeze through the opening between the gate slat and side wall leading to dangerous entrapment. About 420 of these gates were sold on eBay.c...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DCFO9xqOyNK/ The latest iteration of Apple AirPod Pros can work in tandem with your iPhone to help overcome your mild to moderate hearing loss.  The FDA has authorized this first over-the-counter hearing aid feature for a smartphone. Once available, owners of an Apple iPhone and the Air Pod Pro 2 will use the iPhone Health app to help   quantitate their hearin...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DCFOK_BOU4r/ A headband named ENMod uses brainwave-synchronized audio to lull you to sleep faster.  Created by Cambridge MA’s Elemind Technologies, the device continually captures EEG brainwaves.  It uses this data to deliver sounds that are phase locked to slow-wave sleep brainwaves and in so doing trigger deep sleep. A preliminary study of 21 subjects demons...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DCFNOewtyA3/ Toxic flame retardant chemicals are present in black kitchen utensils and in black plastic take out containers.  A study from the organization Toxic Free Future, published in the journal Chemosphere, surveyed levels of flame retardants in 203 items found around the home and particularly in the kitchen. Data from black plastic products showed that...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DCFMTHUvUYt/ MIT bioengineers have developed a polymer capable of delivering lethal heat therapy and chemotherapy to cancer cells.  The injectable microparticles are fabricated by mixing light-sensitive molybdenum disulfide, a chemotherapeutic drug such as doxorubicin, and the polymer polycaprolactone and creating films that are pressed into various micro-size...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DCFLhVnttuZ/ Given the epidemic of obesity in the US with 30 to 40% of each state’s population dangerously tipping the scales, the diabetes drug semaglutide has become wildly popular.  For those who can’t afford the diet pill or who want a more natural solution, look no further than edible grains like oats, barley, and other foods that contain the soluble fibe...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DCFKzDrMAFU/ It is ultra-important that your anesthesia team know as much as possible about your health status before they ask you to count down from 100.  Swiss anesthesiologists at the Lausanne (lows anne) University Hospital are testing the utility of a smartwatch to deliver this detailed information ahead of the surgery. Using a Masimo W1 smartwatch model...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DCFJ4M5Mthu/ The latest recommendation is that those heart attack victims who had a post-coronary revascularization procedures wait at least 3 months before undergoing any elective procedures.  University of Rochester anesthesiologists headed a multi center collaborative study reviewing data from more than 5 million operative procedures for those 67 years and...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DCFIV9RteNr/ The latest study indicates that those suffering from Long CoVid have virus-triggered circulating inflammatory agents that inflict the cardiac damage characteristic of this CoVid complication.  Australian researchers at the University of Queensland studied the blood of 50 subjects including those with Long CoVid, those recovered from CoVid, and tho...

Vidcast:  Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DBuKfpqsyxK/ The Consumer Product Safety Commission and the Powerblock company now recall Powerblock Commercial Pro 100 Weight Sets sold with 5 lb grip handles.  The weight plates above 55 lbs dislodge from the defective 5 lb grip handles leading to user and bystander injuries.  About 1,845 of the weight sets were sold in the US and about 18 were sol...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DBuOwMGJshi/ The Food and Drug Administration and the Con Yeager Spice Company are recalling Trail Bologna Meat Processing Kits.  This product contains undeclared soy and wheat. Those with an allergies to soy and/or wheat a well as those with celiac disease could develop a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction should they consume this product.  Affecte...

Vidcast:  Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DBuOCbFPeaw/ The Food and Drug Administration and Sprouts Farmers Market are recalling Sprouts Chicken Street Taco Meal Kits due to 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 miscarriages a...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DBuNZ_4g8Tt/ The Food and Drug Administration and the Grand Central Bakery now recall Grand Central U-Bake Pie Crust, U-Bake Apple Pie, U-Bake Marionberry Pie, U-Bake Chicken Pot Pie.  These frozen pie products contain undeclared egg. Those with an allergy to eggs could develop a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction should they consume this product. ...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DBuMv3nP5y-/ The Food and Drug Administration and Fresh Express Incorporated is recalling Gourmet Café Chicken Caesar Salad Bowls.  This prepared food contains chicken from the BrucePac company that is contaminated with listeria monocytogenes.   This bacterium causes a severe and sometimes fatal systemic infection in the very young, older frail individuals, an...