Dr. Howard Smith Reports

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DYVgOnJPz6E/ These off-road motorcycles have handlebar clamps that unexpectedly rotate and create a crash hazard that can lead to serious injury or death. Affected: model years 2025–2026 CRF250R, CRF250RX, CRF250RWE, CRF450R, CRF450RX, CRF450RWE. About 12,600 dirt bikes were sold in the US and an additional 6 in Canada at authorized Honda Powersports dealers n...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DYVfupTukcN/ These dressers are unstable if not anchored to a wall, posing tip-over and entrapment hazards that can result in serious injury or death particularly for children. Affected: models FFLWM002BK and FFLWM002WE. About 16,440 dressers were sold online at Walmart from January 2025 through March 2026. Stop using these dressers if they are not anchored to...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DYVfNZOvDPF/ They lack required flame mitigation and child-resistant features, creating risks of flash fire, burns, and child poisoning. About 30,155 were sold online at Amazon and Alliance Chemical from January 2023 through March 2026. Stop using these containers, place them out of reach of children, and contact Alliance Chemical via email at sales@alliancech...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DYVeqSosMPk/ The plastic cube can break into small parts with sharp edges creating choking and laceration hazards. About 227,500 cubes were sold in the US and an additional 1,400 in Canada at independent stores and online at Stephan Baby, Amazon, Walmart, Target, and other websites from August 2017 through January 2026. Stop using this plastic cube and take it...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DYVeIz6PFBz/ These jars have stoppers that can violently eject when opened if pressure builds inside creating serious impact and laceration hazards. Affected: models SK3000, SK3020, and SK3010. About 5.8 million food jars and 2.3 million bottles were sold in the US at Target, Walmart, and other stores, as well as online at Amazon, Walmart, Target, and Thermos...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DYVdm8FPbat/ If swallowed, these batteries can cause severe internal burns and other life-threatening injuries. Affected: 19.4” Light Up Stick, Halloween Wands, Halo Flower Headband, Devil Horns Headband, Polka Dot Bow Headband, Flying Disc, Lite-Up Maraca, Light Up Yo-Yo, and Flashing Whistle Necklace. About 124,560 of these toys were sold in the US at discou...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DYVdI-qvEzB/ These small button batteries are sold in non-childsafe packaging. If swallowed, that cause cause severe internal burns.. Affected: CR2025, CR2032, CR2450, CR2477, CR2016, CR1220, CR1225, CR1616, CR1620, CR1632 and CR2025-10 lithium batteries sold in 5, 10, or 20 packs. About 312,100 of these battery packs were sold on Amazon.com from August 2023 t...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DYVPjP4uV-c/ Giving children extra pain medicine after a broken bone or sprain didn’t improve pain relief compared with giving ibuprofen, Advil or Motrin, alone. The extra pain killer could trigger unpleasant side effects. This from Canada’s University of Alberta pediatricians publishing in JAMA. Their study included nearly 699 children ages 6 through 17 with...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DYVO2sIPdjM/ Coffee, both caffeinated and de-caffeinated, modifies our brain functions by triggering changes to the bacteria in our gastrointestinal system. Microbiome researchers at Ireland’s University College Cork intensely analyzed 62 coffee and non-coffee drinkers looking at their cognition, gastrointestinal, and general physical functions. Their study ap...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DYVOQoVs-UH/ How so. Molecular biochemists at the Harvard Medical School now report in the Journal of the American Chemical Society that, when a common gut bacterium called Morganella morganii interacts with a contaminant found in everyday products, they spark inflammation that leads to depression. A sugar molecule produced by the bacterium combines with a pol...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DYVNkzSgOtB/ Yes. It’s true, and another example of scientific fact being stranger than fiction. According to new research from Johns Hopkins neuroscientists published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science , tiny amounts of hydrogen sulfide, the same gas that makes flatulence smell like rotten eggs. seems to  protect your brain and support memo...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DYVM5YzMh7K/ As the search continues for a reliable male contraceptive that can be reverse at will, reproductive biologists at Cornell University have made a significant advancement and published their study results in the Proceedings of the National Academy of. Sciences . The investigators used a compound called JQ1, a so-called bromodomain inhibitor that int...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DYVLLVIpMDU/ Here’s a pop quiz. If you develop knee pain, which form of exercise relieves that pain most effectively? Is it A. Strength training, B. Stretching, or C. aerobic exercise. If you picked C, you are correct. Swimming, cycling, walking consistently delivered the largest  improvements in pain, mobility, and quality of lif e for subjects studied in 217...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DYVKgMZNb7b/ NDMA , N-nitrosodimethylamine, is a nitrate byproduct found in processed and smoked meats, fish, cheese, and beer. It also contaminates water and led to the recall of certain medications including Zantac, metformin, and valsartan. Long linked to higher rates of childhood cancers,  biological engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology n...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DYVJ6bWOBJ1/ A real organ bank of ready to use kidneys, hearts, and livers is the dream of every patient on a waiting list and the surgeons who want to keep them alive. The problem is: freezing organs to ultra-low temperatures irreversibly damages them by inducing cracking. Now, new research from Texas A&M University, published in the journal Nature, shows...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DYVEldgJZH-/ The simple secret: variety. Stop doing the same workout every day. New research from the Harvard School of Public Health, published in the journal BMJ Medicine, demonstrates that switching up your exercise routine rather than just doing more significantly lowers your risk of death. The researchers tracked over 100,000 people for more than 30 years...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DYVD_X0MaL2/ They created devices that send electrical signals realistic enough to activate real neurons. They tested them on mouse brain tissue and report their results in the journal Nature Nanotechnology. These artificial neurons triggered natural brain electronic responses that mimic those to actual neurons in both timing and signal shape. Given this respo...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DXtCJY4DJsM/ This nail polish remover contains prohibited methylene chloride and chloroform, hazardous substances not allowed in cosmetics under FDA regulations. About 4000 bottles were sold in the US on Amazon.com from August 2025 to January 2026. Stop using this nail polish remover and clearly mark the bottle and outer packaging with the word “Recalled.” Dis...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DXtBpVMj6Y4/ These bottles are contaminated with the deadly bacterium clostridium botulinum that triggers botulism, a potentially fatal form of food poisoning. Affected products include all codes with UPC 860010984468 for 16 ounce and 860010984475 for 32 ounce bottles. These products were sold nationwide in the US in retail stores and through internet sales. S...

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DXtBIJQjfUp/ These hidden allergens including milk, eggs, tree nuts, peanuts, soy, wheat, sulfites, and food color additives. One or more can cause serious or life-threatening allergic reactions. These products were sold in the US at Loard’s Ice Cream parlors in Northern California. Stop consuming these ice cream products. Return the product to the place of pur...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DXtAlmJD_nC/ These products have variable levels of Vitamin D with elevated levels that can cause serious health issues in dogs. Affected products include multiple sizes with UPC codes 817160011087, 817160011070, 817160011056, 817160010189, 817160011025, 817160010172, and 817160010073, with Best By dates ranging from May 22, 2026 through February 5, 2028. Thes...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DXtAAX_mxPq/ This product was sold in Meijer retail stores in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Kentucky. Stop consuming this recalled trail mix if you have a wheat or soy allergy. Throw the product away or return it to the place of purchase to receive a full refund. For more information, contact Ferris Coffee & Nut Co. at 1-877-363-4537. #...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DXs_f9TmKP7/ Affected are 6-piece, 12-piece, and 24-piece boxes, batch numbers 260414 and 260417. These chocolate products were sold in retail stores in Asheville, North Carolina and online to customers in Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky,...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DXs-8dsmf12/ This airplane-shaped teething toy has tentacle ends that can pose a choking hazard and violates the mandatory standard for teething toys. Affected: model SFTODD05IN1. About 21,900 toy sets were sold in the US on Amazon.com from October 2023 through November 2025. Stop using this toy set. Take it away from children and contact SpringFlower at 1-540...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DXs-OVbDQyr/ These computer power supplies lack a required warning label identifying electrical shock and electrocution hazards should the product be opened or disassembled. Affected: 450W, 750W, 1000W, and 1200W models. About 17,730 of these power supplies were sold in the US and an additional 500 were sold in Canada online at ApexGamingPCs.com from December...