Dr. Howard Smith Reports

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CzUWXTux8hA/ Recall By: Fda;  Cardinal Health, Inc.; Harvard Drug Group, Inc. Problem: LEADER and Rugby branded over-the-counter eye drops including eye irritant relief, dry eye relief, and lubricant eye drops were manufactured in facilities with unsanitary conditions that lead to drop contamination and lack of necessary sterility. Actions:  If you have any of...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CzUVGrixMAo/ Recall By: Cpsc;  Grizzly Industrial Inc. Problem:  Grizzly Industrial and Shop Fox Wood Lathes have defective cutting tools that can break off creating projectiles that strike the operator and bystanders with lacerations and other injuries. Sold:  About 21,300 of these lathes were sold in the US and about 60 were sold in Canada were sold at Alask...

Recall By: CPSC;  Yoocaa Direct Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CzUUMzERg5L/ Problem:  Yoocaa Baby Loungers fail to meet federal safety standards as they lack a stand and have dangerously short side heights, overly thick sleeping pads, and openings at the foot of the lounger that could entrap the baby. Sold:  About 4140 baby loungers were sold at amazon.com. Actions:  Stop using these baby l...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CzUThPkxzR2/ Recall By: CPSC; UncleWu Life Problem:  Uncle Wu Infant Bath Seats fail to meet federal safety regulations for infant baths seats including stability and leg opening size.  They can tip over leading to infant drowning. Sold:  About 360 bath seats were sold at amazon.com. Actions:  Immediately stop using these recalled infant bath seats and contact...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CzUSteNxmSE/ Recall By: CPSC;  Lochinvar Problem: Lochinvar, A.O. Smith, and State Industries brandwed condensing residential boilers have defective flue collectors that crack allowing the boiler to release carbon monoxide that may poison and kill you.  Carbon monoxide ties up the hemoglobin in your red blood cells preventing them from carrying oxygen and kill...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CzUSCC_R5Ox/ Recall By: CPSC;  Murf Electric Bikes LLC Problem:  These electric bikes do not meet US safety standards for effective braking power due to a brake control line defect and this leads to falls and injuries. Sold:  About 9,000 electric bikes were sold at Murf’s store in San Clemente, CA, at bicycle stores nationwide, and online at murfelectricbikes....

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CzURW2Pxpef/ Recall By: CPSC;  Dixon Ticonderoga Problem: These children’s craft buttons contain toxic lead levels above the federal lead content safe specification. Lead is neurotoxic to the developing child brain. Sold: About 890 button seats were sold at Blick Art Materials and Staples stores nationwide and online at dickblick.com, staples.com, quill.com, s...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CzUQhuVxe0-/ Bioengineeers at the Washington State University have developed a relatively compact machine for rapidly growing the T killer cells employed by many immunotherapeutic regimens to destroy cancer cells.  Their system utilizes centrifugal flow techniques to accelerate immune cell propagation to a speed 30% faster than most current techniques.  Since...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CzUOXNWR0i9/ The Mayo Clinic and a biotech spinoff Anuman have developed 3 separate ECG-AI models that together can pinpoint hearts at risk for potentially devastating attacks some 3 years earlier.  These independent AI algorithms look at coronary arterial calcium deposits, coronary arterial blockages, and left ventricular wall movement abnormalities.  To deve...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CzUNZXCxzeV/ A literal “body on a chip” permits the testing of drugs and other biologics on multiple organs simultaneously.  Developed at Northwestern University, the so-called Lattice device permits the simultaneous testing of potential therapeutics on up to 8 different organ systems.  The organ tissue samples or artificially-generated organoids are placed in...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CzUL_pSR9v6/ Bioengineers at Rice University have developed a novel metamaterial that can generate a steady microvolt electrical current when its exposed to an alternating magnetic field.  Implanting this material in select portions of the brain would permit clinicians to stimulate specific neural centers by exposing a patient to a focused magnetic field.  The...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CzULGW_RBNM/ Happiness is contentment, but emotion and even angry emotion is what gets things done.  Texas A&M psychologists report this somewhat surprising finding following their completion of six studies involving 1,000 plus participants and their analysis of survey responses from more than 1400 persons. In each of the studies, an angry emotion was elic...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CzUKH7KxCLC/ Men on their phones more than 20 times a day have a 21% higher risk of a subnormal absolute sperm count and a 30% higher risk of having a low sperm concentration.  Swiss epidemiologists report these findings following their study of 2886 men 18 to 22 years of age. All participants submitted semen samples and completed a health and lifestyle questi...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CzUJHuQRFLP/ An isolated night with little or no sleep seems to produce a “punch-drunk” state with accompanying mood elevation that lasts for days afterward.  Northwestern University neurobiologists report this seemingly paradoxical effect after reproducing this common human situation in a preclinical mouse model. After inducing acute sleep deprivation in the...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CzUIPU_RE9G/   Patients suffering from depression who evidenced greater eye pupillary constriction after exposure to light enjoyed better relief of their depressive symptoms following treatment with transcranial magnetic stimulation or TMS.  UCLA neuroscientists report this finding following their study of 51 patients with major depressive disorders who were u...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CzUHRRIxu0b/ Just reported is a new syndrome that results from the exposure of a developing  fetus to the opioid fentanyl.  Geneticists at Delaware’s Nemours Children’s Hospital have studied a group of 6 patients with short stature, small heads, unusual facial features, cleft palate, deformed hands and feet, and genital abnormalities.    The study authors also...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CzUF4CJRqaa/ The more closely you adhere to the Mediterranean diet, the more effectively your body utilizes insulin.  This is critical for type 2 diabetics who must make the most of the insulin they do produce.  This effect of the Mediterranean diet consisting of fish, whole grains, nuts, seeds, olive oil, fruits, and vegetables was studied in a group of 62 ov...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy_pIHfRZpg/ Recall By: Fda;  Gills Onions Problem:  Gills branded fresh diced on it ions are contaminated with salmonella.  This bacterium causes a serious gastroenteritis and systemic infections in the very young, elder individuals, and in those with weak immune systems.  Sold:  Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington state. Actions:  If y...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy_oJDyRESc/ Recall By: Fda;  Utopia Foods Inc. Problem:  All lots of Qilu Enoki Mushrooms are contaminated with listeria monocytogenes.  This bacterium causes serious infections in the very young, elder individuals, and in those with weak immune systems.  It also causes miscarriages and stillbirths.  Affected are packages with expiration date of 10/26/23. Sol...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy_mNYcxcDH/ Recall By: Fda;  Botanical-Be Problem: Kuka Flex Forte Capsules, Artri King Capsules, and Reumo Flex Capsules are tainted with the NSAID diclofenac.  Though this drug is FDA-approved, those who may be on other NSAIDS or blood-thinning medications could suffer serious cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, kidney, and allergic reactions. Actions:  If yo...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy_lflZRAdR/ Recall By: Cpsc;  Best Buy Problem: These Insignia pressure cookers have incorrect volume markers causing users to overfill the cookers.  A a result, when the cooker is vented hot food and liquids can spew out leading to burns.  Affected are Multi-Function Pressure Cookers with model numbers NS-MC60SS8, NS-MC60SS9, or NS-MC80SS9, and inner cooker...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy_kV2DRFrO/ Recall By: Cpsc;  Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corp. Problem:  Ariens, Gravely, Husqvarna, John Deere and Redmax Brand Lawn Mowers have Kawasaki gasoline engines with easily damaged fuel lines that may leak leading to fires and burns. Sold: About 954 mowers were sold in the US at Kawasaki, Ariens, Gravely, Husqvarna, John Deere, and Redmax dealer...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy_jABqxUkL/ Recall By: Cpsc;  Dorel Juvenile Group Problem:  Cosco Jump, Spin & Play Activity Centers have security streps that detach or break while a young child is playing in the center leading to fall and injury hazards.  Affected are model numbers WA105FZW and WA105GML. Sold:  About 21,000 of these toy railway cars were sold in the US and about 400 w...

Recall By: CPSC;  Doosan Bobcat North America Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy_h6LzRNrV/ Problem:  Bobcat Model ZS4061SK and Kubota Model SZ22NC-48-2 Stand-On Zero Turn Mowers have defective steering dampers that prevent the mower’s control levers from returning to a neutral position, activation of the operator presence switch, and engine shutdown.  This creates crash, laceration, and othe...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy_g-aTRYRe/ Exo  (echo) Inc. has just introduced its IRIS point-of-care ultrasound system that uses smartphone-powered AI technology to instruct users how to obtain the best imaging for a variety of target organs within the body.  Once the clinician selects the organ, the program automatically dials in the best ultrasound settings, tells the user what to look...