Dr. Howard Smith Reports

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/GWaIjTGhwxw   The CPSC and several Chinese garment manufacturers including: Shanghai Xunao Elevator company, the Shanghai Jinhui Gardening Center, the Shanghai Jing Cheng Landscape Engineering Company, the Shanghai Jing Cheng Landscape Engineering Company, Hainan Chong Yu Industrial, the Weihai Juanhai Decoration Material, and Mianzhu Ye Xin Trading are all recalling...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/2hpcamio7aA   The CPSC and Ross Stores are recalling Taylor and Finch 6-Wick Scented Candles.   The multiple wicks generate so much heat that the candle’s glass container fractures leading to fire, burn, and laceration hazards.   About 5800 candles were sold at Ross Stores nationwide.   Stop burning these candles and return them to any Ross Store for a full refund.  ...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/wFGTR3sQLmU   The CPSC and Meguiar’s are recalling Meguiar’s Heavy Duty Headlight Sealant.   This low-viscosity hydrocarbon-containing product is not sold in child resistant packaging as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act.   About 140,000 units were sold at Advance Auto Parts, AutoZone, O’Reilly Auto Parts, and Walmart stores nationwide and online at Amaz...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/W2itzBRTp1Y   The CPSC and Ove Decors are recalling Vanessa 42-inch Fire Tables.   The table’s gas hose can contact the heat shield, melt, and trigger a fire and burns.   About 470 of these fire tables were sold in the US and about 14 were sold in Canada online at Amazon.com, Build.com., HomeDepot.com, Houzz.com, KBauthority.com, LampPlus.com, Lowes.com, Overstock.com...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/FOLnW-OysDI   The CPSC and Vaenait Baby are recalling Vaenait Childrens’s Robes.   These garments do not meet federal flammability safety standards and create risks of burns.   The affected lot is #58644-88 manufactured in Sept. 2018.   About 2400 of these robes were sold at Lafayette Moms and Babies, Safe Splash, Chickadees Gift Boutique, Melodi's Belles and Beaus, L...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/SlOONjy9RQ4   Just a quick note to my audio podcast listeners.   With the advent and popularity of my video broadcasts on TikTok, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, I am limiting my audio feeds to the Apple Podcasts app which is available for all smartphones, tablets, and computers.     When you go to the app, search for Dr. Howard Smith.   You’ll notice two p...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/Gd4x-zJ_rCI   The FDA and Fullei Fresh are recalling the company’s alfalfa sprouts.   These sprouts are contaminated with Shiga toxin-producing E.coli.   This bacterium produces a serious and dangerous gastroenteritis for young children, older persons, and those with weak immune systems.   Healthy adults and older children experience more muted symptoms.   The affecte...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/sOZIhv2dQwg   The FDA and Corim Industries are recalling Cocoa de Aroma, Smart Sips, Jersey Charm, and Colonial Coffee peanut butter hot chocolate products.   These products normally have peanut butter artificial flavoring.   Batches of these products unfortunately have real peanut butter contamination.   Those with peanut allergies could develop serious and life-thre...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/_bmcDkp7_5Q   The skin cancer melanoma is a vicious disease that metastasizes and kills.   Moderna, the CoVid mRNA vaccine company, has now partnered with Merck, the maker of the checkpoint inhibitor Keytruda, to create a novel immunotherapeutic regimen that cuts the risk of Stage 3/4 melanoma recurrence or death by 44%.   This impressive result was demonstrated in a...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/gErB1wj_36w   Localized bladder cancer that has not invaded the bladder muscle is often treated with tumor removal followed by topical chemotherapy or passive immunotherapy.   Now, the FDA has just improved gene bladder cancer therapy offered by Ferring Pharmaceuticals. And its FerGene spinoff.   The therapy, to be marketed under the Adstiladrin brand, uses an adenovi...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/uGkZdBEn-u4   From Johns Hopkins biomolecular engineers comes a new type of nasal spray capable of preventing Covid’s entry into the body.   The special sauce in the spray are so-called supramolecular filaments bearing ACE2 receptors biologically similar to those to which CoVid attaches to make entry into human cells.   The spray coats the nasal lining cells through w...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/HJqsTYYKtI0   Breast cancer cells break off from a primary tumor, penetrate   blood vessels to reach the bloodstream highway that takes them to distant organs, and thereby metastasize.   Israeli researchers have already identified the cellular “drills” that facilitate this penetration and named them invadopodia.   Now they announce discovery of a peptide protein that...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/WN8jgIPJ1qE   Breathing with prolonged exhalation beats other breathing techniques as well as mindless meditation for elevating your mood and extinguishing anxiety.   Stanford University neurobiologists and psychologists studied 108 persons with a mean age of 28 years.   Two-thirds were females. Four techniques were tested by each of 4 groups for 5 minutes each day fo...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/8OLlvO8kSOw   Do you develop headaches, become anxious, and feel depressed as you watch the news and digest the political commentary on cable channels?   You’re not alone.   Psychologists from the University of Toronto in collaboration with NYU epidemiologists studied 3,208 Americans in 4 different studies as they observed US politics on broadcast and social media.  ...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/KrBb0JCMGkw   A Harvard Medical study analyzed 2808 hospital admissions to 11 Massachusetts hospitals during 2018.   The data showed that, of the 24% of admitted patients suffering injuries, 32% were serious leading to substantial intervention and prolonged recovery.   Furthermore, 23% of the incidents were preventable.   The most common causes these episodes were med...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/RPF8j9SV70Y   Three chemicals, frequently found in women’s personal hygiene   products, are closely associated with preterm birth.   Columbia Medical Center systems biologists report this finding after analyzing vaginal fluid samples from 232 women in their 2 nd trimesters.   Thirty-four percent or 80 of the group went on the suffer preterm births.   Using mass spectr...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/XjpWoP5PkX4   The Mediterranean diet, rich in healthy fats and anti-inflammatory nutrients but devoid of red and processed meats fights the inflammation that degrades menstrual regularity, embryo implantation, and sperm quality.     Australian public health researchers extoll the virtues of the Med diet in an excellent review appearing in the journal Nutrients .   The...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/oJN4TYJvc_I   The FDA and Ameripack Foods LLC are recalling H-E-B Meal Simple Chocolate Chunk Brownies.   This pastry item contains undeclared soy and egg.   Those with soy and egg allergies could develop a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction should they consume this product.   The involved product has a Use By date of 1/12/2023.   Do not consume these brown...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/w8_4LjoJLhY   The FDA and Utopia Foods are expanding the recall of Utopia Enoki Mushrooms.   The product once again is contaminated with listeria monocytogenes.   This bacterium causes serious and sometimes life-threatening allergic reactions in the very young, in older, frail persons, and in those with weakened immune systems.   Listeria can also trigger miscarriages...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/aPlVXgPma5s   The CPSC and American Honda are expanding the recall of 2019-2021 Honda Talon 1000 ROVs, recreational off-highway vehicles.   The intake funnel band screw on these units loosens, falls into the engine, and triggers sudden engine failures with loss of vehicle control and injuries to the vehicle occupants and bystanders.   About 34,000 vehicles, sold at Ho...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/w6D9_xA9qs4   The CPSC and Bissell are recalling BISSELL Cordless Multi-Surface Wet Dry Vacuums Models 2551, 2551W and 25519.   The vacuum’s battery pack circuit board is defective, may overheat, and can ignite. About 61,000 vacuums were sold in the US and about 4,300 were sold in Canada at Walmart stores and online at bissell.com, walmart.com, qvc.com, amazon.com, co...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/nFj2LsPoLT4   The CPSC and LG Electronics are recalling LG 86-inch smart televisions and stands.   The TV is unstable on the assembled stand creating tip over and entrapment hazards with serious injuries and even death especially for children.   About 52,000 were sold in the US, about 1,800 were sold in Canada, and about 2,900 were sold in Mexico.   If you bought one...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/HzF2PazEr0I   The CPSC and MI Windows and Doors are recalling MI 1620 vinyl single-hung impact windows with window opening control devices.   The tilt latch on the windows is defective, it causes the window opening control devices to malfunction, the windows open too widely, and falls and injuries may occur.   About 25,000 of these windows were sold at independent win...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/gJvMrHlsD4s   The CPSC and the QBP company now recall Quality-branded bicycle handlebars and the bicycles with which they are sold.   These carbon handlebars may unexpectedly fracture where brake and shift levers are attached to them leading to loss of bike control, crashes, and injuries to riders and bystanders.   About 8740 units were sold in the US and 350 were sol...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/fP8wEuHS3Ug   The FDA and Daiso California LLC are recalling Tohato and Kashiwado popcorn and other snacks.   These products contain undeclared almonds, peanuts, soybeans, milk, and shellfish.   Those with allergies to these foods may develop serious or life-threatening allergic reactions should they consume these snacks.   The snacks were sold at Daiso stores in Cali...