Dr. Howard Smith Reports

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/vJP0kvKZIE8   The CPSC and the PJ Salvage company have recalled PJ Salvage Children’s Pajamas.   These garments do not meet federal flammability safety standards for children’s sleepwear creating risks of burn injuries.   About 2650 children’s pajamas were sold online at pjsalvage.com, amazon.com, zappos.com and at the retail stores of Animal Crackers, Auntie Barbara’...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/cBpHzNpoSQ8   The CPSC and the Kids2 company are again recalling all models of Kids2 Rocking Sleepers.   Infants have died in these sleepers after rolling from their back onto their stomachs or sides while unattended and unrestrained.   This product was initially recalled in April, 2019.   Eleven deaths occurred before the initial recall and 4 deaths have occurred sin...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/dMtshy-Enpc   The CPSC and Fisher-Price are reannouncing their recall of all models of Rock ‘n Play Sleepers.   Infants have died in these sleepers after rolling from their backs onto their stomachs or sides while unattended and unrestrained.   This product was initially recalled in April, 2019 at which time the product had been implicated in 30 infant deaths.   Since...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/5BSrVdRvSwM   A wireless earphone called Breeze that plays brain wave synchronized patterns of static and dynamic stereophonic beats has the ability to lull you into sleep or drive an already sleeping subject into ever deeper sleep.   LG Electronics manufacturers the earphone pair that it developed in collaboration with the SleepWave company.   The device has 80 built...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/nTOVVYNmKJM   Strands of hair can provide a linear record of a child’s exposures to a variety of environment chemicals.   LinusBio is a New York City Mt. Sinai Hospital spinoff that has developed a process to do just that using mass spectrometry techniques.   Company investigators in collaboration with hospital pediatricians and psychologists report the use of this te...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/re9BTORSIPk   That’s the question being posed by Georgia Institute of Technology biomechanical neuroscientists as they use their studies of cat locomotion and balance to better understand how the human motor system operates in health and following paralyzing injury.   Collaborating with colleagues in Philadelphia and Canada, they have developed models of human cortica...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/zBJedxeQp5o   A pill that will someday literally jet propel insulin into the stomach lining is now announced by Chinese bioengineers.   The multilayered ingestible starts with a magnesium core that vigorously bubbles when exposed to stomach acid.   A layer of insulin is electrostatically coated on the core and is, in turn, covered with an outer covering of esterified...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/f3bX9VoCMoY   Infections about prosthetic hip and knee joints are particularly difficult to tame.   One promising approach to this problem is now announced by Chinese bioengineers.   By combining hyaluronic acid, ionic silver, and black phosphorous, they created an hydrogel that is easily injected around joint prostheses and inhibits bacterial growth and troublesome i...

    Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/w54wfwoCNiQ   Those with a strong handgrip have a 26% lower risk of depression as years go by.   This the conclusion after a study of 115,600 older Europeans living in 24 different countries over a 7 year period.     The investigators found a dose-response relationship between handgrip power and risk of depression for both men and women.   The association seemed som...

    VidCast:   https://youtu.be/3_eVP2N-rcU   Those regularly consuming almonds in advance of unexpected, sudden vigorous exercise report less fatigue and muscle soreness as well as better leg and back strength. North Carolina investigators report this association following their randomized study of 64 middle aged men and women.   The experimental group ate 57 grams of almonds daily for one month...

Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/3UWbVHPkBqU   The American Academy of Pediatrics is now out with its first advice in 15 years for parents of obese adolescents and the medical teams that care for them.   That advice is to attack obesity aggressively by offering medications to those 12 years and over and by considering bariatric, that is weight loss, surgery for those at least 13 years of age.   Kids ex...

Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/meZntJ9wACg   Consuming more than 20% of your daily calories by wolfing down quarter-pounders, pizza, and donuts risks depositing enough fat in your liver to damage it, stop it from its vital detoxification role, and eventually triggering the need for a liver transplant.   University of Southern California investigators studied liver fat measurements and dietary habits...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/_EJfEdpsKBY   The FDA and SunSprout Enterprises are recalling multiple lots of raw alfalfa sprouts.   This product is contaminated with salmonella. This bacterium can trigger serious gastroenteritis and life-threatening sepsis in the very young, in older, frail individuals, and in those with weakened immune systems.   The products have been sold in Nebraska, Kansas, a...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/ukH58EpdAcc   The FDA and Caesar’s Pasta LLC are recalling Caesar’s Pasta & Orefresco Frozen Manicotti.   These products are contaminated with listeria monocytyogenes and have a best by date of 9/28/2024.   Listeria can trigger serious and fatal infections in the very young, in older, frail individuals, and in those with weakened immune systems.   This frozen manicott...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/bSOrO_u2-io   The FDA and Daiso USA now recall Tohato Nagewa Snack.   This product contains undeclared milk.   Those with milk allergies could develop serious and life-threatening allergic reactions should they ingest this snack.   This product was sold in Daiso stores in California, Washington, Nevada, Texas, Arizona, New York, and New Jersey.   If you purchased this...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/UXwDY_leH5g   The FDA and the Bakery On Main have recalled one lot of Full Circle Market & Naturally Better Oat & Honey Organic Granola.   This product contains undeclared almonds.   Those with almond and tree nut allergies can develop serious or life-threatening allergic reactions after ingesting this granola.   The affected products have a best before date of 10/10/...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/pUCAzdwKi9Y   The FDA and Avery’s Savory Popcorn LLC announce the recall of Avery’s Gourmet Popcorn, ALL FLAVORS.   This popcorn contains multiple undeclared allergens including milk, soy, peanuts, the tree nuts almonds, walnuts, pecans, cashews, and sulfites.   Those with hypersensitivities to these allergens could develop serious and life-threatening allergic reacti...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/4j1Vt1apV9c   The CPSC and the Yamaha Motor Company USA are recalling Model Year 2022 Yamaha Viking Off-Road Side-by-Side vehicles.   The parking brake mechanism may fail permitting the vehicle to roll and create crash and injury hazards.   About 500 of these off-road vehicles were sold at Yamaha Side-By-Side dealers nationwide.   Stop riding these off-road vehicles a...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/B9iz5_dgTp8   The CPSC and Surf 9 are recalling Body Glove Tandem Inflatable Stand Up Paddle Boards, ULI Inventor Inflatable Paddle Boards, ULI Zettian Inflatable Supyaks and ULI Lila Inflatable Supyaks.   The glue on these inflatable paddle boards is defective permitting the seams to separate leading to sudden paddle board deflation with creation of drowning hazards....

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/-4sAJ8QJsM4   The CPSC and ZLINE now recall ZLINE 30-inch and 36-inch RG gas ranges.   The ovens of these gas appliances can emit dangerous levels of carbon monoxide which creates a risk of oxygen deprivation and death.   About 28,000 of these appliances have been sold at Best Buy, Lowe’s, The Home Depot, and The Range Hood Store stores nationwide and online at bestbu...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/kwSTQBZCtyU   Warning you that this report is not suitable listening while you eat.   Assuming you’re prepared, let me tell you that engineers at Georgia Tech have developed an artificial intelligence-based “diarrhea detector.”   This device can be attached to public toilets and networked to feed data to public health officials.   When enough users of such facilities...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/6TYiJ6dipv8   German neurochemists have developed an accurate blood test that can specifically detect the brain-derived tau protein that is diagnostic for neurodegenerative Alzheimer’s Disease.   Since most of the tau protein circulating in blood is not specific for Alzheimer’s, the researchers generated an antibody against anti-brain-derived tau in order to power a m...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/fXEhv7-a0o4   In my accompanying report, I detailed the dangers of mercury-containing anti-aging cosmetics particularly for pregnant women and young children.   Let’s review the FDA’s list of offending products along with pictures of them.   African Queen Strong Bleaching Treatment Amos Make Me White in 7 Days Aneeza Gold Beauty Face Cream B.B. Clear Dark Spot Remover...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/a8I6Ca0l_ps   In a search for anti-aging remedies that erase age spots and wrinkles or products that remove freckles, blemishes, and dark spots, many, without knowing, buy cosmetics that contain mercury or its salts that are toxic to the human neurologic, cardiovascular, and renal systems.   Pregnant and nursing women, infants, and younger children are particularly vu...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/fGcgGDXNEgw   Following a diet rich in fish, vegetables, fruit, whole grains, beans, nuts, and olive oil reduces the risk of preeclampsia by 28%.   Columbia University epidemiologists led a multi center cohort study of 7798 first time mothers with single pregnancies and complete dietary data.   Adherence to the Mediterranean diet was associated with a 21% lower risk o...