Dr. Howard Smith Reports

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/Di8ZtQhN-Fs   The CPSC and TJX now recall TJX Outdoor Wooden Folding Chairs. The chairs may fracture, collapse, and create fall and injury hazards to users.   About 92,000 chairs were sold at TJ Maxx, HomeGoods, and Marshall's stores nationwide and online at tjmaxx.com and sierra.com.   If you have one of these chairs, immediately stop using it and return it to the pl...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/AFgvYxuHW80   The CPSC and Peloton Interactive, Inc. are recalling the Peloton Tread+ and Tread Treadmills.   Implicated is the Tread+ model number TR01 which can pull adults, children, pets and objects underneath its rear platform and create a risk of injury or death.   About 125,000 of these treadmills have been sold.     In the case of the Tread units model TR02, t...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/zl6oAGJicig   The CPSC and the Walter Kidde Portable Equipment Co. are recalling Kidde TruSense Smoke Alarms and Combination Smoke/Carbon Monoxide Alarms.   Implicated are smoke alarms in the model series 2040, 2050, and 2060 and combination alarms in the 2070 series.   These alarms could malfunction failing to alert those under its protection to a fire or a carbon mo...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/9HV3Pa40czk   The CPSC and CFMOTO now recall 2021 CFORCE 880XC All Terrain Vehicles.   The electronic power steering may malfunction causing the rider to lose control of the vehicle and creating a crash hazard.   About 2050 of these vehicles have been sold.   Immediately discontinue use of this vehicle and contact your CFMOTO dealer to schedule a free repair.   For mo...

  https://youtu.be/g2tD0gkOY5E   Stepping on your bathroom scale daily is the Jedi mind trick that painlessly stops weight gain over the holidays and these inactive winter months.   This battle plan comes from nutritionists at The University of Georgia.   Their study began before Thanksgiving and ended mid-January.   It involved 111 adults half of whom weighed themselves on a WiFi-enabled scale th...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/CjI-vQ8gj58   Up to 90% of cosmetics contain the nastiest superbugs on the planet.   A British study just published in the Journal of Applied Microbiology cultured skin foundation blender sponges, mascara, and lip gloss finding grossly unhygienic conditions.   These contaminated products contain Staph aureus, E. Coli, and Citrobacter freundii that can trigger skin inf...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/sQS0zSNZv4I   Forty-one weeks of gestation appears to be the safe upper limit for pregnancies.   This the conclusion of a Swedish multisite study of more than 2700 women with post-mature babies.   Half the group were randomized to be induced at 41 weeks,   The remainder were followed for up to another 7 days with mandatory induction at 42 weeks.   The study was abrupt...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/4AOyQVi_Dls   Next week’s bingeing on that pie with ice cream and whipped cream piled high could trigger inflammatory bowel disease or worsen the disease you already have.   A mouse study from Canada’s University of Alberta reports that sugar in the gut feeds renegade bacteria like E. coli that trigger inflammation and destructive immune responses.   It only took two...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/P8nc34vaOU4   Taking extra testosterone can double a man’s risk of dangerous leg blood clots, and that risk is tripled if he is younger than 65.   A study just published in JAMA Internal Medicine studied use of the supplement in nearly 40,000 men over a 7 year period.   Leg blood clots can travel up into the lungs and trigger a pulmonary embolism.   This blockage of b...

  Xcvid https://youtu.be/Man5GTeb-04   Children without siblings are nearly 5 times more likely to demonstrate unhealthy eating patterns compared with those having brothers and sisters.   University of Oklahoma nutritionists reviewed food consumption diaries from 67 families to determine a Healthy Eating Index for each.   Healthy eating habits are not diminished by time away from home in daycare o...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/GG_cm9VH_As   A just published study from Pittsburgh’s Carnegie-Mellon University disproves the urban myth that boys surpass girls in mastery of mathematics or math-based science.   The psychologists studied 104 children 3 to 8 years of age .   Using MRI, the researchers determined the subjects’ math brain function while observing a video about counting and addition....

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/6wC9YBCbF2w   Just four hours of weekly exercise, any exercise, will reduce your chances of a depression episode by 17% even if you are genetically predisposed.   Harvard researchers now publish this result after studying 8,000 participants in a Boston database for whom they calculated a depression risk score based on family history and mood assessment by questionnair...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/lII5LtmI_lc   A Danish study just published in the British Medical Journal shows that cardiac patients who describe themselves as lonely are 3 times more likely to die from any cause.   Lonely men were 40% more likely to experience a repeat cardiac illness within one year after an initial evetn.   The researchers studied more than 13,400 subjects with coronary disease...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/sHG-lTFdzR8   If you’ve had a heart attack, living with a dog can lower your risk of dying prematurely by up to 35%.   A Canadian meta-analysis just published in the journal Circulation tabulated the data from more than 3.8 million participants over 10 years.   This large study shows that dog ownership prolongs lives and builds on previous work that credited dogs with...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/lqNFJwqIerU   The FDA and Church & Dwight Co. announce the recall of Vitafusion Gummy Vitamin Products including Kids Melatonin, Fiber Well, SleepWell, MultiVits, and Melatonin.   These products may have metallic mesh foreign body material within.   If you have purchased one of these products, stop consumption immediately.   Call Church & Dwight’s Consumer Affairs tea...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/fma46IjBQAo   The FDA and Jule’s Foods announce the recall of all Jule’s products including Jule’s Cashew Brie, Classic, Truffle, and Black Garlic, Jule’s Artichoke Spinach Dip, and Jule’s Vegan Ranch Dressing.   These products may be contaminated with salmonella that may cause a serious gastrenteritis which may become severe in the very young, elders, and those immun...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/14e-jLn9FB0   The FDA and Faribault Foods, Inc. now recall S&W Organic Black Beans, O Organic Brand Black Beans and O Organic Brand Chili Beans.   These products have containers with compromised hermetic seals permitting leakage and bacterial growth including growth of Clostridium botulinum .   The toxin from this bacterium may trigger food poisoning anytime from 6 ho...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/MXIpc5jAOSY   The FDA, Golden Medal Mushroom Inc., and Guan’s Mushroom Co. are recalling their Enoki Mushrooms.   These products may be contaminated with listeria monocytogenes.   This bacterium may cause life-threatening infections in the very young, elders, and those who are immunocompromised.   It may cause miscarriage and stillbirths in pregnant women.   These pro...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/CPhR-q8DJM0   The FDA and Wolfies Roasted Nut Company announce the recall of Wolfies Crunchy Cheddar & Jalapeno Nuts.   This product contains undeclared milk.   Those with a milk allergy could develop a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction after ingesting these nuts.   Wolfies products are sold at various outlets in Findlay, Bowling Green, Carey, and Ottowa O...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/TMIA--xkDLQ   The CPSC and BRAV USA now recall Swix branded Focus Down Jackets Jr.   These jackets have drawstrings in the hood and waist areas that may catch on playground equipment, school bus doors, or other moving objects and create strangulation and entrapment hazards for children.   About 156 of these jackets were sold at the WMS Store, Gallatin Alpine Sports st...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/wOEgi9ErR9M   The CPSC and Brompton Bicycle announce the recall of Brompton Electric Folding Bicycles. A software malfunction causes the electric motor to continue providing a power boost to the rider despite no active pedaling creating fall and injury hazards.   About 600 of these bicycles were sold at authorized dealers nationwide.   If you have one of them, check t...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/5UCrFkoG9Wc   The CPSC and Metal Ware Corploration recall their NESCO Coffee Bean Roaster Model CR-04-13.   This product may overheat and create a fire and burn hazard.   About 5350 of these roasters were sold at Blains Supply and Burman Coffee Traders stores nationwide as well as online at www.bodhileafcoffee.com, www.burmancoffee.com, www.eveythingkitchens.com, www....

Recall On Kawasaki TERYX® Off-highway Vehicles Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/jjPYNAHYNAU   The CPSC and Kawasaki now recall Kawasaki TERYX® off-highway vehicles including the SLE, X4, 4LE, 4SLE, and 4SLE CAMO models as well as Kawasaki Brute Force 750 All-Terrain Vehicles or ATVs.   The fuel pump retainer plate bolts on these vehicles may loosen and cause fuel leakage over time posing a fire hazard....

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/JVKykis-01k   The CPSC and YYBA Corporation are recalling Welmate Lidocaine Numbing Cream.   This product as its name indicates contains lidocaine, a topical anesthetic, and it must be sold in child-resistant packaging which it is not.   If an infant, toddler, or young child were to put this numbing cream on the skin or ingest it, there is a risk of poisoning.   About...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/g1D2et9iod0   Initial studies of the Moderna and Pfizer CoVid vaccines pegged them at about 95% effective at preventing CoVid infections and close to 100% effective at preventing CoVid hospitalization and deaths.   A Yale-led study now reports real world effects of the vaccines on hospitalizations and death.   A complete mRNA vaccine course was 96% effective at preven...