Dr. Howard Smith Reports

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/vS6BfCsWobU   Those infected with CoVid and treated at home had a nearly 60% higher risk of death compared with those uninfected.   Outcomes for the hospitalized were 3-fold worse. Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis compared data from 73,435 non-hospitalized and 13,997 hospitalized CoVid patients with nearly 5 million uninfected VA patients.   The non-h...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/7Kc2Xkv6X_c   Consistent consumption of mushrooms may reduce your risk of cancer by as much as 34%.   Penn State public health and food scientists report this observation after their meta-analysis of 17 observational studies published between 1966 and 2020 with data for more than 19,500 cancer patients.   The beneficial effect of mushrooms was particularly strong for...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/kdgBhghwTy4   CoVid vaccine hesitancy has dropped 50% over the past 4 months and continues to decline month by month.   This the conclusion of a study from epidemiologists at the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie-Mellon University.   Using online survey data from 732,308 Facebook users 18 to 64 years of age, the researchers find only 22.1% are now likely to declin...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/sKbulaz20-4   From the research followup department comes a Boston University meta-analysis refuting previous work indicating that persons with certain ABO blood groups fare better in terms of CoVid infections.   The BU epidemiologists used strict criteria to select for analysis 24 population-level studies looking at the CoVid-ABO blood group relationship.   When thes...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/kLFxUFnwlbc   Previous studies show that mRNA CoVid vaccines induce stronger Covid   neutralizing antibody responses than do natural CoVid infections, but a new Israeli study shows these infections protect equally well against a second infection and its consequences.   The numbers show that a natural infection is 94.8% protective against a recurrent one, 94.1% protect...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/2MytwFMumnw   Today’s medical discoveries that point to future therapy. New developments for:   Nanoparticle Antibacterials, Radical Prostatectomy, Preventing Abdominal Aortic, Aneurysms, Glioblastoma, Nanorobots All this on   Medicine of the Future.   Bacteria are getting smarter and more resistant to all known antibiotics, and many of them resist treatment by hiding...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/Do2i-QOVXYQ   The FDA and Shearer’s Foods LLC have recalled Raley’s Salt & Vinegar Flavored Potato Chips.   This product contains undeclared milk.   Those with a milk allergy may develop a severe or life-threatening allergic reaction upon ingesting this product.   Do not consume these potato chips but return them to the place of purchase for a refund.   To obtain more...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/O6T_AI-njN8   The FDA and Creative Foods Inc. now recall Bueno Coffee Substitute Creamy Hazelnut and Bueno Coffee Substitute Pecan Praline.   Both products may contain undeclared peanut, hazelnut, and/or barley (gluten).   Those with nut allergies may experience severe or lift-threatening allergic reactions after ingesting this product.   Those with gluten intolerance...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/7uf1YfnNYsY   The FDA and Sanit Technologies are recalling Durisan Antimicrobial Hand Sanitizer, Non-Alcohol.   This product is contaminated with the bacterium Burkholderia contaminan s.   Exposure to this product could cause an infection in a person with a hand wound or scrapes.   The bacteria could enter the bloodstream in patients with compromised immune systems an...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/-2KhPu786jU   The FDA and Lake Champlain Chocolates are recalling the Mr. Goodtime Chocolate Bunny with a best by date of 11/20/2021.   This product contains undeclared almonds.   Those with almond allergies could develop a severe or life threatening allergic reaction after ingesting this candy.   The bunny was sold in: CA, CT, MA, NH, NY, RI, TX, VT, and VA.   If you...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/SpN-R2CjHr0   The FDA and Blount Fine Foods are recalling Panera at Home Lobster Bisque.   This soup contains an undeclared egg allergen.   This product is only sold in supermarket refrigerated cases and not at Panera   Bread restaurants.   If you have this soup at home, don’t consume it.   Call Blount Fine Foods at 1-866-674-4519 for additional information.       htt...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/Em_v2P-Y5j8   The FDA and Trader Joes now recall Trader Joe’s Restaurant Style White Corn Tortilla Chips.   This product contains undisclosed milk making it dangerous for those with a milk allergy to ingest it.   The product was sold in the following states:   AL, AZ, AR, CA, CO, DC, DE, ID, KS, LA, MD, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OK, OR, PA, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA.   If you bought t...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/b6VW--bGwuM   The FDA and Torn and Glasser now recall Torn & Glasser Dark Chocolate Expresso Beans.   This product is mislabeled and actually contains dark chocolate walnuts.   Those with a walnut allergy could develop a severe or life-threatening reaction to ingesting this candy.   The candy was sold by the Kroger conglomerate and variously branded as Kroger, Arlan’s...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/xGpKIwbEL6o   The CPSC and Battat recall B. Toys Firefly Frank Infant Teethers. Small plastic wings may detach from the teether’s body and create a choking hazard for young children.   About 61,000 of these teethers were sold at Target and online at target.com, and about 210 were sold in Canada.   Take these teethers away from your infant and toddlers and return them...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/SnBiPfdfCrU   The CPSC and Audio-Technica are recalling the Audio-Technica Wireless Headphone Charging Case Model ATH-CK3TW.   These portable charging cases may overheat and create burn and fire hazards.   About 7,450 units have been sold at American Musical Supply, Inmotion Entertainment Group, Micro Electronics, and Music and Arts Center stores as well as at other r...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/I12h9qDm-YE   The CPSC and Target now recall Cat & Back Baby Heart Ears Rompers.   The heart-shaped decorations on the romper knees may peel off or detach and pose a choking hazard to children.   About 44,350 of these garments were sold nationwide at Target stores and on target.com.   Don’t permit your children to wear these rompers and return them to any Target store...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/pdfPMK8Plxo   The CPSC and Playgro are recalling the Playgro Clip Clop Infant Activity Rattle.   The abacus ring on the horses back may dislodge, release small beads, and thereby create a choking hazard to small children.   About 18,000 of these rattles have been sold nationwide at Walmart stores and on walmart.com.   Take away these rattles from your children and con...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/C069WrAoDQ8   From TikTok viewer (user iii_1986_iii):   Is it true that once you’re immune, you’re immune because if not that would make literally every vaccine ever manufactured worthless.   We all wish that were true.   Even for# influenza, a yearly booster with different antigens is required. #Tetanus requires a 10 year booster. Even childhood vaccinations such as...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/ED4Ui26z0Uc   CoVid infections are associated with devastating brain damage without evidence that the virus itself infects brain tissue.   Columbia University neuroscientists now publish these conclusions following their study of 41 consecutive deceased CoVid victims.   All had severe Covid disease with lung damage but only half required intubation.   No viral particl...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/HVYYr5Ilqd8   Hitting speed bumps at speeds exceeding 28 mph may cause brain injuries to a 3 rd trimester fetus and uterine stress for the mother.   This warning comes from engineers at the University of British Columbia.   The investigators derived their conclusions from models that calculate the effects of speed bump shear on the fetal brain as well as the uterus af...

  Vid https://youtu.be/DDmhbn0MY8k   Thiazide blood pressure drugs including hydrochlorthazide can bump up the risk of deadly skin cancer by 60%.   This the conclusion from a University of Toronto study comparing 302,634 adults on hypertensive medications and 605, 268 unmedicated matched controls.     Increasing doses of thiazide medications were associated with increasing incidence of melanoma an...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/Qz4DYKCooz4   A CoVid infection is 8 times more likely to be associated with blood clots in the brain than vaccination with the AstraZeneca vaccine.   This from studies by the European Medicines Agency and British neuroscientists.   Cerebral venous thrombosis occurs in 39 per million with CoVid infection but in only 5 per million after the AstraZeneca vaccine or 4.1 p...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/2RYVDOo7gA8   If you had CoVid, there is still a 1 in 10 chance of reinfection.   Researchers at New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital followed 2,346 predominately male Marines 18-20 years of age over a 6 month study period.   Those entering the study with CoVid antibodies were considered to have been infected.   Ten percent became reinfected.   The reinfected had significa...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/psC1lsiDV8k   Being overweight but also underweight boosts a woman’s risk of suffering recurrent pregnancy losses by 20%.   British obstetricians performed a focused meta-analysis of 16 published studies covering nearly 66,000 women.   Repeated miscarriages are 21% more likely in women with BMI’s >25 than those with normal body weight.   In those with repeated losses,...

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/_HW1iHftI3o New developments for:   Skin Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Stroke, Pediatric Heart Disease, Male Contraception, Genetic Engineering All this on   Medicine of the Future. Researchers at the Ohio State Comprehensive   Cancer Center suggest that the already available and inexpensive neurodrug dopamine can reduce the development of common skin cancers including basal...