Dr. Howard Smith Reports

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/s_EI0u93GaE   The CPSC and Lifetime Products announce the recall of Lifetime Products 6-foot Seminar Tables.   The brace arms fail to lock the table legs into place leading to table collapse with possible injuries.   More than 43,000 of these tables were sold via Amazon, Sam’s Club, Costco, other websites, and Lifetime stores in Utah and Idaho..   If you have one of t...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/PDWarSXVYtM   The CPSC and Casa Kids now recall Casa Kids Cabina Bunk Beds.   The bed’s mattress foundation can separate from the bed’s guardrails allowing the mattress foundation to fall and pose a fall risk to children.   Don’t permit your child to sleep on this bed until you have inspected to check that screws holding the mattress foundation in place are intact.  ...

x Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/LwdHnnpRfkY   The CPSC and Polaris announce the recall of   Ranger and ProXD off-road vehicles.   These vehicles have sticky throttle pedals creating crash hazards.   About 15,800 were sold in the Us and 711 were sold in Canada.   If you own one of these vehicles, stop using it and call your nearest Polaris dealer to arrange for a repair.   If you require additional i...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/T0GtRGC0CiE   The CPSC and Haro Bicycles are recalling Masi Evoluzione and Gran Corsa Bicycles.   The steering fork tube may fracture and cause a rider to lose control creating fall injuries.   Immediately stop riding these bicycles, contact your local Haro dealer to arrange an inspection, repair, and/or replacement of the fork.   Further information is available by c...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/w-694u3aL8k   In yet another example of less can be more, Canadian researchers now report that half as long a course of antibiotic effectively eradicates cases of pediatric pneumonia.   A five day course of high dose amoxicillin cures pneumonia for 86% of kids while 10 days of the same cures an equivalent 84%.   This isn’t news.   A 2018 Seattle meta-analysis data-min...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/vnaaAJg3Wag   From Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania comes the welcome news that the mRNA CoVid vaccines induce equivalent antibody responses in pregnant   and lactating women as they do in non-pregnant women.   The investigators compared the titers of all classes of anti-CoVid antibodies that developed in 84 pregnant, 31 lactating, and 16 non-pregnant women...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/dHDXxbq5Tg4   NOT YET even if you’ve been vaccinated.   You’ve seen full page ads declaring that your favorite theater subscribes to a national CinemaSafe standard.   How protective is it?     Masks, social distancing, personal and theater hygiene are required, but will they be enforced by theater employees.   Capacity reduction is fine, but even one infected person,...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/g1TBZw3UakM   Daily CoVid antigen tests without stringent masking, distancing, and disinfection will not prevent CoVid outbreaks within collegiate sports teams.   This warning comes from the University of Wisconsin.   Researchers there documented two outbreaks despite daily, comprehensive testing.   The first occurred within a single team when a single negative antige...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/bxjZCXdSnhs   About 27% of those contracting mild CoVid will develop chronic symptoms two months or later after their infections.   A collaborative study from UC Irvine, Indiana University, the Mayo Clinic, and the University of Miami studied 1407 non-hospitalized CoVid patients to predict which patients will become CoVid long haulers.     The early symptoms predictiv...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/_-Lpy4Z9Nv4   No, but you can socialize more.   Here are CDC guidelines as of the 2nd week in March, 2021.   You’re officially vaccinated 2 weeks after a 2nd dose of Moderna or Pfizer and after a single dose of the Johnson-Janssen vaccines.   Gather with another fully vaccinated bubble indoors or outdoors without masks or distancing.   Gather with an unvaccinated bubb...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/GNnQIyA1HmA   The FDA and the J&J Distributing Company now recall multiple products including taco trays, taco dips, taco platters, and turkey sandwiches sold under the Haug, Fresh Thyme, Tastebuds, Earthgrown, Caribou, and Kwik Trip brands.   These products, sold nationwide, may contain listeria monocytogenes .   This microorganism may cause serious and even lifethre...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/tzk9awYHKac   The FDA and Urban Remedy recall Urban Remedy Drinks due to ingredient mislabelling and the presence of undeclared allergens.   The Almond Maca products actually contain undeclared cashews and the Cacao Mocha products actually contain almonds.   Those with allergies to almond and cashews might accidentally ingest an allergen that could trigger a serious o...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/px_u2ik5QpY   The CPSC and SmartPool now recall the Bee Free Children’s Helmets.   These multi-purpose helmets are incorrectly advertised as safe and appropriate for children aged 2 years or older.  They do not comply with minimum safety requirements for children younger than 5 and pose a risk of head injury.   Amazon.com, Lowes.com, Homedepot.com and walmart.com sold...

  Xviid https://youtu.be/TSrEmQFJujY   The CPSC and Potter Electric announce the recall of Potter Electric Recalls Addressable Pull Stations Single/Dual Action.   The pull handle may fail to active the fire alarm system and fail to properly notify of a fire.   Authorized Potter dealers and distributors sold about 735 of these units nationwide.   If you have one of these installed, assume it is not...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/wz0Vo0jpbes   The CPSC and Northern Tool & Equipment are recalling their Powerhorse 13000ES Portable Generators Model #799215.   This product has a wiring defect that may trigger an electric shock.   About 3640 of these generators have been sold nationwide.   Immediately stop using these generators and contact Northern Tool & Equipment at 1-866-443-2576 to schedule a...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/-6L__Yrzktc   The CPSC and Urban Outfitters are recalling Margo Taper Candle Holders.   These candle holders may ignite should they come in contact with the candle’s flame creating a fire hazard.   About 2700 of these were sold in the US and about 60 sold in Canada.   Stop using these candle holders and return them to your nearest Urban Outfitters store to receive a r...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/bdfQBX5U_4A   The CPSC and Home Depot now recall StyleWell Wood Windsor Dining Chair Sets.   The chair’s back may detach and create a fall hazard.   About 3100 of these chairs were sold online at homedepot.com .   Immediately stop using these chairs and inspect them for missing screw holes and wood screws on the underside of the chair base.   If you spot the defect, r...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/F409fOyFKBY   The CPSC and MTIG Productions are recalling deSensua Wintergreen, Birch and Pain Soother Essential Oils.   These products contain methyl salicylate which must be in child resistant packaging.   About 1000 of these products were sold at amazon.com and deSensua.com .   If you have this item at home, immediately store the product out of reach of children.  ...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/JMrO286AIbU   The incidence of childhood peanut allergy is 16% lower currently compared with a decade earlier.   The reason: more babies are eating more peanut products earlier than ever before.   Australian pediatric researchers at the University of Melbourne compared 1,933 12 month old infants recruited in 2018-19 with 5,276 controls studied 10 years earlier.   All...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/Lt1eA7HmnRM   Brain tissue exposed to explosive shockwaves suffer a 60-80% decline in proteins necessary to maintain working connections and information flow between brain cells.   Neuroscientists at the University of North Carolina collaborated with colleagues at the US Army Research Laboratory to test the effects of select battle shockwave trauma on hippocampal brai...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/25t2xXLcdg4   The use of long-acting insulin analogs rather than NPH insulin reduces the risk of life-threatening hypoglycemia by nearly 30% for those in their 70s and older.   Researchers at the FDA report this finding after studying more than one-half million (575,008) diabetics 65 years and older.   Those diabetics using glargine, branded as Lantus, had a 29% lower...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/1UU1Y46BM3Q   From the World Health Organization comes the largest meta-analysis confirming that hydroxychlorqine does not prevent clinical CoVid infections.   The researchers aggregated data from 6 trials coppering some 6,059 participants.   The data conclusively showed that hydroxychloroquine had no significant protective effect and did not prevent CoVid infections...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/NfYWwzdOiuM   The B.1.526 variant, first appearing in New York in December, has seen more than a 26 fold increase over a one month period.   This variant contains the E484K, S477N, and the D253G mutations.   These mutations reduce therapeutic value of convalescent immune sera from recovered patients as well as commercial monoclonal antibodies.   They may also lower va...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/huVl5qZPaOI   Two doses of the Novavax full length CoVid spike protein-nano particle vaccine induced significantly high and effective titers of IgG anti-CoVid antibody.   Novavax Inc. has just published these results on the pre-publication online server medrixiv.org .   A total of 1256 participants at 17 sites in the US and Australia completed the blinded, randomized...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/0_urGjMLqwU   Those engaging in physical activities more than once a week are 52% less likely to require hospitalization should they become infected with CoVid compared with couch potatoes.   French, Canadian, and Swiss investigators analyzed data from 3,139 European participants.   As expected, even with exercise, the odds of hospitalization for CoVid were more than...