Dr. Howard Smith Reports

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/7vGADu0EgL4   Post-traumatic stress can be a challenge to manage, but repeated IV ketamine infusions appear to be effective.   Psychiatrists at New York’s Mt. Sinai Hospital and Med School report this finding from their randomized, controlled study of 30 patients with chronic PTSD.   The experimental group received 6 infusions of ketamine at 0.5 mg/kg over 14 days whi...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/rRY3emWBAEo   If you weather Covid-19 infection, there is a 99.3% chance that you will avoid a second infection.   A collaborative study by investigators at Cornell and Qatar Universities reviewed data from 43,044 CoVid patients.   Only 0.7% of this group developed another CoVid-positive PCR test.   Only 41% of that tiny group had convincing clinical evidence of a sec...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/jUScEJAweoA   Consuming foods rich in the monosaturated fat oleic acid could prevent the autoimmune attack on your central nervous system that triggers MS.   This the conclusion of a Yale University study.   The immunobiologists found that fat tissues of MS patients were deficient in oleic acid.   When they added it back to the fat in the test tube, they found it trig...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/4Gsr9PkXWaE   Despite a predominance of women in college, men tend to monopolize classroom discussions 60% more often than women.   Dartmouth sociologists analyzed 95 hours of classes covering a broad range of subject matter, and they recently published their findings in the journal Gender & Society.   Despite the fact that 55% of the classes had more women than men a...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/RFHDO5TME54   We all hope that receiving the vaccine will earn us a pass to return to our former, carefree social lives.   Most doctors around the world are against issuing such a document that guarantees unlimited travel and social interactions without masks and distancing.   Investigators at Duke, UNC, and Australia’s Bond University surveyed 1004 physicians in 40 c...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/nJa_a4wU-Fc   The CPSC and Academy Sports + Outdoors are recalling the Academy Sport + Outdoors Ozone 500 Density Bicycles.   The locking hardware on the front wheel can become loose resulting in front wheel instability, posing fall and injury hazards.   If you have one of these bicycles, stop using it and contact the company at 1-888-922-2336 for a free repair or rep...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/VsK54q7042s   The CPSC and Rusdt-Oleum have recalled Rust-Oleum Professional Bright Galvanizing Compound Spray Paint. The bottom of the pressurized container can detach unexpectedly, posing an injury hazard. If you have this paint, stop using it and contact Rust-Oleum at 1-800-908-4050 for a refund.   https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2021/Rust-Oleum-Recalls-Aerosol-Paint-...

Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/xJ0MuDK6630   The CPSC and Massimo Motor Sports have recalled the Massimo Percussion Massage Guns.   The lithium ion battery may overheat causing a burn and fire hazard.   Immediately stop using these guns and contact Massimo at 1-877-881-6376 for a refund.   https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2021/Massimo-Motor-Sports-Recalls-Percussion-Massage-Guns-Due-to-Fire-Hazard-Sold-E...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/q0hT3qnVGz0   The CPSC and Belkin announce the recall of the Belkin Portable Wireless Charger + Stand Special Edition.   A manufacturing defect in the power supply unit can cause the charger to malfunction and overheat, posing fire and shock hazards.   If you own this unit stop, stop using it.   Contact Belkin at 1-800-223-5546 to obtain information about safe disposa...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/rYPuZ6GtsJU   The CPSC and Juratoys have recalled Janod Toy Confetti Trumpets.   The small plastic pieces inside the toy trumpets can come loose and can be ingested by children, posing a choking hazard. If you own this toy, don’t permit your child to use it.   Dispose of the trumpet and contact Juratoys at 1-855-665-9287 for a refund.   https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/20...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/h5Jv9aP_yz4   The CPSC and Sea To Summit have recalled Summit Alpha and Sigma Camping Pots.  The nylon latch can disengage from the pot and cause the handle to detach, posing burn and scald hazards. A total of 16,200 were sold in the US through REI and 2050 sold in Canada.   If you own these pots, stop using them and return them to the place of purchase.   For additio...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/uUsZvYgxNZY   The FDA and Essaar, Inc. are recalling Soho Fresh 70% Rubbing Alcohol.   This product is contaminated with poisonous methanol.   Exposure to this product can trigger nausea and vomiting, headache, blurred vision, blindness, seizures, coma, and permanent nervous system damage.   Do not open the package and use this product.   Return it to the place of pur...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/vZslvVUwfRk   The FDA and Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc have recalled Dole Sesame Asian Chopped Salad.   This product has undeclared egg.   Anyone with a severe egg allergy ingesting it could suffer a life-threatening allergic reaction.   This product was sold in: AK, CA, ID, KS, MO, OK, OR, TX AND UT.   If you have the product, do not consume it.   Discard it retaining...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/VsILcxYUypY   The FDA and Weis Markets announce the recall of 10,869 containers of Weis Quality Cookies and Cream Ice Cream, 502 3 gallon bulk containers of Klein’s Vanilla Dairy Ice Cream, 665 3 gallon bulk contains of Klein’s Cookies and Cream Ice Cream, and 286 3 galloon containers of   Nelson’s Graham Slam Ice Cream.   These products are contaminated with metal pi...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/axpIPBdm8mE   The FDA and EVR Foods, Inc. are issuing a recall on Laava Blueberry Plant-Based Yogurt Lot #022121with an expiration date of 2/21/2021.   This particular product batch may have mold contamination.   If you have this yogurt in your fridge, don’t consume it but return it to the place of purchase for a refund. You may direct questions to Laava at 1-833-885-...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/om5xW8bg7EE   If you love post-apocalyptic films and tv, your psyche may be better prepared for the emotional turmoil of the CoVid pandemic.   Penn State psychologists in collaboration with two Danish experts on the psychology of horror surveyed 310 persons concerning their psychic resilience during CoVid.   Each participant was also polled about preparedness for the...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/I4IFhivphIM   If you rarely exercise your body, you run the risk of itchy, scaly skin as you age.   This the conclusion of a just-published Swedish study that followed nearly 1.2 million men over a 31 year average followup period.   The men were divided into 3 groups according to their levels of cardiovascular fitness.   The data showed that those with the highest lev...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/9ws7humxWQQ   Early in the CoVid pandemic, concerns arose about using ACE inhibitors and angiogensin receptor blockers (ARBs) since the ACE2 receptor is the entry point for the CoVid virus into human cells.   A just published study from the University of Pennsylvania suggests that these drugs are safe and perhaps even helpful.   Penn investigators studied 152 CoVid pa...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/pa5lAcnIG04   Those taking drugs to prevent transplanted organ rejection or the scourge of autoimmune diseases do as well during hospital treatment for CoVid as non-immunosuppressed patients.   Researchers at Johns Hopkins report this finding after studying 2121 patients.   The immunosuppressed patients compared with non-immunosuppressed controls had similar outcomes...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/GOEHV368bss   With the CoVid pandemic raging and shortages of PPE once again occurring, you will want to know how to effectively recycle your N95, KN95, or HEPA masks.   From NY’s Columbia University come do-it-yourself methods that safely and economically eliminate virus while maintaining mask integrity, fit, and filtration parameters.   The investigators found that...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/Area-r3AMeQ   Will you soon have a chance to get either the Moderna or the Pfizer mRNA vaccine?   If so, here are some nitty-gritty things that you will want to know about these 95% protective vaccines courtesy of the CDC.   Each vaccine consists of a small fragment of RNA specially formulated so that your body won’t produce an immune response to it.   This RNA is pac...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/ZFWgbAtZs9A   In two cases, cancers in a mother’s cervix were passed to their newborns during a vaginal delivery.   These reports from Japanese pediatric oncologists appeared in a recent New England Journal of Medicine .   One mother was belatedly diagnosed with metastatic squamous cell-neuroendocrine cervical cancer 3 months following her delivery, and her child deve...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/YF3QFYqfPS4   This is my last set of health reports for 2020.   I’ll be back in January with more Health News You Should Use and Health news Capsules covering drug, food, and product safety recalls from the FDA and the CPSC.   When I return, I’ll be broadcasting from a new studio.   Meanwhile, I do hope that you have happy remaining days of Chanukah, a Merry Christmas...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/UlxK36EMGLU   The CPSC and Thermo Tents USA Inc. are recalling 3 tents in the Mór series: Crua Tri, Crua Loj, and Crua Cottage.   These tents are not fire-retardant though labelled as such.   About 260 of these tents were sold online via cruaoutdoors.com, Moosejaw.com, CampSaver.com, Walmart.com, Cabella.com, Basspro.com, and amazon.com .   Stop using these tents arou...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/m-85zttpkyk   The CPSC and the Homfa company have recalled Homfa HPB-087 and HPB-106 Cabinets.   These furniture pieces are unstable unless anchored to the wall, and they may tip over creating entrapment and injuries for children.   They fail to comply with US safety standards.   If you own one, unload it and keep children away from it.   Remove the cabinet’s drawer s...