Dr. Howard Smith Reports

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DcE26Jvvg0T/ Internal electrical components tend to short circuit and ignite, creating a serious fire and burn hazard that can result in severe injury or death. Affected: model numbers BCD-215V-62H, GLR76TRDER, GLR76TBKER, GLR76TBEER, and GLR76TWEER. Only units with date codes from December 2018 through December 2020 are included.  About 121,680 refrigerators...

Vidcast:   https://www.instagram.com/p/DcE2Uu0BwoP/ Users can become trapped within the bed rail or between the bed rail and the mattress, creating a serious entrapment hazard and risk of death from asphyxiation. The bed rails also lack the required hazard warning labels. Affected: Model BR-11. About 12,000 bed rails were sold exclusively on Amazon.com from July 2024 through May 2026.  Stop using...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DcE0Dm3sC2r/ These keychains violate the federal safety standard for products containing button-cell batteries. The batteries are easily accessible to children, creating a serious ingestion hazard. In addition, the products and packaging do not contain the warnings required under Reese’s Law. If swallowed, button-cell batteries can cause severe internal chemic...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DcE01FqBYiT/ These attic stairway ladders equipped with gas struts have spreader bolts that break while the ladder is in use, creating a serious fall hazard that can result in severe injury or death. Affected: Louisville, Featherlite, Lite, and Century attic stairway ladders with gas struts only. Aluminum or wood-frame folding attic ladders with handrails.  Ab...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DcEyxvRJ2th/ They violate the federal toy safety standard for button-cell batteries. Children can easily access the lithium coin battery inside the headbands. If swallowed, these batteries can cause severe internal chemical burns and even death. Affected: Models 46310, 46309, and 44694. Model 46310. About 25,200 headbands were sold at retail dollar stores and...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DcEyAWqJOSS/ These chargers contain lithium coin batteries that can be easily accessed by children. The batteries supplied with the charger are also not in child-resistant packaging, and the packaging does not contain the warnings required by Reese’s Law. If a button cell or coin battery is swallowed, it can cause serious internal chemical burns and death. Aff...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DcDL_pchXDQ/ Schwarzkopf  Professional  Osis GRIP Packages Explode Taylor Fresh Foods Jalapeños-containing Products Have Salmonella Contamination Food To Live Green Powder Products Have Salmonella Contamination Sura Tanmen Noodle Kits Contain Undeclared Fish Allergen Blank Slate Creamery Vegan Coconut Fudge Sandwiches Have Undeclared Egg bettergoods Pistachio...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DcDJ2rwzz9w/ EEMB Lithium-ion Coin Battery Chargers Are Child Ingestion Hazards Easter LED Headbands Contain Dangerous Button Batteries Louisville Attic Stairway Ladders Can Dump You Mini Laser Pointer Keychains Have Button Battery Dangers LIUQIBAX  Adult Bed Rails Can Entrap Galanz Retro Refrigerators Catch Fire TT Trsmima Backyard Zipline Kits and Brakes Cau...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DcB183lherA/ The White House’s new executive order calls for major changes to childhood vaccination recommendations. During its announcement, he made several claims that don’t match the scientific evidence. First. The White House suggests that the combined measles, mumps and rubella vaccine could be “quite lethal,” and again promotes a connection between vacci...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DcBzPNQuBtV/ Cyclospora is a microscopic parasite that can cause weeks of watery diarrhea, abdominal cramping, bloating, nausea and fatigue. The good news? Heat kills it. The FDA says food that might contain Cyclospora should be cooked so the entire food reaches at least 158 degrees Fahrenheit, or 70 degrees Celsius. At that temperature, Cyclospora cannot surv...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DbluW27AORk/ French fries with less oil, faster cooking, and still plenty of crunch? Food scientists think microwave energy could help make that possible. Researchers at the University of Illinois studied what happens inside French fries during conventional and microwave-assisted frying. As potatoes cook, water escapes and can create negative pressure inside t...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/Dbltrdvt-Rz/ University of Toronto nutritionists working with the Harvard School of Public Health epidemiologists followed 25,749 Americans who were ages 9 to 16 when they entered the study, tracking their diets and health for as long as 25 years. Those drinking two or more sugar-sweetened beverages a day had a 52% higher risk of developing high blood pressure...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/Dbls4oWvzKX/ Why younger adults? Colorectal cancer is no longer just an older person’s disease. It is now the leading cause of cancer death among Americans younger than 50, and incidence in people under 50 has been rising by nearly 3% a year.  So know the warning signs: recurring rectal bleeding; persistent constipation or diarrhea; newly thin or narrow stools...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DblsKPMu7JK/ Could something naturally found in wheat germ, mushrooms, and aged cheese help those with aging or otherwise weakened immune systems respond better to vaccines? Rheumatology researchers at the UK’s University of Oxford studied spermidine, a naturally occurring compound that has been linked to the immune cellular recycling processes that become les...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DblrZZ2h8r0/ Collaborators at the Brazilian Biomedical Research Institute, Canada’s McMaster University, and Stanford tested fluvoxamine, also known as Luvox, in 399 adults whose fatigue had persisted for at least 90 days after COVID. Participants separated into 3 groups received either fluvoxamine, the diabetes drug metformin, or placebo for 60 days.  Fluvoxa...

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DblqV-ghrIP/ The United States has now reported more measles cases in the first seven months of 2026 than during all of last year. The CDC reports 2,371 confirmed measles cases as of July 30th, compared with 2,289 during all of 2025. Cases have been reported across 45 U.S. jurisdictions, plus 16 infections among international visitors.  The outbreak numbers are...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/Dblpk4BMBcC/ A new pill could halt measles transmission if given shortly before or even after a person is exposed. Georgia State University virologists tested an experimental oral antiviral called GHP-88310 in ferrets infected with canine distemper virus, which produces a measles-like disease. The drug blocks both direct-contact and airborne transmission when...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/Dblo_NQtnsz/ A few seconds with a tiny brush stops many childhood cavities while sparing drills, shots, or sedation. University of Michigan researchers now report that brushing on a liquid called 38% silver diamine fluoride, or SDF, successfully stopped decay in 54% of treated cavities after six months, compared with only 22.5% brushed with a placebo liquid ....

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DbloKgyMuAP/ Did your parents warn you that too much television could rot your brain? A new study confirms their wisdom. University of Southern California researchers analyzed 1,712 adults in the long-running Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study. Participants were about 53 years old when they reported their television viewing and work-related sitting habit...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DblnjWjs6wq/ Researchers from Duke University and the University of North Carolina now report a wastewater technique that detects DNA fragments from the foods we’ve eaten. The concept is similar to the wastewater surveillance that became an important tool for tracking COVID-19. In North Carolina wastewater representing some 2.1 million people, the technique id...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DbjYAwIBFdG/ Sewers Are a New Window Into Our Diets Abundant TV Viewing Shrinks Brains A Drill-less Method For Halting Your Kid’s Dental Cavities A New Antiviral Stop Measles In Its Tracks U.S. Measles Cases Have Already Surpassed All of 2025 Antidepressant Medication Eases Long CoVid Fatigue Your Diet Could Help Vaccines Work Better Colorectal Cancer Warning...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DbZFGVFAiIC/ Those with a peanut allergy or severe sensitivity could suffer a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they eat these products. Affected: Glutinous Rice Balls with Black Sesame Filling with Use By dates 9/22/2027 and 10/19/2027, and Black & White Glutinous Rice Balls with Black Sesame Filling with Use By date 10/19/2027. These recal...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DbZER1rvWpB/ Iceberg lettuce and shredded iceberg lettuce products sourced from Central Mexico are contaminated with Cyclospora, a parasite that can cause prolonged intestinal illness. Symptoms include diarrhea, stomach cramps, bloating, nausea, vomiting, headache, fever, body aches, fatigue, weight loss, and loss of appetite. If untreated, the illness can las...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DbZDk-Mhdkr/ This bacterium that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems. Healthy adults may develop fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. Affected: 180-count bottles, Lot A6FF4, Best By 11/2028. This recalled product was sold nationwide from December 2025 throug...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DbY7WRatEb5/ This bacterium causes serious illness, especially in young children, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems. Affected: White shell eggs and brown cage-free shell eggs sold under multiple brands, including Kroger, Simple Truth, Brookshire’s, Country Morning, Sunups, and bulk food-service packages, with plant codes P-1950 or 0840962,...