Dr. Howard Smith Reports

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/drhowardsmithreports/reel/DHeYGjVuyu5/ The safety snap clasp on these teethers can detach and create a choking risk to young children. The recall affects multiple models including Assisi, Little Flower, God’s Grace, Cecilia, John the Baptist, and Divine Mercy for the Rosary teethers, and Genesis, Maccabees, Esther, Wisdom, Divine Mercy, Psalm, and Proverbs for t...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHeXk0NNGcd/ These Black Diamond harnesses degrade over time, fail to support climbers, and create serious injuries or death. About 1,580 harnesses were sold in the US and 130 were sold in Canada at Liberty Mountain, REI, and at other specialty outdoor stores nationwide as well as online at blackdiamondequipment.com, backcountry.com, and evo.com from Januar...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/drhowardsmithreports/reel/DHeWm3vvxOD/ These stools collapse or tip over while in use creating a serious fall and injury risk to children. About 10,300 toddler stools were sold exclusively on Amazon.com between March 2024 and December 2024. Immediately stop permitting your children to sit on these recalled stools. Contact Blissful-Time at 1-833-999-9327 or via t...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHeV00BtmNv/ These glass bottles tend to crack creating an injury risk.  Affected are lot numbers 11/28/2024 L and 11/27/2024. About 61,500 bottles were sold by Trader Joe’s in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas between December 2024 and January 2025. Stop using the re...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHWsv0DpXHF/ It turns out that consistently filling your glass with white wine leads to a 26% higher risk of any cancer but only in women.  A white wine habit is also associated with a 22% higher risk of skin cancer for men and women.  Brown University dermatologists and epidemiologists now report these conclusions from their meta-analysis of 42 studies and...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/drhowardsmithreports/reel/DHWsGm-M6lc/ Those burgers, fries, donuts, and milk shakes during pregnancy not only load pounds on your frame but also create liver disease in your baby.  Collaborative research from the Universities of Oklahoma and Colorado using a macaque animal model reveals that steady ingestion of a high fat, high sugar typical Western diet during...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHWrZMmM_b_/ A nanogel coupled with a cell-penetrating compound more effectively delivers antibiotics to kill bacteria that hide within bladder lining cells and perpetuate urinary tract infections.  Pharmacologists and microbiologists from the University of Colorado’s Anschutz Campus report the successful development and deployment of just such a drug. The...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/drhowardsmithreports/reel/DHWqt9XOIpA/ Chemists from the Czech Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry and the John’s Hopkins Drug Discovery unit have synthesized several compounds that, when swallowed and metabolized, create natural anti-inflammatory compounds that can help trigger the regrowth of hair.  Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disease that pro...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHWqGMHsxHy/ Diabetes-related deaths dropped by 32% from 2000 to 2019.  That is a decline from 28.1 deaths per 100,000 people to 19.1  This progress in diabetic management occurred in all racial and ethnic groups. Epidemiologists from Seattle’s University of Washington report these heartening statistics after their review of data from US government database...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/drhowardsmithreports/reel/DHWphOavLTB/ Receiving sequential CoVid vaccinations in the same arm boosts your initial protective antibody responses 4.5 fold.  Research immunologists at Australia’s University of Melbourne report this result after analyzing the immune responses to CoVid vaccination in a mouse model.  This more rapid, stronger antibody responses could...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHWouikv4B-/ University of Maryland virologists, in conjunction with staff at the Vaxart company, now report that a newly developed oral norovirus vaccine candidate is safe and effective.  This vaccine in tablet form, VXA-G1.1-NN, delivers a nonreplicating adenoviral vector that carriers the norovirus G1.1 major capsid protein VP1.  The vaccine underwent ph...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/drhowardsmithreports/reel/DHWnueHvHxv/ The World Health Organization and the UK’s Francis Crick Institute sponsored an international meeting of influenza virologists to select those strains of the flu virus to be included in the 2025-2026 Influenza vaccines.   This vital conclave, usually held in the US on an annual basis, was just canceled by the our current go...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHWnH5EMJ4m/ Microplastics, the microscopic and nano-sized plastic particles that are invading our bodies, lend a hand to bacteria attempting to evade our most powerful antibiotics.  Boston University bioengineers studied this phenomenon using E. coli, the bacteria that often cause serious and sometimes deadly food poisoning, The investigators show that, wh...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/drhowardsmithreports/reel/DHWmcgnMxf3/ Two-thirds of children wearing peanut skin patches were safely desensitized to this common kid allergen.  Pediatric allergists at the University of Colorado followed 298 children 4 to 11 years of age in their phase 3 study of so-called epicutaneous  immunotherapy. The Viaskin Peanut Patch delivers 250 ug of peanut protein,...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHJpEFNOP0m/ These slot car kits contain loose, high-powered magnets that pose ingestion hazards to children. When ingested, the magnets attract each other in the gastrointestinal tract leading to intestinal perforations, blockages, infections, and even death. Fully assembled models are not affected by this recall. About 55,000 kits were sold nationwide at...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/drhowardsmithreports/reel/DHJlClKPqCS/ Those with sulfite allergies or sensitivities could develop serious or life-threatening reactions after consuming this product. These recalled lily flowers were sold at retail outlets nationwide. Those with a sulfite allergy should not consume this product and return it to the place of purchase for a full refund. For more i...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHJkgQBtiUS/ These powders are all contaminated with toxic levels of lead and arsenic. Exposure to these contaminants can pose serious health risks, including developmental defects, kidney dysfunction, and increased cancer risk. Affected products are batch numbers BJ 04, GD 04, VK 04, and RY 04, all with a manufacturing date of July 2022. These herbal suppl...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/drhowardsmithreports/reel/DHJj3B6xxdN/ This hot pot sauce contains undeclared peanut, soy, sesame, and wheat allergens. Those with with allergies or sensitivities to these ingredients risk serious or life-threatening reactions if they consume the product. Also affected are those with celiac disease.  Affected are lot numbers 2023/12/20, 2024/1/31, 2024/4/15, and...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHJjQ95sLD6/ This stroller fan’s housing permits children’s probing fingers to reach the blades creating laceration injuries.  Affected is model number 25138, lot number N8K10X. About 33,600 stroller fans were sold at Baby Express, Burlington Coat Factory, Target, and Unique Photo stores, as well as online at Amazon.com and us.nuby.com. The affected fans we...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/drhowardsmithreports/reel/DHJilqOPBfL/ The transceiver’ s power switch is defective and the radio powers down unexpectedly. This prevents the locating of avalanche victims with obvious dire consequences.  About 1,660 transceivers were sold in the United States, and an additional 206 were sold in Canada at Liberty Mountain, REI, specialty outdoor stores, and onli...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHJhzBVMLB3/ These reagent bottles fail to meet child-resistant packaging requirements under the Poison Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA). The bottles contain sulfuric acid and create a risk of severe chemical burns to the skin and eyes and, if swallowed, internal corrosive burns. About 10,000 units were sold nationwide in pool and aquarium stores and online...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/drhowardsmithreports/reel/DHJhKT3twe_/ Lolanta Children’s Bathrobes violate federal flammability regulations for children’s sleepwear creating a serious burn hazard and risk of injury or death to children. About 5,100 bathrobes were sold exclusively on Amazon.com from November 2021 through November 2024.Stop permitting your children to wear these recalled bathro...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHD3ybgMZCK/ If you live in an area with more high-heat days, with a heat index above 90°F, you are likely to experience faster biological aging than if you reside in a cooler region.  In fact, you are likely to age an extra 14 months over a six-year period. This study from the University of Southern California just published in Science measured epigenetic...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHD28nmuKit/ So say neurologists at Harvard’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital.  In a mouse model, they show that a nasal spray containing an anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody significantly reduces brain inflammation and speeds recovery after a traumatic brain injury (TBI).  This antibody, sprayed into the nasal cavities, activates regulatory T cells, Tregs, that th...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/drhowardsmithreports/reel/DHD2SrsvrnU/ University of South Carolina neurologists just reported to the International Stroke Conference that that regular flossing lowers the risk of certain strokes.  Their study followed 6,278 participants for more than 25 years. Those who flossed at least once weekly had a 21% lower incidence of ischemic stroke and a 44% lower ri...