Dr. Howard Smith Reports

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/3_z292naxpo   The CPSC and The American Honda Company have recalled 2022 model year Honda TRX90X all terrain vehicles.   This vehicle’s throttle cable tends to stick causing the vehicle to go out of control and crash with injuries to the occupants and bystanders.   About 2900 of these ATVs were sold at Honda Powersports dealers nationwide.   Immediately stop riding th...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/263bEwBh8Vc   The CPSC and the Kubota Tractor Company have recalled Kubota RTV-XG850 Model Utility Vehicles, so-called Sidekick models, manufactured from 2018 through 2022.   These vehicles’ steering shafts may shear near the electric power steering housing leading to steering control loss, crashes, and injuries to the driver and bystanders.   About 19,500 of these ve...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/BJue8-_TjoY   The CPSC and The Laundress company are recalling The Laundress laundry detergent, fabric conditioner and other cleaning products.   These products are contaminated with 3 types of bacteria including Burkholderia cepacia complex, Klebsiella aerogenes, and multiple strains of Pseudomonas.   Those with weak immune systems, respiratory problems, and implante...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/Jc1eO3QkiRM   With Thanksgiving behind us, most of us know full well that there is abundant stress ahead of us before that Times Square ball drops to ring in 2023.   With that in mind, I’m digging deep in my radio archive back 30 years to share my WBZ News Radio Stress sheet that helps you recognize stress and control it.   I much appreciate the Instagram posting of t...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/MUoH14rZG74   Excellent New England Journal of Medicine video that details the history of mask wearing during epidemics and pandemics.   Shortened to comply with posting mandates, but all critical details included.   #masking #CoVid #influenza #plague #pandemic #epidemic  

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/eyK0t09vkco   The FDA and Mason Vitamins Inc. are recalling Healthy Sense Daily Multiple with Iron and People’s Choice Women's Daily Vitamins with Iron.   The amounts of Vitamin A, Vitamin B12, Vitamin C, Vitamin E and Pantothenic Acid are misstated on the label.   The affected lots are 25807G for Healthy Sense and the same number preceded by A through D for People’s...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/SiqfSh3ayz0   The FDA and Green Day Produce, Inc. are recalling Green Day Produce Enoki Mushrooms.   This import is contaminated with listeria monocytogenes.   This bacterium triggers serious and life-threatening infections in the very young, in older, frail individuals, and in those with weak immune systems.   If you bought enoki mushrooms recently, look at the clear...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/s95uwDgISWM   The FDA and the Fudgeamentals company announce the recall of Fudgeamentals Chocolate Fudge Bites.   This product’s containers were mistakenly filled with Chocolate Walnut Fudge Bites leading to the presence of undeclared walnuts, a tree nut.   Those with walnut or tree nut allergies could develop serious or life-threatening allergic reactions should they...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/ZEikCXQLA8k   The FDA and Boston Baking, Inc. are recalling Boston Baking Mini Cinnamon Crumb Cakes.   These crumb cakes contain undeclared pecans.   Those with pecan allergies could develop serious and life-threatening allergic reaction after snacking on these cinnamon crumb cakes.   The little cakes were sold at Whole Foods Markets in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/ZmoVv2mIFF0   The FDA and the Big Sky Bread Company now recall Big Sky Chocolate Chunk Granola and Big Sky Chocolate Chunk Peanut Butter Chip Granola.   These products contain undeclared milk though the label does say that the products were made on equipment that also processes peanuts, tree nuts, soy, MILK, eggs, and wheat.   Those with a milk allergy could develop s...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/PodTR5NHaMs   The CPSC and Carter’s are recalling Carter’s Infant Yellow Footed Fleece Pajamas with Animal Graphics.   Small metal wire pieces have gotten into the pajama fabric creating puncture and laceration hazards for young children wearing these garments.   About 50,800 of these pjs were sold in the US and about 200 were sold in Canada at Carter’s, Kohl’s, Macy’...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/v4yKwMruIZ4   The CPSC and the Professor Puzzle company are recalling Professor Puzzle Rainbow Stacking Toys.   The information label on this toy may detach and create a choking hazard.   About 2,350 of these toys ere sold in the US and about 600 were sold in Canada at Home Goods, Homesense, Marshalls, TJ Maxx, and Winners stores nationwide.   Immediately take these s...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/SUvedB0y1eQ   The CPSC and Polaris Industries issue yet another recall for Polaris Snowmobiles.   This time the recall covers model Year 2021-2023 MATRYX, 2015-2022 AXYS, and 2013-2014 Pro-Ride Snowmobiles.   An electrostatic discharge within the fuel tanks of these snowmobiles can trigger vapor ignition, an explosive tank burst, fires, and burns.   About 138,000 of t...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/ZojwdCSiZug   Amazon has cooked up yet another plan for providing healthcare.   This time it’s called Amazon Clinic, and its a web-based platform that will broker a hookup between patients with common problems and providers willing and able to treat them.   The problems they treat include: acne, dandruff, erectile dysfunction, male balding, tobacco overuse, sinusitis,...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/qfLY8JWVBm4   One in every 5 American diabetics has been forced to ration insulin due to its exorbitant cost.   Public health officials have appropriately tagged this strategy as “penny-wise and pound-foolish” since it leads to devastating medical and economic consequences.   The response from the pharmaceutical industry: crickets.   The bellwether state of California...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/xeK8CJm3t7U   Austin Texas-based Shani Biotechnologies has partnered with University of Texas-Arlington to create a point-of-care sensor that accurately measures blood oxygen and serum hemoglobin levels in patients with pigmented skin.   Rather than utilizing the infrared sensors employed in most pulse oximeters, the Shani devices incorporates green-blue light and a p...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/IoLt-p4pK70   An experimental vaccine developed at the University of Houston successfully blocks the psychological “high” induced by fentanyl.   Tested in mice, the vaccine only blocks fentanyl while permitting other therapeutic narcotics such as morphine, oxycodone, and methadone to work effectively when needed for management after surgery, trauma, and recovery from...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/SfP3br735Mk   The brain is surrounded by a barrier that protects it from blood-borne toxins.   Usually a benefit, it complicates the treatment of brain tumors.   Columbia University neurosurgeons have now developed a catheter and pump combo that bypasses this blood-brain barrier and pumps cancer-killing chemo directly into a cancer’s depths.   This permits the safe pe...

  Vidcast: https://youtu.be/GfBoXFF-skk   Molecular biochemical researchers at the University of Southern California have identified a so-called chaperone molecule GRP78 that potentiates CoVid replication and may serve as the basis for a universal CoVid drug.   Taking this information, they have developed monoclonal antibodies and other compounds such as HA15 and YUM70 that inhibit the production...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/zasupNfmc10   A small but significant preliminary study shows that use of Paxlovid during pregnancy is well-tolerated by mother and fetus alike.   Neonatologists at the University of Connecticut studied 7 women prescribed Paxlovid for mild to moderate CoVid infections.   Four of the subjects were vaccinated and boosted, 2 were only vaccinated, and 1 was unvaccinated....

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/i7b3amrLyzM   One commonly prescribed, non-narcotic cough medicine is a danger to any family with children under 10.   That drug is benzonatate, previously marketed as Tessalon and Zonatuss, and now sold as the generic.   The drug is indicated for cough suppression in those 10 years or over.     The FDA is now warning all parents and their pediatricians that the cases...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/jtnUIScwUQs   Babies consuming increased amounts of breastmilk containing one particular micro-RNA molecule enjoyed a lower risk of skin, food, and respiratory allergies.   Penn State pediatricians studied 163 mothers who planned to breastfeed 4 months or more.   Samples of their breastmilk were collected over that time period and analysed for microRNA.   The analysis...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/GUuxYlY1pOg   A multi-site meta-analysis by Australian obstetricians provided the necessary statistical power to demonstrate the superior safety profile of balloon cervical dilatation over prostaglandin drug cervical ripening.   The investigators analyzed the data from 5460 women who participated in 12 studies.   While use of balloon cervical dilatation did not produc...

    Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/zk7Z0hbeK7I   Strokes don’t occur often in young adults, but having Type A blood increases your risk of having a debilitating early onset stroke 16% while having type O blood reduces that risk by 12%.   Epidemiologists at the University of Maryland’s School of Medicine draw these conclusions from their meta-analysis of 16,927 stroke victims who participated in 48 di...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/ducLJcCo1Zo   A CoVid reinfection more than triples your risk of hospitalization and more than doubles your risk of death.   The St. Louis VA Clinical Epidemiology Center reports these sobering results after reviewing the records of 40,947 vets who experienced two or more bouts of CoVid and compared them with more than 400 thousand experiencing only one infection and...