Dr. Howard Smith Reports

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/mepxRv-lF70   The CPSC and Generac Power Systems are recalling Generac, HomeLink, and DR 6500 Watt and 8000 Watt portable generators.   The handles on these units can pinch fingers against the generator frame causing finger crushes and amputations.   About 321,160 of these generators were sold in the US and about 4575 were sold in Canada at major home improvement and...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/x_6A4mCn1uA   The CPSC and the Hunter Fan Co. have recalled 41 models of Hunter lighting fixtures from the Devon Park, Astwood, Highland Hill, Kerrison, and Van Nuys lighting collections.   The internal wiring in these fixtures is defective and creates shock hazards.   About 2600 recalled fixtures were sold online at hnterfan.com and at other websites.   Stop using th...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/61NZQYMTUt8   The CPSC and Mockingbird LLC are recalling Mockingbird Single-to-Double Strollers.   This stroller’s frame may crack causing child occupants to fall with scratches, cuts, and bruising.   The affected lot #s including those between 20091 and 22602.   About 149,000 of these strollers were sold at Target stores nationwide and online at hellomockingbird.com,...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/VCdjQGQbR-w   The FDA and Nestlé USA are recalling Nestlé Toll House Edible Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Tubs.   Three batches of the dough were found to have soft plastic film in them.   Ingestion of this material is a choking hazard.   The affected product has batch codes of 22135554RR, 22145554RR, and 22155554RR with Best By dates of 1/28-30/2023.   No other NESTLÉ®...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/ZY5kWoKb4Gw   The FDA and the Kalera Public Limited Company are recalling Kalera Fresh Lettuce Products.   These lettuce products are contaminated with salmonella.   This bacterium causes serious and sometimes life-threatening gastroenteritis and systemic infections in the very young, in older frail persons,   and in those with weakened immune systems.   This lettuce...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/yYUWmEXQBfM   The FDA and Adam’s Polishes, LLC are recalling Adam’s Polishes Hand Sanitizer.   This 75% isopropyl alcohol-based hand sanitizer is contaminated with methanol.   Anyone accidentally consuming the product is at risk for methanol poisoning with coma, seizures, permanent blindness, permanent damage to the central nervous system, or death.   The product is s...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/Q2LPbUyhCsg   The FDA and Comercializadora PepsiCo are recalling Gamesa Arcoiris (ARCO-IL-IS) Marshmallow Cookies.   This product is contaminated with salmonella.   This bacterium causes serious and sometimes life-threatening gastroenteritis and systemic infections in the very young, in older frail persons, and in those with weakened immune systems.   The affected pro...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/InVFescGAIw   The FDA and Seven Seas International USA, LLC are recalling Giant Food Private Label Sockeye Smoked Salmon.   This fish is contaminated with listeria monocytogenes.   This bacterium causes serious and sometimes life-threatening infections in the very young, in older frail persons,   and in those with weakened immune systems.   It can also trigger miscarr...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/oh_JQiPfRDM   I told you about an RSV vaccine for prospective moms that protects their newborn infants.   Now AstraZeneca and Sanofi have partnered to create, test, and market a drug that squelches newborn RSV infections after they occur.   The new pharmaceutical, the monoclonal antibody nirsevimab, blocks RSV’s fusion protein so that the virus cannot enter human cell...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/-DYHjyQ5S3g   A full 78% of US hospitals and healthcare systems complain that their relationships with commercial health insurers are tanking.   The chief culprit: mandatory pre-authorizations for surgery, imaging, lab testing, and pharmaceuticals.   Ninety-five percent of hospitals resent wasting ever-increasing time and money dealing with these pre-auths.   Why a wa...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/y3sdEzZzi28   A full 74% of surveyed women want over-the-counter oral contraceptives available without a prescription.   Most of those who answered no don’t use birth control pills now and don’t plan using them in the future.   This result stems from the latest Kaiser Family Foundation’s Women’s Health Survey of 5201 women.   By the way, both the American Medical Asso...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/Hx6vlbgavIc   MIT engineers in collaboration with Harvard’s Brigham & Women’s investigators are developing surgically-implantable materials that can be literally dissolved when no longer needed.   Metals including aluminum become brittle and disintegrate when exposed to gallium.   The research team has shown that aluminum staples will dissolve within minutes when coat...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/wQeX73S2Uxc   Unchecked inflammatory bowel disease over years leads to life-threatening thickening and blockage of the small and large intestines that ultimately results in bowel-shortening surgery.   University of Calgary researchers now report a possible new medical approach to prevent devastating progression of Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis.   By creating powerful...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/xpgnho-DfJU   Rather than merely band-aiding the consequences of atrial fibrillation such as stroke with rhythm-suppressing drugs and blood thinners, it is possible to destroy the root cause of this abnormal cardiac rhythm with cryotherapy.   University of British Columbia cardiologists report in the New England Journal the successful non-invasive catheter cryoablatio...

Paxlovid Saves Older CoVid Patients Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/VDxmwi5jtFo   Strategic use of the protease-inhibitor nirmatrelvir, a key component of the Paxlovid cocktail, for those CoVid patients 65 years and older cuts their rate of hospitalization by nearly three-quarters.   Israeli researchers now publish their data in the New England Journal of Medicine after comparing the outcomes of 3902...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/6jfW-wGn56Q   Playing video games triggers beneficial changes in teen brains that are associated with better cognitive function.   University of Vermont psychiatrists compared the brain functions of 679 9 and 10 year old video game players with those of 1128 pre-teens never played.   The data reveals that video game jockeys exhibited   significantly better cognitive p...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/fAoprVU74OU   Bariatic surgery for obese individuals with non-alcoholic liver disease cuts their risk of heart attacks and strokes by nearly 50%.   Ohio State University informatics researchers along with gastroenterologists and surgeons completed a cohort study of 86,964 morbidly obese persons.   Compared with those who were treated medically, bariatric surgical pati...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/K1t8Tq4_QSc   Agnes Buzyn, the French health minister during the first year of the CoVid pandemic, has been charged by the French Court of Justice of the Republic with x“endangering the lives of others” by “voluntarily abstaining from fighting a disaster.”   France is apparently the first and only country in the world to hold its government officials accountable for t...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/Wl-m3RbcsXY   Those who have contracted monkeypox can spread the disease 4 days   or more before they themselves have any symptoms..   Even worse, our existing vaccines fail to cover developing variants.   Investigators at the UK Health Security agency studied data from 2746 persons, mean age 38 years, 95% males, who tested monkeypox positive.   Fifty-three percent of...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/tHcwrm3zlD0   If you or a family member is a diabetic, be aware that the best time for you to exercise is in the afternoon or evening.   Dutch researchers studied 775 diabetics, 58% women and 42% men, with a mean age of 56 years and a mean BMI of 26.2.   That’s a tad overweight.   Compared with those who pursued moderate to vigorous physical activity at anytime of day...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/MVZ3QqXG1q8   The FDA and Whole Foods Market are recalling Whole Foods Dipping Caramel.   This product contains undeclared wheat.   Those with a wheat allergy, those with gluten-sensitivities and celiac disease could develop a serious or life-threatening reaction should they consume this caramel.   This product was sold at Whole Foods Stores in Regency-Omaha, Nebraska...

x Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/U4Z4Osy2_uw   The FDA and Zingerman’s Creamery have recalled Zingerman’s Harvest Pumpkin gelato and Paw Paw gelato.   These products contain undeclared egg.   These gelatos were sold in Ann Arbor and Chelsea Michigan at Zingerman’s Creamery and Deli stores, Argus Farm Stop, and Agricole Farm Stop and online at zingermans.com.   If you bought these products, return the...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/dGHxDUBxRZI   The FDA and Daiso California LLC are recalling Daiso Tiramisu Twist Cookies.   These cookies contain undeclared almonds and hazelnuts.   Those who have allergies to these nuts could develop serious and life-threatening allergic reactions should they consume this cookies.   Daiso Tiramisu Twist Cookies have been sold in Daiso stores in California, Washing...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/nk9MqUlI7-8   The FDA and Cedar Creek Popcorn are recalling Cedar Creek Popcorn’s Old-Fashioned Caramel Holiday Popcorn Boxes.   The package label touts it as a gluten-free product, but the popcorn does contain gluten.   Those with a gluten-sensitivity or celiac disease could develop a serious or life-threatening reaction should they consume this popcorn.   This produ...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/LZVS3FQLbKU   The CPSC and Anker Play Products have recalled Bolt Foldable Children’s Scooters.   The paint on these scooters contains lead levels above the permissible federal levels.   Lead is neurotoxic and dangerous for young children.   About 5,000 of these scooters were sold at discount stores nationwide.   Take these scooters away from your kids and contact Ank...