Dr. Howard Smith Reports

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/z4KiLhNlMmM   The CPSC and Tangame Toys are recalling Tangame Busy House Toys.   The yellow-painted metal zippers and the orange plastic phone cords both contain level levels that exceed the federal lead content restrictions and the blue plastic horn bulb contains phthalates that exceed the federally-permissible levels.   Lead and phthalates are both toxic to children...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/F5Qm0NWpf8M   The CPSC and Clarks America are recalling Breeze Ave, Breeze Shore and Breeze Step 2022 women’s shoes in navy colors.   The shoes’ upper material contains the toxic chemicals benzidine and/or dimethoxybenzidine.   About 113,000 of these shoe pairs were sold in the US and about 10,000 were sold in Canada.   Stop wearing these shoes and return them to the...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/sILPSqhoRYk   The CPSC and BS Interactive are recalling Stashables Finger Skateboard 6-piece Ramp Sets.   The surface paint on these miniature skateboard and scooter toys in the ramp sets contain levels of lead that exceed the federal lead paint ban posing a risk of lead poisoning.   Lead is toxic to a growing child’s brain.   About 17,000 of these sets were sold onli...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/IbzBwzyt3rI   The CPSC and Myx and MyFitness are recalling MYX I, MYX II and MYX II Plus Connected Exercise Bicycles.   The pedals on these exercise bikes   readily loosen and detach if not properly tightened when installed leading to injuries.   About 162,000 of these exercise bikes were sold online at myxfitness.com and amazon.com.   Stop using these recalled bikes...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/-nCqoe6ADZY   The CPSC and Rad Power Bikes are recalling Rad Power Bikes.   The rim strip on these bike’s tires are misaligned leading to tire tube rupture, tire damage, loss of bike control, and injuries to the rider and bystanders.   About 29,300 of these bikes were sold nationwide at Reactive airway disease Power Bike stores and online at radpowerbike.com.   Stop r...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/JCr3bGX6aHQ   The CPSC and FHS Retail are recalling FUUL 1.9L Pure Liquid Paraffin Lamp Oil bottles.   These bottles contain low-viscosity petroleum distillates which must be sold in child-resistant packaging with mandatory warning labels.   These petroleum distillates can cause chemical pneumonia and lung damage the may be fatal.   About 1700 of these bottles were so...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/STDdE2p-p-k   The CPSC and Empower Brands are recalling BLACK+DECKER Model HGS011 Easy Garment Steamers.   These steamers may leak hot water and steam leading to burns.   About 518,000 steamers were sold at Walmart, Target, Bed Bath & Beyond and other stores nationwide as well as online at walmart.com and .target.com.   The affected products have date codes from 102ZJ...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/N4kzI3rwvrU   The CPSC and Power Plus are recalling. Power Plus Tora Portable Power Charging Stations.   The lithium-ion batteries in these charging stations may overheat and catch fire while charging leading to fires, explosions, burns, and other injuries.   About 115 of these chargers were sold by Shutter distributors and installers in Florida, North Carolina, Texas...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/YC-Uw-lfZ4s   The CPSC and the Reckitt company announce the recall of AirWick Fresh New Day® aerosol air fresheners - “Fresh Linen” and “Fresh Waters” scents.   A single batch of these air fresheners is missing a corrosion inhibitor leading to can corrosion and rupture with squirting of contents with possible skin and eye irritation as well as lacerations.   About 67,...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/LVnblQN2qkU   The FDA has approved ruxolitinib, the Janus kinase inhibitor, branded as Incyte’s Jakafi, effectively treats the auto-immune skin disease vitiligo that extinguishes natural skin color.   The drug is now approved for all those 12 and older.   Jakafi mediated the return of a natural skin color in half of those using it.   When effective, it mediated the re...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/Sa0ZVTidyJk   Pfizer’s RSV vaccine, called RSVpreF, generates antibodies against the fusion protein that the RSV virus uses to enter human respiratory cells.   The vaccine is designed to be administered to pregnant women who produce antibodies against the fusion protein that pass across the placenta to their developing babies.   The antibodies then protect the newborn...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/Sp6bVLVslWI   A vertical array of 6 headlights makes a “hog” significantly more visible to drivers compared with a single headlight.   Rice University engineers tested a variety of motorcycle lighting configurations on the ability of motorists to quickly perceive and avoid an oncoming motorcycle.   While enlarging the size of a horizontal array of lights did not impro...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/1iQiHezhSew   Swiss researchers are developing naturally magnetic bacteria belonging to the genus Magnetospirillum to carry chemotherapeutic agents into cancerous tumors.   These bacteria can be “loaded” with drugs and steered across blood vessel walls and deeply into tumor tissues using rotating magnetic fields.   The bacteria are able to carry chemotherapy drugs in...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/ENqIr6rlZ7I   To help you plan your activities while avoiding a case or another case of CoVid, I monitor the New York Time stats including cases per 100,000, the rise or fall of cases over the past 2 weeks, sand the rise and fall of deaths per 100,00.   We know that, with unrecorded   home testing, these numbers only help us see trends.   When cases are relatively hig...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/7RR7B8uHGB8   The prescription drug isotretinoin, branded as Accutane, is the last resort pharmaceutical therapy for severe acne.   Problem is that Accutane use triggers severe birth defects in 18-28% of live births and a 20% risk of miscarriage.   This very effective dermatologic drug is so dangerous to pregnant women and their developing babies that the FDA has mand...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/OHxnZ0sgVEk   Studying the patterns of weight loss and increases in blood sugar can predict the development of pancreatic cancer at earlier and more treatable stages.   Researchers at UK’s University of Surrey compared with patterns of change in body mass indices (BMIs) and hemoglobin A1c levels (HbA1c) for 8777 patients ultimately diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/Za1kzdjyb2M   Daily exposure to blue light each morning significantly improves Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder symptoms.   University of Arizona psychiatrists report these findings following their study of 82 PTSD sufferers.   All study participants committed to a daily 30 minute light treatment continued over a 6 week period.   The treatment group of 43 were exposed t...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/FRiJ6LC3oKU   The CPSC and Horizon Fitness are recalling Horizon T101-05 Treadmills.   These treadmills unexpectedly accelerate, change speed, or stop without user input, creating fall and injury hazards.   About 192,000 of these treadmills were sold in the US and about 7,000 were sold in Canada.   Stop using these treadmills.   Contact Horizon Fitness at 1-888-223-10...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/ayUbrnbWjVA   The CPSC and Bike USA Inc. are recalling Punisher Adult Cycling Helmets.   The helmets lack the positional stability and impact attenuation to meet US federal safety standard for bicycle helmets.   About 3400 of these bike helmets were sold online at amazon.com, Fingerhut.com, Kmart.com, Sears.com, Overstock.com, Kohls.com, and Walmart.com.   Stop using...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/c3BUKEoO4e4   The CPSC and Radio Flyer are recalling Tesla Cyberquad for Kids by Radio Flyer, Model Number 914.   This Chinese-manufactured vehicle fails to comply with US federal mandatory safety requirements for all youth ATVs.   Furthermore, this product’s manufacturers and distributors have not provided a CPSC-approved and required ATV action plan for rider age re...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/GJ7HU3lEFU4   The CPSC and LG Energy Solutions Michigan are recalling LG Energy Solution “RESU 10H” Lithium-Ion Residential Energy Storage System Batteries.   These home solar panel system lithium-ion batteries may overheat, ignite, and burn creating fire and burn injury hazards for the hone occupants.   About 11,500 of these batteries were sold and installed by vario...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/0Bsr_4K4Ohg   The CPSC and Amazon are recalling Amazon Basics Executive Desk Chairs.   The leg bases on these chairs tend to fracture leading to falls and injuries.   About 11,4000 of these chairs were sold at amazon.com.   Stop using these chairs and contact Amazon at 1-888-871-7108 for for a refund.   You will be asked to provide photo evidence that you have destroy...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/mNwN-2moTJA   The CPSC and the Brother company are recalling the Meic power adapters sold with Brother AirSure DF-2 Dynamic Filtration Tabletop Air Purifiers.   This AC power adapter has a casing that easily breaks as the unit is being plugged in or removed from a plug thereby exposing its metal plugs and creating electrical shock and electrocution hazards.   About 16...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/Qv1TKSwAY_Q   The CPSC and the Goalsetter company are recalling Goalsetter wall-mounted basketball goals.   These basketball goals may detach from the wall, fall, and cause injuries that may be deadly.   About 18,000 of these basketball goals were sold at SCHEELS stores and basketball equipment stores nationwide and online at amazon.com, dickssportinggoods.com, walmar...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/D4zKU2dmtvc   The FDA and Unilever USA are recalling Dove, Nexxus, Suave, TIGI Rockaholic, TIGI Bed Head, and TRESemmé branded dry shampoo aerosol products.   All of these spray shampoos contain elevated levels of the human carcinogen benzene in their propellents.   The affected products were all produced prior to October, 2021.   If you have any of these products on...