Dr. Howard Smith Reports

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/ApYhptqDeNU   The FDA and Rushdi Food Industries are recalling Mighty Sesame 10.9 Oz Organic Tahini in squeezable packaging.   This product is contaminated with salmonella.   This bacterium causes a severe gastroenteritis that may progress to a fatal systemic infection in the very young, frail older persons, and those with a weak immune system.   The lot involved has...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/djCIanwPa1o   The FDA and the South Georgia Pecan Co. are recalling Great Value Walnut Chopped 4 oz. Pouches.   These containers are filled with pecans rather than walnuts as labeled.   Those with a pecan allergy could develop a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction should they ingest the nuts in these pouches.   The affected lot is #29329 with a Use by date o...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/RVv-I_RQo8M   The CPSC and Asus Computer International are recalling ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Hero computer motherboards.   These motherboards have a capacitor installed incorrectly and this leads to a short circuit, overheating, melting, and possible fires creating burn hazards.   About 10,000 of these motherboards were sold at Best Buy and Micro Center stores nationwid...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/NfRD50kCs-U   The CPSC and Hard Rock are recalling Hard Rock Cafe Children’s Hooded Sweatshirts.   These children’s sweatshirts have hood drawstrings that easily catch on objects creating a strangulation hazard.   About 1550 of these hoodies have been sold at Hard Rock Cafes nationwide and online at www.hardrock.com.   If you bought these hoodies for your kids, don’t...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/9-lazVXOuYI   The CPSC and Agit Global North America are recalling Agit Global Wave Storm Paddles that are frequently sold with stand-up paddleboards.   These paddles may unexpectedly crack mid-shaft exposing sharp edges with a laceration risk to the user or any bystander.   About 124,000 of these paddles were sold at Costco, Home Depot, REI, Amazon, Walmart.com, Sam’...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/h0exlSK7sJ8   The CPSC and Polaris Industries are recalling Polaris Snowmobiles, Model Year 2022 PATRIOT BOOST RMK KHAOS and PATRIOT BOOST PRO RMK.   The primary clutch bolt may fracture allowing the clutch assembly parts to separate from the vehicle creating dangerous projectiles and injury hazards to riders and bystanders.   About 2300 of these snowmobiles were sold...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/Gle7Wb-EpXs   The CPSC and Epoch Everlasting Play are recalling Kidoozie My First Activity Desk Toys.   The toy’s protruding knob could become entangled with a child’s clothing when the toy is attached to a crib.   The toy’s handle could entrap an infant’s jaw.   About 8200 were sold in the US and about 1830 were sold in Canada at Learning Express, Marshalls, and inde...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/1EfdGN1dh_s   The CPSC and DOM Sports are recalling Big Game Hunters Mud Kitchens.   The brass water taps on these play kitchens contain lead levels above the save federal standards.   Lead if a neurotoxin for young children, and exposure to it should be minimized.   About 190 of these play kitchens were sold online at Amazon.com.   If you bought one of these toys for...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/4Zf7zAvvlJQ   The CPSC and Trek are recalling Trek Model Year 2022 Speed Concept SLR and MY 2021-2022 Emonda SLR bicycles and MY 2020-2021-2022 aftermarket Bontrager Aeolus RSL VR-C handlebar/stems.   These bicycles and aftermarket handlebars may crack leading to crashes and falls.   About 3200 bikes and 900 aftermarket handlebars were sold in the US and about 530 bik...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/HKY-NJY_UQM   The CPSC and the Huffy Corporation are recalling Blue's Clues Foot to Floor Ride-on Toys.   These ride-on units may tip forward creating fall and injury hazards for the child rider.   About 28,550 of these ride-on were sold at Walmart Stores.   The affected model number is 55061.   Take these ride-ons away from your children, and contact the Huffy Corpor...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/DA7vZ3czPBs   The CPSC and Navitas Vehicle Systems Ltd. now recall Navitas Utility Vehicle Steel Rolling Chassis.   These chassis, used for personal utility vehicles, have throttle pedals that may stick in the depressed or full-on position creating crash and injury hazards.   About 3700 of these chassis were sold by Navitas dealers nationwide.   Affected are chassis f...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/XH0dTDzo3lg   The CPSK and IKEA are recalling its IKEA METALLISK Espresso Maker.   This expresso coffeemaker with a stainless-steel pressure safety valve may burst open expelling boiling contents creating burn hazards.   About 2100 expresso makers were sold in the US, 5200 were sold in Canada, and 200 were sold in Mexico at IKEA stores.   The affected expresso makers...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/IN5GIDtOwl8   University of Colorado kidney specialist Dr. Richard Johnson has studied this phenomenon and give us the blueprint for understanding how it works.   Lots of salt and little water, and sometimes caffeine rich soda, dehydrates our bodies.   That dehydration, in turn, stimulates the production of the sugar fructose from the carbs and starches we eat.   That...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/f12GkqujmZI   In a CDC study of nearly 27,000 blood samples collected this past May and June, 80% showed anti-CoVid antibodies that can only be induced by an actual viral infection and not by vaccination.   Using this data, the CDC projects that 57 million or more American children have suffered CoVid infections.   That’s 4 times the number of reported and documented...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/-7UeYZhY9ks   New cases of diabetes type 2 surged 77% during the first year of the pandemic, 2020, compared with the 2 previous years 2018 and 2019.   Johns Hopkins pediatric endocrinologists studied 3113 children from 24 medical centers.   This increase in non-insulin dependent diabetes was more common in the South and West, in males, in younger children 5-11 years,...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/2erkUbe-Kgw   A fiber optical fiber, introduced into an ailing brain after a traumatic brain injury, could feed vital information about 4 parameters for computer processing and then on to clinicians seeking to optimally manage a patient’s recover.   Chemical engineers at the Imperial College London have developed a multiplexed optical sensor capable of monitoring 4 bi...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/epvaDUcS6b4   Quantitating the eye pupillary reflex response in children and teens may help to screen for autism.   Speech-language pathologists at the Washington State University measured the reflex rate using a monocular pupillometer in 36 diagnosed autistic persons versus 24 matched subjects with normal communication skills.   The data showed that the pupillary lig...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/WWe69nmL9T0   Cannabis is an increasingly popular treatment for chronic pain.   $   Danish researchers compared 4931 chronic pain patients using various cannabis derivatives for pain with an equal number of of controls.   The risk of developing a new cardiac arrhythmia was 74% higher in those regularly using cannabis.   Of the group, 18% had cancer, 17% arthritis, 15%...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/SZFXpfHF-7U   A total of 1,173,156 or 20% more Americans than expected died during the first 2 years of CoVid according to Yale researchers.   The largest relative mortality increase occurred in 18-49 year olds and in males.   As expected, the largest death toll occurred in this over 65 years of age.     Looking at various regions, the highest cumulative excess mortal...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/KAnfe8VSL_4   Here is some notable healthcare-related business news for this 3rd Week of August, 2022.   Diseases of the cornea rob nearly 13 million people worldwide of their sight yet only 1 in 7 victims are able to obtain cornea transplants due to tissue shortages.   To answer that shortfall, a Swedish bioengineering company LinkoCare has developed a technique to c...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/pHgQ9JsvwDo   Here are the latest cutting edge medical and healthcare discoveries this 3rd Week of August, 2022.   Many of discoveries will become the therapies of tomorrow.   MIT bioengineers have developed self-powered wearable wireless sensors capable of transmitting data about pulse rate, sweat composition, and ultraviolet radiation exposure.   What’s unique about...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/F2ENtjzemsg   CoVid-infected persons were 61% more likely to have low serum levels of Vitamin D than the uninfected, and this phenomenon was more prominent in women than in men.   This diminished Vitamin D was more strongly associated with contracting CoVid than other medical issues or so-called comorbidities.     These conclusions are the result of a large collaborat...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/_es5STnRzrU   Fruit-flavored gummy candies containing nicotine, marketing to help smokers kick the habit, pose a danger to young children and teenagers.   The FDA has sent a warning letter to VPR Brands, the marketer of these nicotine candies, giving the company 15 days to remove the product or prevent its distribution to younger Americans.   These gummy cubes, never...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/lnfpbeZ7pqU   Victims of Traumatic Brain Injuries, TBI for short, have a 23 to 63 fold higher risk of death during the ensuing 6 months when they have high levels of two protein biomarkers circulating in their bloodstreams on the day of injury.   This conclusion stems from a collaborative study from the University of Michigan, UC-San Francisco, and the University of P...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/QqX4vyzngIk   The shortage of the available Danish monkeypox vaccine Jynneos has driven the CDC to recommend vaccination with one-fifth the originally recommended dose injected between the layers of the skin rather than beneath the skin.   Some scientists are pushing back on the plan claiming that the so-called intradermal vaccination route is not as effective.   The...