Dr. Howard Smith Reports

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/mqyVcsDyElA   The CPSC and TJX subsidiaries including Marshalls, TJ Maxx, HomeGoods, and HomeSense have recalled their Tommy Bahama and Martha Stewart-branded Nest Swing Egg Chairs.   These chairs may tip over or collapse with a user in them creating falls and injuries.   About 30,600 chairs were sold at the various TJX outlets.   Immediately stop using these chairs a...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/eRSEoEdC8Vk   The CPSC and Kroger are recalling Kroger aspirin 81 mg delayed-release enteric coated tablets and Kroger Acetaminophen 650mg, 225 count bottles.   These containers are not child-proof, and the federal Poison Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA) requires that aspirin and acetaminophen, the generic for Tylenol, must be sold in containers that children cannot op...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/_cgSTbisIwY   The CPSC and Aurohealth are recalling Walgreens Pain Reliever Acetaminophen, 150 count bottles.   The container is not child-proof, and the federal Poison Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA) requires that acetaminophen, the generic for Tylenol, be sold in containers that children cannot open and swallow the contents.   About 137,000 of these containers were...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/skID3OGJO4k   The CPSC and The Children's Place are recalling Baby Boy Dino Rompers and Baby Boy Camo Rompers.   The metal snaps on these garments may detach and create a choking hazard for young children.   About 10,850 were sold in the US and about 550 were sold in Canada at The Children’s Place and online at childrensplace.com.   Stop your child from wearing these...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/dsIL_UgENMc   The CPSC and SunVilla have recalled SunVilla Solar LED Market Umbrellas.   The lithium-ion batteries in these umbella’s solar panels may overheat leading to burns and fires.   About 400,00 of these umbrellas were sold in the US and about 33,000 were sold in Canada at Costco and online at Costco.com.   If you have one of these umbrellas, remove the solar...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/3G0wonQ7hms   The CPSC and Tech Lighting have recalled Coda pendant light fixtures.   The fixture may detach from the suspending electrical cord allowing the fixture to suddenly drop creating injury hazards for building occupants.   About 670 of these pendant fixtures were sold in the US and about 11 were sold in Canada.   Until the fixture is repaired, avoid walking...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/VSNRaubnOGI   The CPSC and Loktek now recall FLEXIMOUNTS Overhead Garage Storage Racks.   The U-shaped buckles on the supporting cables may fail allowing the rack to fall creating injury hazards for the owner or bystanders.   About 17,500 of these racks were sold online at amazon.com, fleximounts.com, wayfair.com, ebay.com, walmart.com, home depot.com and at Home Depo...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/WeL8UY0w8OU   The CPSC and MTD Products are recalling Troy-Bilt SpaceSavr Walk-Behind Self-Propelled Lawn Mowers.   These mowers leak fuel when stored in an upright, vertical position. About 1774 mowers were sold at Menards and other home and hardware stores nationwide and online at Menards.com.   If you bought one of these, don’t store it vertically.   Contact the pl...

Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/NYzg-Nb0f5w   The CPSC and Ritchie House now recall Ritchie House “A Memory In” children’s robes.   These garments fail to meet federal flammability standards for children’s sleepwear and create a risk of burn injuries to children.   About 480 of these robes were sold at Walmart.co.   If you bought one of these for your child, don’t permit the child to wear it.   Destro...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/8raLJFL5YtE   Here is some notable healthcare-related business news for this 4th week of June, 2022   The Northside Hospital, headquartered in Sandy Springs metro Atlanta, has been fined $1 million by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid for violating hospital price transparency rules.   The feds dictate that every hospital must provide a consumer-friendly pr...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/a1x_V_O4q5Q   Here are the quickie reports about cutting edge medical and healthcare discoveries this 4th week of June, 2022.   New technology may not only show the brain blood vessel pathology that caused a stroke but also exactly when the stroke occurred.   Canadian and Australian researchers have been able to employ mid-infrared spectromicroscopy to date and time s...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/IpROuUBJxfY   Those drinking coffee prior to shopping in stores spend 50% more money and purchases 30% more items than non-coffee drinkers.   Academic marketing investigators at the University of South Florida studied 300 subjects shopping in stores in France and in Spain.   One-half of the shoppers were provided a free cup of coffee containing 100 mg of caffeine.   T...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/ajjDXzpkfVs   At least one-quarter of asthmatics are mismanaging their disease overusing short-acting bronchodilators.   So say British pulmonologists following their case reviews of some 30,694 London residents from 5 to 80 years of age with diagnosed active asthma.   The data reveals that 26% of these patients were consistently prescribed more than six short-acting...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/F6RDA4QDc6U   Two-thirds of those who develop ongoing neurological symptoms after even a mild to moderate CoVid infection continue to suffer from them 6 months following that infection.   This the worrisome conclusion of an ongoing UC-San Diego study of 40 CoVid long haulers with a mean age of 50 and two-thirds women.   All were recruited between October 2020 and Octo...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/oX2wWh2bKL0   Drinking 11 ounces of beer a day for a month significantly improves the diversity of gastrointestinal bacteria in men.   Portuguese researchers report this finding following their pilot study of 19 healthy men.   Half the group drank beer with 5.2.% alcohol and the other half consumed non-alcoholic beer.   Both groups enjoyed a beneficial increase in gut...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/VP_iTWH8NDc   Zapping intermediate risk prostate cancer with high intensity ultrasound using real-time MRI imaging for aiming offers a way to get rid of smaller tumors without the risks of either radiation or surgery.   Urologists at New York’s Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center now report the result of their phase 2 clinical trial using this technique for 101 men...

  Vidcast:   Less Long CoVid With Omicron   Your chances of developing Long Covid after an Omicron infection is anywhere from 20% to 50% less than following a Delta infection.   Investigators at King’s College, London studied more than 56,000 UK adults who tested CoVid positive during 11 weeks from late December 2020 to early March 2021 when 70% of UK cases were due to the original Omicron subvari...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/nlQBgAtYRIU   The FDA and Urban Remedy have recalled Urban Remedy Organic Revitalizing Tea Tonic Strawberry Hibiscus Rose.   The strawberries in used to make this product are possibly contaminated with the Hepatitis A virus.   This virus is a contagious virus that causes a liver infection that may range from mild and short-lived to severe and lengthy.with possible pro...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/TOIw5zt86Nk   The FDA and Taharka Bros are recalling Taharka Brothers Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream.   This product was make with the Smucker Company’s JIF salmonella -contaminated peanut butter.   It was sold in Maryland and the Washington DC regions by Streets Market, Green Valley Marketplace, Eddies of Roland Park, Good Food Markets Santoni’s, Graul’s Market, and Ger...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/66uhihboPtY   The FDA and the F&S Produce Co. are recalling Fresh Garden Highway Protein Power Snacks.   This product contains the salmonella -contaminated JIF peanut butter.   These snack packs were sold at Walgreen’s stores in New Jersey and New York.   If you have this product at home, return it to the place of purchase for a refund.   For more information, contact...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/TBo7u2d5GxQ   The FDA and Buzzagogo Inc. announce the recall of Allergy Be Gone For Kids Nasal Swab Remedy.   This product is contaminated with yeast, mold, and the bacterium Bacillus cereus.   The lot involved is #2006491.   If an immunocompromised person were to use this product, a severe and possibly life-threatening bacterial or fungal infection could result.   Do...

Prairie City Bakery Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Ooey Gooey Butter Cakes are JIF Recalled Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/P7KaDRL6qA4   The FDA and Prairie City Bakery have recalled Prairie City Bakery Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Ooey Gooey Butter Cakes.   This product contains the already recalled JIF peanut butter.   About 50,220 individually wrapped cakes are contaminated with salmonella that caus...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/l8Aur1d8j7Y   The FDA and Green Pharmaceuticals have recalled SnoreStop Nasal Spray.   A batch of this product are contaminated with the bacterium Providencia rettgeri.   This bacterium can produce severe and life-threatening infections in the immunocompromised with less serious and more easily treatable infections in those with normal immune systems.   The lot involv...

Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/Gc5hk98M6JU   The FDA and Latin Foods Market have recalled Artri King Reforzado con Ortiga y Omega 3 tablets.   These over-the-counter arthritis and osteoarthritis dietary supplement tablets contain the undeclared NSAID diclofenac and the undeclared corticosteroid dexamethasone.   The presence of these ingredients make this supplement an unapproved drug with untested sa...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/8_gYsw8w7bc   The FDA and Built Brands LLC are recalling Built Banana Cream Pie Puffs Protein Bars.   This protein bar is contaminated with E. coli bacteria of an as yet undetermined strain.   E. coli causes a nasty gastroenteritis with nausea and vomiting and severe abdominal cramps.   About 4196 bars are potentially contaminated.   If you have one of these protein b...