Dr. Howard Smith Reports

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/aipswZ6lLZs   The CPSC and Hisense now recall Hisense French Door Refrigerators with Ice Makers.   The refrigerator’s door hinges are defective, and the French doors or door may fall off when opening the refrigerator creating an injury hazard for household members especially children.   About 55,200 of these refrigerators were sold in the US and about 78 were sold in...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/C7O78_CqFdE   The CPSC and Intimidator have recalled Intimidator and Mahindra branded utility vehicles.   At low temperatures, the throttle cables on these UTVs may stick, and the vehicle’s brakes may be unable to stop and control the vehicle leading to crashes and injuries.   Also, certain 2022 Intimidator GC1K vehicles have defective onboard speed governing software...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/zIZFNyqUtyA   The CPSC and Nauilus are recalling Nautilus T616 and T618 Treadmills.   These units may power-up and begin rolling on their own creating fall and injury hazards for the user.   About 7300 of these treadmills were sold at Best Buy, Walmart and other stores nationwide and online at Nautilus.com and Amazon.com.   Stop using these treadmills until you have m...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/wDAwuoNB3FE   The CPSC and the Spirit Halloween company are recalling Spirit Halloween 48” Black Lights.   The bulbs are defective and may overheat, pop, and flash creating fire and burn hazards.   The model number is LT-B48P with a date code of 2021/06.   About 12,400 of these fixtures were sold during the 2021 Halloween season at Halloween stores and online at spiri...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/6jo9w3YtHps   The CPSC and Brompton announce the recall of Brompton Electric Folding Bikes.   The mudguards on these bikes are located so close to the front wheel that many small objects may become trapped between the guard and the wheel and cause the wheel to lock up. That would create sudden decelerations, crashes, and injuries to the rider and bystanders.   About 2...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/hTW6013MF5s   The CPSC and the Manhattan Toy Company are recalling Activity Loops.   The tubes on these toys are prone to detach and release small plastic rings that create choking hazards for children.   About 2700 of these toys were sold in the US and about 472 were sold in Canada at specialty stores and online at manhattantoy.com.   If you have these toys at home,...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/mEIVz-_UFJg   The CPSC and the Jungle Jumperoo Company have recalled the Jungle Jumper. The yellow poles on this play structure have lead levels that exceed the federal safety standards.   Ingested lead is extremely toxic for growing children with adverse effects on their developing neurologic systems.   About 350 of only the large Jungle Jumperoo toys are involved in...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/_D_y4d-hB9s   The FDA and Walmart are recalling Artri Ajo King Joint Supplements.   This product contains undisclosed diclofenac, an NSAID drug.   This and other NSAIDs may cause serious gastrointestinal damage, including bleeding, ulceration, and fatal perforation of the stomach and intestines.   The drug could interact with other drugs a person is taking.   If you b...

  Vidcast: https://youtu.be/yAGuNNWRbtI \ The FDA and Paris Brothers are recalling cheese products sold under the following brands: Paris Brothers, Milton, Bree D’Amir, Cottonwood, and Pecorino.   These products are all contaminated with listeria monocytogenes.   This bacterium causes serious and sometimes fatal infections in the very young, elders, and in those with weakened immune systems.   The...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/kf8A5nAS-J0   The FDA and the Leonard Novelty Bakery are recalling Leonard Novelty Carrot Cake Squares.   These little cakes contain undeclared walnuts.   Those with walnut allergies may develop serious and life-threatening allergic reactions after enjoying these carrot cakes.   If you bought any of these cakes, likely in NJ where the bakery is located, return them to...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/FzZiIRHfOL0   The FDA and Irvington Seafood are recalling various forms of their crabmeat including Jumbo, Lump, Finger, and Claw.   This seafood is contaminated with listeria monocytogenes.   This bacterium causes serious and sometimes fatal infections in the very young, elders, and in those with weakened immune systems.   This seafood was sold in Alabama, Georgia, L...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/ETQygOJTpM0   The CPSC and Communicorp now recall 6” Aflac Toy Ducks.   These promotional items contain toxic levels of phthalates and lead.   About 600,000 of these ducks were distributed to Aflac staff members and licensed agents.   There are 8 different models of duck including Accident Duck, Business Duck, Fishing Duck, Police Duck, PGA Duck, One Day Pay Duck, Hei...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/ZZIy-fc-YME   The CPSC and Target are recalling Cat & Jack Unicorn Cozy Pajama Sets.   These garments fail to meet federal flammability standards for children’s sleepwear and create risks of burns.   About 120,000 pj sets were sold at Target stores nationwide and Target.com.   Stop allowing your children to sleep in these pjs and return them to any Target store for a...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/_bSGa7TkM8A   The CPSC and Electrolux are recalling Frigidaire and Electrolux Side-by-Side, Top Freezer and Multi-door refrigerators.   The ice maker’s automatic shutoff arm may fracture into pieces and fall into the ice bucket as foreign bodies that create choking and laceration hazards.   About 367,500 of these refrigerators were sold in the Us and 7,180 were sold i...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/g7GPO0vDlow   The CPSC and Demdaco are recalling Demdaco Microwavable Bowl Holders.   These cotton and linen bowl holders in 27 designs will ignite and burn if left in the microwave for 3 minutes as suggested in the product instructions.   About 56,000 units were sold in the US and 369 were sold in Canada at gift shops, hardware stores, florists, drug stores and pharm...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/F2ICLSoA8ck   The CPSC and Joey Clothing Inc. are recalling Leveret Children’s Robes.   These garments fail to meet federal flammability standards for children’s sleepwear and create risks of burns.   About 15,930 of these robes were sold in the Us and 16 were sold in Canada at amazon.com, leveret.com, nordstromrack.com and zulily.com.   Stop allowing your children to...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/eb0UsN3I8zU   The CPSC and Asweets are recalling Wonder & Wise Baby Activity Walkers.   The rubber rings on the walker’s rear wheel may detach and create a strangulation hazard for infants and toddlers.   About 13,000 of these walkers were sold at   Albee Baby, Bloomingdales, Crate & Barrel, Nordstrom, The Tot and children’s boutiques nationwide, and online at cratean...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/4OijUAAL_BA   The CPSC and Backcountry Access now recall Backcountry Access Tracker4 Avalanche Transceivers.   The toggle switch that permits the unit to search easily separates from the transceiver preventing the unit from locating a skier in an avalanche.   About 9,000 units were sold in the US and about 450 were sold in Canada at   REI, Evo, Cripple Creek Backcount...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/-Yw1UYtJ2E8   Here is some notable healthcare-related business news for this 1st week of June, 2022   The Mayo Clinic has launched its OB Nest Program that moves at least half of a low-risk pregnant woman’s prenatal visits out of the medical offices into her home or “nest.”   Pregnancy is treated as a natural process rather than a disease.   Even so, women and their p...

Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/V4K0AKnztjM   Here are the quickie reports about cutting edge medical and healthcare discoveries this 1st week of June, 2022.   A new Swiss perfusion technique keeps donor livers alive and well for up to 3 days while they await transplantation into recipients.   In the past, the liver would only tolerate a 12 hour maximum residence outside the human body.   The addition...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/XVzwyLbLfiQ   Exploding cigars are an old prank, but e-cigarette explosions aren’t funny and can be devastating to an increasing number of teens.   University of Utah surgeons combed the case records for 9 children’s hospitals looking for e-cigarette-related injuries during the years 2016 through 2019.   A total of 15 children 13 to 18 years were injured.   Ten requir...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/rzwFSA0Q4D8   Persons who experience a CoVid relapse after taking a 5 day course of the Pfizer protease cocktail Paxlovid all carry high viral loads for 9 to 16 days after beginning the drug.   Researchers at Harvard’s Brigham and Women’s and Mass. General Hospitals followed 7 participants who redeveloped CoVid after apparently successful Paxlovid therapy.   All 7 par...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/ZvRgZ8D8K1c   Women who elect to freeze their eggs in their 20s or early 30s are more than twice as likely to later become pregnant and more than 3.5 times more likely to deliver a baby when compared with women who use IVF techniques.   NYU gynecologists studied 543 patients who froze their eggs and compared their pregnancy success with controls who began using IVF at...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/HNGIVFcO8-U   Morning exercise is best for women and evening exercise works best for men.   These the conclusions of collaborative studies by exercise physiologists at New York’s Skidmore College, the Arizona State University, and the California State University.   The researchers analyzed 30 women and 20 men in their early to mid-forties over a 12 week period.   The...

Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/VQj4zPuGqdY   We’ve talked about a twindemic this spring of both CoVid and Influenza, but now we have monkeypox threatening to make it a tridemic.   So what should you know about monkeypox?   Monkeypox is an orthopoxvirus, a cousin of the smallpox virus, that was first identified in 1958 in a colony of African monkeys.   The first human case was noted in 1970, again in...