Dr. Howard Smith Reports

Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/xfgwa9VmZk4   The FDA and Damascus Bakery are recalling Bantam Classic Stuffed Bagels with Cream Cheese.   This product contains undeclared egg allergens.   Those allergic to eggs could develop life-threatening allergic reactions should they ingest these bagels.   If you bought these bagels and have an egg-allergic person in your household, you should dispose of them an...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/TDo2aE0zCXA   The FDA and Stutzman Farms have recalled all of the Stutzman Farms Einkorn Products including berries, flour, pretzels, grate nuts, and crackers.   What is einkorn you might ask.   It is the the oldest form of wheat known to man first grown 5,000 years ago.   Einkorn is German for “single grain,” is considered to be an extremely healthy form of wheat, an...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/IRMUdD7Z6XY   The CPSC and Danby Products are recalling all Danby Brand Freestanding and Slide-in Electric and Gas Ranges.   If these appliances aren’t secured to a back wall or to the floor with anti-tipover brackets, they may tip over when heavy materials are placed on an open oven door.   This creates entrapment, injury, and also burn hazards if hot foods and liqui...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/D5QtmXCfkL8   The CPSC and Olight Ecommerce Technology Ltd. have recalled Olight M2R Pro and Warrior Mini LED pocket flashlights in a variety of colors including lack, camouflage, desert tan, OD green, Patriotic Edition, gunmetal gray, orange, blue, ocean camouflage, purple, white, seasonal titanium, copper, and antique bronze colors.   These flashlights may accidenta...

Crate and Barrel Be the Band Music Sets May Fragment Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/86IL9EXry5s   The CPSC and Crate and Barrel have recalled Crate and Barrel Be the Band Music Sets.   The maracas in these sets may break or detach from their handles, release the metal beads within, and create a choking, aspiration, and suffocation hazard for young children.   About 620 of these music sets were sold o...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/mWh2GGnbD6Y   The CPSC and American Honda are recalling 2019 through 2021 Honda Talon 1000 S2 and S4 Off-Highway vehicles.   These vehicle’s air filter intake funnel band screw could loosen and be sucked into the engine proper leading to a catastrophic engine failure, loss of vehicle control, and a possible crash and injuries to the driver and bystanders.   About 32,0...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/hLIHxAYMVK8   The FDA and Golden Medal Mushroom Inc. are again recalling its Golden Medal Mushroom Enoki Mushrooms.   These mushroom are contaminated with listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium that may cause severe or fatal infections in the very young, elders, and those with weakened immune systems.   These mushrooms were sold in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Dallas.   Ret...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/QnAjZyUHtCc   The FDA and Torn & Glasser announce the recall of Sprouts Farmers Market Dark Chocolate Covered Cherries.   These candies contain the undeclared allergen almond.   Those who are allergic to almonds and tree nuts could develop a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction after ingesting these chocolate covered cherries.   This product was sold at t Spr...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/b9HfeIvhA1Q   The FDA and the Chicago Sweet Connection Bakery have recalled   Chicago Sweet Connection Bakery Coffee Cakes and Paczkis Varieties.   By the way, paczkis are Polish donuts and they look delicious.   These pastries have undeclared egg, milk, and wheat.   Anyone with egg, milk, or wheat allergies could develop a serious of life-threatening allergic reactio...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/GkWRi67LDME   The CPSC and Fitbit are recalling the Fitbit Ionic smartwatches.   The lithium ion batteries in these watches may overheat leading to burn injuries.   About 1 million of these watches were sold in the US and about 693 thousand were sold worldwide at Best Buy, Kohl’s, Target and other stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com and Fitbit.com.   This model...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/1yclIEv_3d4   The CPSC and Aldi are recalling the Bee Happy 12 Days of Craft Advent Calendars.   The paint used on the Day 10 brown bell contains lead levels that exceed federal safety standards and create a risk of lead poisoning for young children should the paint be ingested.   About 13 of these units were sold at Aldi stores in Laguna Woods, CA and West Madison, A...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/BGYm7dKKqVE   The CPSC and Petzl are recalling the PIRANA Descender Canyoneering Devices.   The climber’s rope may become caught or wedged in the device’s blocking slot preventing the individual from moving up or down.   If the climber is suspended in a waterfall or in a pool, there is a risk of drowning.   About 3450 of these devices were sold in the US and 177 were...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/nXLuHZwqorI   The CPSC and BRP are recalling Ski-Doo Expedition SE, LE, and SWT 900 ACE Turbo snowmobiles from the model years 2020 through 2022.   Fuel may leak from the tank onto superheated components if the vehicle is on a tilt or flips over, and this will create fire and burn hazards.   About 700 of these snowmobiles were sold in the US and about 3900 were sold i...

Short Short Medical Reports are the cutting edge medical and healthcare discoveries not quite ready for the clinic, but I want you to know about them now.   Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/7wKrhWX2MUM   Cleaning surfaces at home using common commercial disinfectants may release dangerous levels of volatile organic compounds into the air you breathe.   Engineers at Indiana University remind you to vent...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/mq9ov3lJ1fI   Children with CoVid-induced multiple inflammatory syndrome, MIS-C, recovered more quickly when larazotide, a drug developed and approved for treatment of celiac disease, was added to the usual regimen of steroids and intravenous immune globulins.   Pediatric gastroenterologists at Harvard’s Mass. General Hospital and pathologists at the Brigham & Women’s...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/uuaSQbFb33E   Women who smoke consistently from 14 weeks before conception to 10 weeks after it carry fetuses that are consistently underweight and are born with a notable weight deficit.   Dutch researchers studied 689 pregnant women between 2010 and 2018 and compared the babies carried by the smokers with the non-smokers.   Those who smoked a half-pack a day or more...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/N3pVudLSzLQ   A child’s level of dislike for a given food rather than how much the child likes that food is a better predictor of consumption at any given meal.   Penn State nutritionists studied 61 children 4 to 6 years of age who were asked to rate the 7 foods presented to them on a meal tray: chicken nuggets, grapes, potato chips, cherry tomatoes, broccoli, ketchup...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/hnkLtoEJjIA   Individuals with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at least 6 times more likely to evidence a hoarding disorder (HD) that significantly interferes with the conduct of their lives.   So say psychologists at the UK’s Anglia Ruskin University following their study of 88 patients in an ADHD clinic, a matched control group of 90 persons, and...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/iR1H6epMhGI   The CDC announced on 2/25/22 a recommended extension in the interval between the first and second shots of mRNA vaccine from 3-4 weeks to 8 weeks.   They explained that this longer interval drives   an improvement in CoVid immunity generation and a reduction in the incidence of complications including myocarditis.   Let’s look at the specifics for vaccin...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/yIo1uEg9sVM   The young women who experience migraines and become pregnant are more likely to suffer sometimes dire complications.   Investigators at Harvard’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital issue this warning after analyzing more than 30,000 pregnancies in about 19,000 women over a 20 year period.   The data shows that pregnant women with migraine headaches are 17% mor...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/9XfhDAQtQP8   The early reports from NY State show that the Pfizer vaccine works better and longer for teens than for the elementary school crew.   The NY State Public Health Department in collaboration with the University of Albany now report the vaccine efficiencies for 852,384 fully vaccinated adolescents 12-17 years and 365,502 children 5-11 years during the 6 wee...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/MiMWjWPrJVk   The FDA and Family Dollar Inc. have recalled a slew of products that have been shipped to various Family Dollar retail stores from a Family Dollar Distribution Center in West Memphis, Arkansas.   This warehouse was found to be infested with rats and other rodents.   Products from this warehouse may be contaminated with salmonella and include drugs, medic...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/mcuxYHLsLCw   The FDA and Vadilal are recalling Valdilal Frozen Custard Apple Pulp.   This product is contaminated with salmonella.   This bacterium can cause serious and sometimes life-threatening infections in the very young, elders, and those with immunosuppression.   The batch codes involved include KWHO and KRQO.   Do not consume this product but return it to the...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/7w_5yPXpEpM   The FDA and Alli and Rose LLC announce the recall of Snak Yard Dried Plums/Saladitos.   This product has potential lead contamination.   It was sold at Costco Wholesale in Alaska, California, Oregon and Washington state.   If you bought this product, return it to your local Costco for a refund.   For more information about this recall, call Alli & Rose L...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/1RNykeiQ6lU   The CPSC and Marshalls now recall Festive Lights Hanukkah Menorahs in the shapes of llama, brontosaurus, stegosaurus, T-rex, castle, rainbow, rainbow platform, and emojis.   These menorahs are composed of resin and medium density fiberboard that may ignite and burn.   About 7900 of these menorahs were sold nationwide at Marshalls, HomeGoods, and Homesens...