Dr. Howard Smith Reports

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/lxMHwMesptw   The FDA and Fresh Express recall fresh salads sold under the following brands: Fresh Express, Bowl and Basket, Giant Eagle, Marketside, O Organics, Signature Farms,   Weis Fresh, and Wellesley Farms.   These salads are contaminated with listeria monocytogenes that causes a serious and life-threatening infections in the very young, elders, and in those wi...

    Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/Lzf4RV0vBkA   The FDA and Haifa Smoked Fish are recalling Haifa Smoked Fish Turbot Cold Smoked 8 ounce packages lot #246.   This fish is contaminated with listeria monocytogenes that causes a serious and life-threatening infections in the very young, elders, and in those with impaired immunity.   Listeria may also trigger miscarriages and/or stillbirths.   If you pu...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/9l8SxVH_-hM   The FDA and Dream Pop are recalling all 4 flavors of Dream Pops Bites including Vanilla Sky, Berry Dreams, Birthday Cake, and Cookie Dough.   These frozen confections contain undeclared milk.   Those with a milk allergy could develop a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction should they ingest these frozen treats.   If you purchased these Dream Pop...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/zVrWS1C8x6g   The FDA and Joy’s International Foods are recalling Joy’s Gourmet Bloody Mary Mix.   This product contains undisclosed soy and fish.   If anyone with a soy of fish allergy were to consume this product, they could develop a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction.   This product was sold at Sunshine Shop Cocoa Village, FL; Brownwood farmers market,...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/j8vG6aqvLzg   The FDA and Dole Fresh Vegetables announce the recall of Dole Branded and Private Label Salads including Dole, Ahold, Kroger, Lidl, and Others.   These salads are contaminated with listeria monocytogenes that causes a serious and life-threatening infections in the very young, elders, and in those with impaired immunity.   Listeria may also trigger miscar...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/lNw5aNrlq9o   The CPSC and Angel Line are recalling Angel Line Bunk Beds with angled ladders.   These include Fremont Twin, Creston Twin, and Brandon Twin models. The metal hook that fastens the ladder to the top bunk bed frame may detach causing a dangerous gap larger than 3.5 inches and creating entrapment and strangulation hazards.   About 39,900 of these bunk beds...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/QbEwYt_4Lcc   The CPSC and Royal Sovereign have recalled Royal Sovereign/Royal Centurian portable air conditioners.   These portable air conditioners have defective drain motors that run hot and may ignite the product’s plastic enclosure creating a risk of fires, burns, and possible toxicity from inhaled organic compounds.   About 33,570 of these air conditioners have...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/0GmFKwvR7zw   The CPSC and Pearl River have recalled Pearl River propane hoses used on Flame King Propane Torches. This propane hose may swell, rupture, and permit propane gas to leak creating a fire hazard.   About 43,000 of these propane hoses were sold online at amazon.com, Homedepot.com, Wayfair.com, Walmart.com, and eBay.com.   Stop using these propane hoses and...

Captain Hang-on Treestands on Recall Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/sD7e78281TM   The CPSC and Big Game Treestands now recall Captain Hang-on Treestands (2021 Batch #2M-0121).   The plastic-coated cable crimps may slip during use, cause the standing platform to suddenly release, and create fall and injury hazards.   About 1,030 of these treestands were sold nationwide at Dick’s Sporting Goods, Al &Bo...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/lDWSQjsvUx4   The CPSC, Compass Health Brands is recalling Carex Brand Adult Portable Bed Rails including the Carex Brand Bed Support Rails and the Carex brand Easy Up 2-in-1 Rails sold between 2012 and 2021. Essential Medical Supply is recalling Endurance Hand Bed Rails. When these rails are attached to a bed, a person may become entrapped within the bed rail or betw...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/wUbAE8omzaE   The CPSC and Polaris have recalled Polaris RZR and GENERAL Recreational Off-Road Vehicles, model years 2020 through 2022.   The steering wheel may separate from its assembly causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle and creating a crash and injury hazard.   About 8,800 of these vehicles were sold in the US and 940 were sold in Canada. If you own...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/bnRAvPzojjI   The FDA and Proctor & Gamble are recalling virtually all of their aerosol dry shampoo and dry conditioner products sold under the following brands: Waterless, Pantene, Aussie Smooth or Petal Soft, Herbal Essences, Hair Food, and Old Spice.   Unexpected and potentially toxic levels of the carcinogen benzene were found in the propellant used to power these...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/lHpnmk_J1vU   The FDA and Flowers Foods, Inc. are recalling 3,000 loaves of Nature’s Own Honey Wheat bread with a “Best if used by” of 12/26/2021.   The product has undeclared milk.   If those with a milk allergy consume this bread, they could develop a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction. This bread was sold in: Arizona; Colorado; New Mexico, Wyoming; the c...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/zPHpvCcq1YQ   The CPSC and Northern Lights Enterprises are recalling Alaura Two-Tone Jar Candles.   These candle jars may shatter crack, or split apart while the candle is burning and create laceration, fire, and burn hazards.   Apparently the candle jars are not fabricated with thermal-resistant glass.   About 139,500 of these candle jars were sold nationwide at Cost...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/enTHktTzXlA   The CPSC and Karmas Far are recalling Karmas Far 3-in-1 baby bath tub chair and toddler booster seats.   These bath seats do not meet federal safety standards for stability or leg openings, then may tip over when in use, and they create a drowning hazard for infants.   About 900 of these baby bath seats were sold online at walmart.com, amazon.com, ebay.c...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/czAdC2EQ59w   The legendary Brit prime minister Winston Churchill once remarked that Americans always do the right thing…after they’ve tried everything else.   That quote is so relevant to our continuing, wrongheaded mismanagement of CoVid.     When the pandemic was originally raging in the winter of 2020-21, many refused to wear masks, distance, avoid indoor crowds,...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/SZG20jo_yII   You’ve heard about it on TV and radio, and the headlines trumpet something like “Pfizer says its CoVid pill is near 90% effective.” Well….. let’s take a closer look at the available data   Pfizer’s Paxlovid is combination therapy including a novel protease inhibitor nirmatrelvir or PF-07321332 and an antiviral cytochrome inhibitor Ritonavir.   When these...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/qryCnr7nrJg   Receiving a third boosting dose of the Pfizer vaccine at least 5 months after the second immunizing dose reduces the risk of death from a Delta CoVid infection by 90%.   Israeli public health investigators reviewed the data from 843,208 members of the Clalit Health Services who were 50 years of age or older.   The mortality rate for those who only receiv...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/5HoB0yET2hk   Waiting even a minute before clamping the umbilical cord of a just-born premature infant can reduce that child’s risk of death before the age of 2 by 30%.   Researchers at the University of Sydney now publish their followup results on some 15,310 Australian and New Zealand premies half of whom had the clamping of their umbilical cords delayed for 60 seco...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/hBmawhoOY-s   Unlike CoVid spike proteins that can mutate wildly, the viral polymerase protein common to many coronaviruses remains relatively stable and could be the key to developing vaccines that generate variant-independent immunity.   Molecular biologists and immunologists at UCLA have identified a CoVid RNA polymerase that can evoke an immune response and in so...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/cAVIeY_0knI   Those suffering from bronchial asthma can experience a severe, sometimes fatal, exacerbation of their asthma at night.   Japanese pulmonary physiologists now report that the sleep hormone melatonin may be the culprit.   The investigators found that higher doses of melatonin trigger the MT2 receptor in airway smooth muscle that causes the bronchial channe...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/Lad0r0yMmMw     A single dose of genetically-altered blood-forming stem cells can eliminate the often disastrous complications of sickle cell disease for up to 3 years.   Clinical researchers at Columbia University in collaboration with those at the NIH now announce the exciting preliminary results of their phase 1/2 trial of gene therapy in an initial cohort of 35 pa...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/PiQlANr73wY   The Omicron variant was first identified in South Africa and and is fast becoming most prevalent form of CoVid there.   Discovery Health, South Africa’s largest private health insurance now releases detailed information from 3.7 million participants and 211,000 CoVid test results during the first 3 weeks of their Omicron surge.   Here is what we know fro...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/4zUTQii27F0   The Coca Cola Company announces the recall of Minute Maid Berry Punch, Strawberry Lemonade, and Fruit Punch.   These products may contain metal bolts or metal washers.   The products were sold in Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New York, North Carolina, Maryland, Virginia, Maine and New Jersey.   They have long shelf lives extending into January 2022.   If yo...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/2elNAQIivzM   The FDA and Bokhary Foods Inc. are recalling GODAVARI Dried Apricots.   This product contains with undeclared sulfites.   Those with allergies to sulfites could develop a serious or life-threatening reaction to eating these apricots.   This product was sold in Massachusetts, New York, and Connecticut.   If you purchased these apricots, do not consume the...