Dr. Howard Smith Reports

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/mP5zPwyIZsk   The CPSC and Boppy have recalled the Boppy Original Newborn Loungers, Boppy Preferred Newborn Loungers and Pottery Barn Kids Boppy Newborn Loungers.   Infants may roll on these loungers or off the loungers into a position that cuts off their breathing and creates a suffocation hazard.   Eight infants have already died in association with the use of this...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/yq0bHesLnS8   The CPSC and Polaris now recall Polaris Phoenix 200 ATVs from the model years 2011 through 2021.   The throttle speed control is defective, can stick at a dangerous level, and is a crash risk.   About 13,000 affected ATVs were sold in the US and 990 were sold in Canada.   Note that some of these were already recalled back in July 2020 and in April 2018....

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/bCnTiVULGeI Disinformation Dozen: 1. Joseph Mercola 2. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. 3. Ty and Charlene Bollinger 4. Sherri Tenpenny 5. Rizza Islam 6. Rashid Buttar 7. Erin Elizabeth 8. Sayer Ji 9. Kelly Brogan 10. Christiane Northrup 11. BenTapper 12. Kevin Jenkins   Just who is spreading dangerous misinformation about CoVid, its origins, its prevention, and its treatment?...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/a8vVVuEkeQM   A handheld device enables pediatric and primary care professionals to quickly and accurately screen for unequal eye performance problems including strabismus and amblyopia permitting an earlier diagnosis and institution of corrective therapy.   Investigators at NIH’s National Eye Institute in collaboration with Kaiser Permanente Southern California studi...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/NuKGjwGNsR0   The use of face masks in regions blanketed with wildfire smoke could reduce the risk of hospital visits due to respiratory distress by 22 to 39%.   Environmental scientists at   Colorado State University compared the abilities of masks made of various materials to protect their users against pollution from wildfires and other sources.   N95 non-medical d...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/n-SVmIdnUak   Type 2 diabetics using GLP-1 receptor agonists that lower blood glucose and hemoglobin A1C are more likely to experience mild CoVid infections that don’t put them in the ICU, on ventilators, or on an autopsy slab.   Researchers at Penn State reviewed the electronic medical records of nearly 30,000 type 2 diabetics testing positive for CoVid during the pr...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/uYq04u8QMx4   Infants demonstrating unusual ways of looking at objects at 9 months of age are more likely to develop autism or autism spectrum disorder later in childhood.   Paychiatrists at UC-Davis analyzed the behaviors of a high autism risk group, 89 infants whose older siblings had from diagnoses of autism, and compared them with 58 infants at low risk as their s...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/pDwwnzAsM9s   The FDA and Drew Organics, LLC are recalling Aldi Simply Nature Organic Poppy Seed Dressing.   This product could have dangerous germs in it due to a processing failure.   It was sold in Aldi stores in Alabama, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/ErLUWYqmFVI   The FDA, Baker Farms, and Krogers are recalling Baker Farms, Kroger & SEG Grocers branded kale.   The kale is contaminated with listeria monocytogenes.   This bacterium may trigger a serious and sometimes fatal infection in the very young, elders, and immunosuppressed persons.   It can also cause miscarriages and stillbirths.   This kale was sold in AL,...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/qezQYMCnyuc   The FDA and Joy Gourmet Foods, Inc. are recalling Joy Coriander Chutney.   This product has undeclared sulfites, coconut, and the food dye FD&C Yellow #5.   Those with allergies to   sulfites, coconut, and the food dye FD&C Yellow #5 could develop a serious or even fatal allergic reaction to ingesting this chutney.   The chutney was sold in NY, NJ, and P...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/QJ-rZsjASZg   The FDA and Green Fields Farms Dairy have recalled Green Field Farms Whole Chocolate Milk with a code date of 9/29/21. This lot of milk was improperly pasteurized and could trigger a case of food poisoning if ingested.   If you have this milk in your fridge, return it to the place of purchase for a refund.   For more information, call Green Fields Farms...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/e6tRDy5Y_m4   The CPSC and Harbor Freight Tools are recalling Bauer Forced Air Propane Portable Heaters.   This heater may leak propane gas through a loose fitting on the back of the heater risking a fire and burns.   About 19,000 of these heaters were sold at Harbor Freight Tools stores nationwide and online at www.harborfreight.com .   If you ave one of these heater...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/MFHCp63kTaM   The CPSC and Textron now recall Textron E-Z-GO PTVs and Tracker Off-Road Vehicles.   The parking brake catch bracket may deteriorate causing the parking brake to fail and creating a crash hazard.    About 6600 of these vehicles were sold at E-Z-GO and Tracker Off-Road dealerships nationwide, online via E-Z-GO’s Dealer to Driveway program, and through Tra...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/YxZTrsLC0e0   Eating healthy, plant based foods is associated with a 41% lower risk of contracting a severe case of CoVid.   Researchers at Harvard’s Mass. General Hospital and King’s College London analyzed data from 592,571 subjects in the US and UK accumulated from March to December, 2020.   Participants noted their dietary habits on a smartphone-based survey, and...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/W6oovAmIhHk   Masking singers and the bells of musical instruments significantly reduces CoVid-carrying aerosols, but keeping their performances safe requires limiting them to 30 minutes indoors and 60 minutes outdoors.   These conclusions stem from collaborative studies by engineers at the Universities of Colorado and Maryland.   The investigators compared the aeroso...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/R44bfNmIRNo   When students in fully-open schools wear effective masks, the incidence of hospitalization of all in a community may be reduced by as much as 71%.   This the conclusion of a North Carolina study that employs a computer model using accumulated state data.   The simulation begins in July, 2021 with Delta CoVid predominant and predicts expected deaths and h...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/kxtrGTKuUn8   A University of Houston spinoff company has developed a nasal spray that triggers robust CoVid antibodies and cellular immunity while being storable without freezing for up to 11 months.   The vaccine has two components: spike protein and a nanoparticle adjuvant called nanoSTING.   The components are stored separately with the nanoSTING refrigerated and...

Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/GnDzgK4N5jM It’s not just the football team that gets overheated.   The marching band, wearing heavy wool uniforms, is particularly susceptible to heat-related disease.   This according to an analysis by investigators at the Universities of Georgia, South Carolina, and Kansas that looked at this problem over a 31 year period using a newspaper report database.   Of the 3...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/R0QnOSnV81s   From the CDC comes the latest comparison of our current CoVid vaccines in terms of ability to keep the average Jane or Joe without any medical issues out of the hospital.   Once again, Moderna come out on top.   A multi-center study of 1682 vaccinated persons 16 yrs or older and 2007 controls shows that, between March and August of this year, the Moderna...

M   Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/i00NgHL9wzo   Today’s newly announced medical discoveries that point to future therapy: Microspheres improve female fertility Promising new therapy for MRSA infections Nanoparticles as long-term disinfectants Your nose could fix your knee Shirts that monitor your heart   Some women cannot conceive because the walls of their uteruses are too thin to permit embryo att...

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  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/gcWlSP8UEIY   The FDA and Dole Fresh Vegetables are recalling Dole Curly Leaf Parsley.   This product contains Shiga-toxin producing E. coli .   Involved is product with harvest dates of August 18 and 19 2021 and distributed in FL, IA, MI, MN, and MO.   Affected bunches of parsley have a PLU number of 4899 and a UPC code of 0 3383 80330 0.   If you have this Dole Pars...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/bruRpGamo-A   The FDA and McKee Foods now recall Little Debbie Mini Nutty Buddy Cookie Bites sandwich cookies.   These cookies contain undeclared pecans.   Those with a pecan allergy may develop serious and life-threatening allergic reactions should they ingest these cookies.   The affected cookies have best-by dates of Dec. 24 and 25, 2021 and were sold in Kentucky,...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/OM-RycbePTk   The FDA and Seviroli Foods Inc. are recalling H-E-B Jumbo Stuffed Shells.   This product contains contaminating fragments of metal that could cause physical damage to the mouth, throat, and gastrointestinal tract tissues.   This product was sold by H-E-B stores in Texas.   Do not consume this product but return it to the place of purchase for a refund or...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/Ae4be2dB9ck   The FDA and Velvet Ice Cream have recalled Velvet Raspberry Fudge Cordial Ice Cream.   This produce contains undeclared peanut.   Those with a peanut allergy may develop serious and life-threatening allergic reactions should they ingest this ice cream.   If you bought this ice cream, dispose of it immediately or return it to the place of purchase for a r...