Dr. Howard Smith Reports

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/pO7MklirgMU   The FDA and Buurma Farms are recalling Buurma Plain Flat Leaf Parsley.   This product may contain E. Coli that produces Shiga toxin.   This bacterium causes a foodborne gastroenteritis heralded by stomach cramps, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea and it particularly dangerous in the very young, elders, and those with immunosuppression.   This parsley has be...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/M4P2CjRRimQ   The CPSC and Juratoys US now recall Janod Children’s Shaving Kits.   The brown trim on these shaving kit bags contains unacceptably dangerous levels of phthalate.   This chemical in plastic is toxic if ingested by young children.   These shaving kits have been sold by Nordstrom, Crate and Barrel, and Barnes and Noble stores nationwide as well as other to...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/n3ohwpRjhqU   The CPSC and Burley have recalled Ballz QR Skewers.   This rod connects the Coho XC Cargo trailer to a bicycle, and it may bend or shear.   Should this occur, the trailer and the bicycle towing it will become unstable, the rider may fall and sustain an injury, and the bicycle-trailer ensemble may injure a bystander.   About 2,935 of these skewers were so...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/FWznwbvaWrw   The CPSC and Wiggle Ltd have recalled VITUS 14 and VITUS 16 Kids Bikes.   These bicycles have only front and rear handbrakes.   Federal regulations require children’s bicycles to be equipped with both handbrakes and footbrakes since younger children may be unable to stop the bike with handbrakes alone.   About 280 of these bicycles were sold online at wi...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/xvLHkLWjvnw   The CPSC and Costco along with Ivena are recalling their teak shower benches.   This shower bench may collapse during use triggering falls and injuries.   About 70,000 of these benches were sold in the US and 11,317 were sold in Canada all by Costco stores and online at Costco.com.   Immediately discontinue use of this bench and return it to any Costco s...

  Vid: https://youtu.be/tqYjkt-KQ9w   The CPSC and Gas One have recalled Gas One propane adapter hoses.   The hose may swell while in use leading to propane gas leakage and possible fires. About 19,500 of these hoses were sold online at amazon.com , ebay.com , gasone.com , homedepot.com and walmart.com.   If you have one of these hoses, immediately stop using it and contact Gas One by phone at 1-...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/HofDg7gyG14   CoVid infection risk dropped more than 11 fold for those who received a third, boosting dose of CoVid vaccine.   Israeli researchers studied 1,144,690 persons over the age of 60 boosted with a third dose of the Pfizer vaccine and compared the incidence and severity of their CoVid infections with those occurring in a non-boosted population of 4 million.  ...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/tTmjDS-xJr4   Vaccination with the Moderna CoVid vaccine triggers more IgA anti-CoVid antibodies and anti-CoVid killer T cells compared with the Pfizer vaccine.   Researchers at Harvard and MIT studied the immune responses of 73 vaccine recipients including 28 who received the Moderna vaccine and 45 who received the Pfizer vaccine.   Analysis of the immune responses t...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/8YtIcbsg2ls   Seventy-two percent of adults and parents of children with food allergies are unaware that oral immunotherapy is an effective, painless, and convenient alternative to allergy shots.   This the conclusion of a nationwide survey of some 781 respondents conducted by pediatric researchers at Northwestern University and Chicago’s Lurie Children’s Hospital.  ...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/vBtj9iV8pSA   At the end of August, the World Health Organization announced another variant of interest, classified at B.1.621 and commonly known as the Mu variant.   This variant encompasses a constellation of mutations that could render it more impervious to the anti-CoVid antibodies generated by our current vaccine.   Early data suggests that its vaccine resistance...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/4r8Mzi1m-U0   The FDA and Rocky Top Farms have recalled Rocky Top Farms Cherry Butter.   This product, sold in clear 10 ounce jars, contains undeclared milk.   Those with milk allergies could develop a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction after ingesting this cherry butter.   This product was sold nationwide via the website rockymountainfarms.com.   If you pu...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/46QSqXL9_YQ   The FDA and KBF Inc. have recalled Banoful Top Orange Biscuits.   This food contains undeclared milk, and those with milk allergies could develop serious or life-threatening allergic reactions should they eat these biscuits.   This bakery item was sold nationwide through retail stores and mail order outlets.   If you purchased these biscuits, return them...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/KK3Dk3ppG0U   The FDA and Weis Markets are recalling the Weis Crab Cake Meal.   This product contains undeclared milk.   Those with milk allergies have develop a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction after ingesting this crab cake.   The lots affected carry sell by dates of 8/25/2021 through 9/05/2021.   This product was sold by Weis Markets in PA, MD, NJ, and...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/k9ecWB_1N_c   The FDA and the Baking Institute Bakery Co. have recalled a pastry simply labelled Carrot Cake.   These cakes contains undeclared walnuts, coconut, and milk.   Those with allergies to these ingredients may develop a serious or even life-threatening reaction after ingesting the carrot cake.   This product was sold in northern Illinois in 6 and 8 inch size...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/NpoNtKyqyFQ   The CPSC and Ryan and Rose have recalled Cutie Spoovel Children’s Eating Utensils.   The handle of this utensil may fragment and release small parts that pose a choking hazard for young children.   About 17,750 of these utensils were sold in the US and 110 were sold in Canada all online via ryanandrose.com.   Take these utensils away from your children,...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/DRlXy8xWWRg   The CPSC and Petsmart are recalling Top Paw® Double Diner Dog Bowls.   The rubber gasket that covered the unfinished and sharp bottom edge of this product comes off easily and this create a laceration hazard.   About 100,300 of these dog bowls were sold at Petsmart stores and online at petsmart.com.   Immediately stop using these dog bowls and return the...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/rQYCb4rorm4   The CPSC and SKE Outdoors are recalling TurboSke Kids Toddler Bike Helmets.   These children’s bicycle helmets fail to meet federal safety standards and create a head injury risk.   About 860 of these helmet have been sold online through amazon.com and other online retailers.   Do not permit your children to use these bicycle helmets.   Call SKE Outdoors...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/UfSK8N8jghc   The CPSC and Step 2 now recall StepUp Sidekick Learning Towers.   The storage tray with its cup holders and step may detach from the tower and create a fall hazard for a child.   About 1,570 of these items were sold in the US and about 34 were sold in Canada online at step2.com and at amazon.com .   Stop using this recalled StepUp Sidekick Learning Tower...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/IbE2Xf-8UQQ   Those fully vaccinated against CoVid who develop breakthrough infections and positive PCR tests carry the same high levels of infectious virus as the unvaccinated.   This warning comes to us from the University of Wisconsin and the CDC.   The Wisconsin researchers studied the quantitative PCR test results from 699 Wisconsin residents who tested positive...

Moderna Twice As Protective Against Delta CoVid As Pfizer Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/vhmIGC8Db4k   Those vaccinated with the Moderna mRNA CoVid vaccine are now about 50% less likely to develop a positive CoVid PCR test when compared with those who received the Pfizer vaccine.   This conclusion comes from a massive Mayo Clinic Health System study.   The researchers tabulated the month by month eff...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/flxjj9dc1Pc   Riding with windows open WHILE wearing a mask is the wining formula for protecting yourself from CoVid.   Britain’s Global Centre for Clean Air Research studied in-car air quality with multiple sensors and estimated your probability of   CoVid transmission from another, infected passenger.   They tested various conditions including everyone masked or mas...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/1ZrUDJdvXOQ   The mRNA vaccines that can most effectively protect you from CoVid do carry a tiny risk that you could develop a case of treatable cardiac inflammation.   Even your risk of that is 6 times greater should you develop a CoVid infection.   This and other reassuring conclusions stem from a massive Israeli study of more than 1.7 million persons that was just...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/q0PeLQEeG-U   As the vaccines made against the wild type CoVid are helping us weather the pandemic fueled by variants that first arose in Great Britain, the B.1.117 alpha, in South Africa, the B.1.351 beta, in Brazil, the P.1 gamma, and yes in India, the B.1.617 delta, all is not well.   Since not enough people have been fully vaccinated, even in countries with advanc...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/THKzX2Ygo6o   This question continues to pop up, and now we have a randomized, multicenter study to provide a definitive answer.     Collaborators at Duke, Vanderbilt, Baylor, Temple, the University of Kansas, and the Universities of Florida and South Florida studied 1360 health care workers during the pre-vaccine era between April and November, 2020.   A group of 683...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/hOZb_hIGmBk   From the FDA’s science and engineering lab comes the warning that your iPhone or any electronic device with a strong magnetic coupling interface could generate magnetic fields capable of activating the magnetic switches that control implantable pacemakers and cardioverter-defibrillators.   The magnetic switches in these devices are designed to be trigger...