Dr. Howard Smith Reports

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/s6TXMBwzLyU   Bunking with a pet appears not to disrupt a healthy night’s sleep.   Canadian pediatric sleep researchers studied 188 kids 11 to 17 years of age with data culled from standardized sleep questionnaires, a formal home sleep study, and two weeks of electronic nighttime monitoring.   Of the total, 34.6% of children slept with their pets frequently or sometim...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/rV8GGA-o26E   Children and adolescents of any age who contract CoVid are as likely as infected adults to spread the virus and its variants to others.   Researchers at Harvard and MIT studied 97 children with a median age of 10 and an age ranging from 2 weeks to 22 years.   CoVid positivity and viral loads were determined by PCR testing.   As with adults, the children...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/7qhJMVpyav   Adding a second dose of the Pfizer mRNA CoVid vaccine yields better and more uniformly protective viral neutralization antibodies.   Portuguese investigators studied the responses of 1245 health care workers and 146 nursing home residents ranging in age from 19 to 99 years.   After the first dose, 98.6% of younger recipients 19-29 years developed antibodi...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/lqDzwBXKfb4   An implantable chip is 6 times better than external cardiac monitoring for detecting bouts of atrial fibrillation that could trigger a devastating stroke.   Cardiologists at Harvard’s Mass General Hospital and Northwestern University draw this conclusion from their study of 492 patients who suffered a first stroke with no identifiable cause.     Half the...

Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/cAmUQlHW8kE Today’s medical discoveries that point to future therapy. Elephants May Help Us PREVENT Cancer Making Plant-based Meats Healthier Genetically Enhanced Heart Attack Therapy Smart Device Monitoring Of Your Psyche Antibiotics Could Treat Cancer   Elephants are one-third as likely to die from cancer even though they have 100 times as many potentially cancerous c...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/V0cOYpNRyZQ   Eating yogurt twice a week lowers a man’s risk of developing adenomatous, cancer-producing polyps by 26%.   Researchers studied colonoscopy data from over 88,000 participants in the continuing Health Professionals and Nurses Health Studies.   Sadly, the data did not show any beneficial association between yogurt consumption and polyps in women.   The inv...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/VPOkjMpecZc   Imagine that you’re waiting for a biopsy report, a job offer, a college or grad school acceptance, or a colonoscopy.   You’re on pins and needles anxious. Just how do you cope?   A new study from UC-Riverside gives you a novel strategy: watching an awe-inducing or heart-tugging movie.   The researchers studied a total of 729 subjects all stressed awaitin...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/55poyxu_SAc   Premature infants who listen to music enjoy enhanced neural development.   Swiss neuroscientists at the University of Geneva report the positive effects of specially composed and performed music on developing neural networks of premies.   The musical selections varied with time of day and were designed to lend an auditory structure to the infant’s first...

Fainting While Pregnant Signals Impending Complications - Reprise Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/TqkKrrK7FJA   Urban legend has it that fainting while pregnant is no big deal.   A study just published by Canadian cardiologists and epidemiologists finds that fainting, the common term for syncope, while pregnant is a bad prognostic sign for both the mother and her developing baby.   The researchers stu...

Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/dZ_q5BJtlzQ Women who use assisted reproduction techniques including in-vitro fertilization and intracystoplasmic sperm injection are 5 times more likely to suffer pregnancy-associated heart failure.   This conclusion comes from a study at Germany’s Hannover Medical School presented last week to the European Society of Cardiology.   This pregnancy-associated heart failu...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/GYPIGUKq8v8   If you’re suffering stomach and esophageal ache from enjoying Buffalo wings or accidentally swallowing that red pepper hidden in your Szechuan chicken , the food scientists at Penn State have some first aid for you.   It turns out that the best liquid for neutralizing pepper burn is good old milk.   The study looked at 72 subjects each using 7 different...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/a1-x6b-tNyc   Grapefruit and grapefruit juice may cause you to overdose on many popular prescription drugs.   The FDA now repeats its 2017 warning to us and asks us to carefully read the label on any drug you are taking to see if grapefruit can interfere with its function.   Grapefruit juice blocks the enzyme in the small intestine that normally breaks down drugs caus...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/d8WD8kCnbms   C’mon get happy by biting off a few squares of bittersweet chocolate.   A British study just published in the journal Depression and Anxiety makes that delicious suggestion.   The study looked at more than 13,600 Americans and analyzed their chocolate consumption and their likelihood of reporting depressive feelings.   Individuals who reported eating any...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/l1TYL1paUUk   Gentlemen...listen up!   The more mushrooms you eat the better, and enjoying them 3 times a week or more will drop your prostate cancer risk at least 17%.     Japanese epidemiologists studied about 36,500 men 40-79 years of age who are in the Miyagi (no relation to Mr. Miyagi of Cobra Kai fame) and Ohsaki Cohorts,   They followed the men for 13 years.  ...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/VYcpbXexVsM   Each participant underwent pulmonary function tests and recorded their use of NSAIDs over the month before testing.   Air quality measurements during that month were added to the database.   Analysis showed that NSAID use, which turned out to be mostly aspirin, reduced the effects of air pollution on lung function by one-half.   If you expect significant...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/mshoJ1qxdBU   The FDA and California Terra Garden Inc. are recalling Guan’s Seafood Mushrooms.   This product is contaminated with listeria monocytogenes.   This bacterium can cause a severe and sometimes life-threatening infection in the very young, the elderly, and those who are immunocompromised.   These mushrooms were distributed and sold in CA,   If you have this...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/lgC8arAXWL4   The FDA and multiple companies including Concord Farms, Marquis Worldwide Specialty, and Rainfield Marketing Group announce the recall of their Korean-grown enoki mushrooms.   These mushrooms are contaminated with listeria monocytogenes .   This bacterium can create life-threatening disease.   Return this product to the point of purchase. For more inform...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/_W8GPN_tXC4   The FDA and Hy-Vee Inc. are recalling Hy-Vee Chicken Street Taco Kits.   This product contains undisclosed egg allergen.   Those with an egg allergy could develop a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they ingest these tacos.   These kits were sold at Hy-Vee grocery stores in Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesot...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/9jEXNfOpBaE   The FDA and Gilster-MaryLee Corp. now recall; Full Circle Organic Microwave Popcorn Salted.   This product contains undeclared milk. Those with a milk allergy could develop a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they ingest this popcorn.   This popcorn was distributed and sold in Schenectady, NY; Chandler, AZ; Lathrop, CA; Farr West, UT; Pemb...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/hDmv12LrSiU   The FDA and Giant Eagle are recalling Giant Eagle Chicken Street Taco Kits.   These kits contain undisclosed egg allergen.   Those with an egg allergy could develop a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they ingest these tacos.   These kits were sold at Giant Eagle and Market District stores in PA, OH, MD, and IN.   If you bought this kit, d...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/5DGpT6v0Hb4   The CPSC and HSN now recall Joy/JM Branded My Little Steamer® and My Little Steamer® Go Mini.   These defective steamers can spray or leak scalding water during use leading to burns. About 5.4 million of these steamers were sold in the US and 14,300 were sold in Canada.   These were sold on the HSN TV network and online at hsn.com, amazon.com, target.com...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/zgloGTuebBA   The CPSC and Ergobaby are recalling Ergobaby Metrous1, 2, and 4 Compact City Strollers.   The harness release button can break and detach if pressed with the child in the stroller making it difficult to release and creating a choking hazard.   About 2,800 of these stroller were sold online at ergobaby.com, albeebaby.com, and amazon.com.   Immediately sto...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/eBbOMPnR9Wc   The CPSC and JC Penney now recall Arizona Jean Co. “Lilac Smoke” Girls Midweight Puffer Jackets.   The drawstring inside the bottom lining of this jacket may become caught on playground equipment, handrails, doors or any moving object leading to falls and other child injuries.   About 3700 of these jackets were sold at JC Penney’s stores and online at jc...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/PGWDy-FQbYk   The CPSC and Target are recalling Target Room Essentials Shower Stools.   These shower stools become unstable and slippery when wet and a prone to tipping over leading to falls and other injuries.   About 58,500 of these shower stools were sold in the US at Target and online at target.com.   Stop using this shower stool immediately and return it to your...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/oiSbAEfNQto   The CPSC and Trek are recalling the Bontrager Satellite City Bicycle Pedals.   If these pedals are incorrectly installed during bike assembly, they may fall off creating falls and injuries.   About 316,500 of these bicycle pedals were sold in the US and about were sold 28,650 in Canada in Trek stores and online at trek.com.   If you have these pedals, st...