Dr. Howard Smith Reports

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/fma46IjBQAo   The FDA and Jule’s Foods announce the recall of all Jule’s products including Jule’s Cashew Brie, Classic, Truffle, and Black Garlic, Jule’s Artichoke Spinach Dip, and Jule’s Vegan Ranch Dressing.   These products may be contaminated with salmonella that may cause a serious gastrenteritis which may become severe in the very young, elders, and those immun...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/14e-jLn9FB0   The FDA and Faribault Foods, Inc. now recall S&W Organic Black Beans, O Organic Brand Black Beans and O Organic Brand Chili Beans.   These products have containers with compromised hermetic seals permitting leakage and bacterial growth including growth of Clostridium botulinum .   The toxin from this bacterium may trigger food poisoning anytime from 6 ho...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/MXIpc5jAOSY   The FDA, Golden Medal Mushroom Inc., and Guan’s Mushroom Co. are recalling their Enoki Mushrooms.   These products may be contaminated with listeria monocytogenes.   This bacterium may cause life-threatening infections in the very young, elders, and those who are immunocompromised.   It may cause miscarriage and stillbirths in pregnant women.   These pro...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/CPhR-q8DJM0   The FDA and Wolfies Roasted Nut Company announce the recall of Wolfies Crunchy Cheddar & Jalapeno Nuts.   This product contains undeclared milk.   Those with a milk allergy could develop a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction after ingesting these nuts.   Wolfies products are sold at various outlets in Findlay, Bowling Green, Carey, and Ottowa O...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/TMIA--xkDLQ   The CPSC and BRAV USA now recall Swix branded Focus Down Jackets Jr.   These jackets have drawstrings in the hood and waist areas that may catch on playground equipment, school bus doors, or other moving objects and create strangulation and entrapment hazards for children.   About 156 of these jackets were sold at the WMS Store, Gallatin Alpine Sports st...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/wOEgi9ErR9M   The CPSC and Brompton Bicycle announce the recall of Brompton Electric Folding Bicycles. A software malfunction causes the electric motor to continue providing a power boost to the rider despite no active pedaling creating fall and injury hazards.   About 600 of these bicycles were sold at authorized dealers nationwide.   If you have one of them, check t...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/5UCrFkoG9Wc   The CPSC and Metal Ware Corploration recall their NESCO Coffee Bean Roaster Model CR-04-13.   This product may overheat and create a fire and burn hazard.   About 5350 of these roasters were sold at Blains Supply and Burman Coffee Traders stores nationwide as well as online at www.bodhileafcoffee.com, www.burmancoffee.com, www.eveythingkitchens.com, www....

Recall On Kawasaki TERYX® Off-highway Vehicles Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/jjPYNAHYNAU   The CPSC and Kawasaki now recall Kawasaki TERYX® off-highway vehicles including the SLE, X4, 4LE, 4SLE, and 4SLE CAMO models as well as Kawasaki Brute Force 750 All-Terrain Vehicles or ATVs.   The fuel pump retainer plate bolts on these vehicles may loosen and cause fuel leakage over time posing a fire hazard....

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/JVKykis-01k   The CPSC and YYBA Corporation are recalling Welmate Lidocaine Numbing Cream.   This product as its name indicates contains lidocaine, a topical anesthetic, and it must be sold in child-resistant packaging which it is not.   If an infant, toddler, or young child were to put this numbing cream on the skin or ingest it, there is a risk of poisoning.   About...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/g1D2et9iod0   Initial studies of the Moderna and Pfizer CoVid vaccines pegged them at about 95% effective at preventing CoVid infections and close to 100% effective at preventing CoVid hospitalization and deaths.   A Yale-led study now reports real world effects of the vaccines on hospitalizations and death.   A complete mRNA vaccine course was 96% effective at preven...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/vS6BfCsWobU   Those infected with CoVid and treated at home had a nearly 60% higher risk of death compared with those uninfected.   Outcomes for the hospitalized were 3-fold worse. Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis compared data from 73,435 non-hospitalized and 13,997 hospitalized CoVid patients with nearly 5 million uninfected VA patients.   The non-h...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/7Kc2Xkv6X_c   Consistent consumption of mushrooms may reduce your risk of cancer by as much as 34%.   Penn State public health and food scientists report this observation after their meta-analysis of 17 observational studies published between 1966 and 2020 with data for more than 19,500 cancer patients.   The beneficial effect of mushrooms was particularly strong for...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/kdgBhghwTy4   CoVid vaccine hesitancy has dropped 50% over the past 4 months and continues to decline month by month.   This the conclusion of a study from epidemiologists at the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie-Mellon University.   Using online survey data from 732,308 Facebook users 18 to 64 years of age, the researchers find only 22.1% are now likely to declin...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/sKbulaz20-4   From the research followup department comes a Boston University meta-analysis refuting previous work indicating that persons with certain ABO blood groups fare better in terms of CoVid infections.   The BU epidemiologists used strict criteria to select for analysis 24 population-level studies looking at the CoVid-ABO blood group relationship.   When thes...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/kLFxUFnwlbc   Previous studies show that mRNA CoVid vaccines induce stronger Covid   neutralizing antibody responses than do natural CoVid infections, but a new Israeli study shows these infections protect equally well against a second infection and its consequences.   The numbers show that a natural infection is 94.8% protective against a recurrent one, 94.1% protect...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/2MytwFMumnw   Today’s medical discoveries that point to future therapy. New developments for:   Nanoparticle Antibacterials, Radical Prostatectomy, Preventing Abdominal Aortic, Aneurysms, Glioblastoma, Nanorobots All this on   Medicine of the Future.   Bacteria are getting smarter and more resistant to all known antibiotics, and many of them resist treatment by hiding...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/Do2i-QOVXYQ   The FDA and Shearer’s Foods LLC have recalled Raley’s Salt & Vinegar Flavored Potato Chips.   This product contains undeclared milk.   Those with a milk allergy may develop a severe or life-threatening allergic reaction upon ingesting this product.   Do not consume these potato chips but return them to the place of purchase for a refund.   To obtain more...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/O6T_AI-njN8   The FDA and Creative Foods Inc. now recall Bueno Coffee Substitute Creamy Hazelnut and Bueno Coffee Substitute Pecan Praline.   Both products may contain undeclared peanut, hazelnut, and/or barley (gluten).   Those with nut allergies may experience severe or lift-threatening allergic reactions after ingesting this product.   Those with gluten intolerance...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/7uf1YfnNYsY   The FDA and Sanit Technologies are recalling Durisan Antimicrobial Hand Sanitizer, Non-Alcohol.   This product is contaminated with the bacterium Burkholderia contaminan s.   Exposure to this product could cause an infection in a person with a hand wound or scrapes.   The bacteria could enter the bloodstream in patients with compromised immune systems an...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/-2KhPu786jU   The FDA and Lake Champlain Chocolates are recalling the Mr. Goodtime Chocolate Bunny with a best by date of 11/20/2021.   This product contains undeclared almonds.   Those with almond allergies could develop a severe or life threatening allergic reaction after ingesting this candy.   The bunny was sold in: CA, CT, MA, NH, NY, RI, TX, VT, and VA.   If you...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/SpN-R2CjHr0   The FDA and Blount Fine Foods are recalling Panera at Home Lobster Bisque.   This soup contains an undeclared egg allergen.   This product is only sold in supermarket refrigerated cases and not at Panera   Bread restaurants.   If you have this soup at home, don’t consume it.   Call Blount Fine Foods at 1-866-674-4519 for additional information.       htt...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/Em_v2P-Y5j8   The FDA and Trader Joes now recall Trader Joe’s Restaurant Style White Corn Tortilla Chips.   This product contains undisclosed milk making it dangerous for those with a milk allergy to ingest it.   The product was sold in the following states:   AL, AZ, AR, CA, CO, DC, DE, ID, KS, LA, MD, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OK, OR, PA, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA.   If you bought t...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/b6VW--bGwuM   The FDA and Torn and Glasser now recall Torn & Glasser Dark Chocolate Expresso Beans.   This product is mislabeled and actually contains dark chocolate walnuts.   Those with a walnut allergy could develop a severe or life-threatening reaction to ingesting this candy.   The candy was sold by the Kroger conglomerate and variously branded as Kroger, Arlan’s...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/xGpKIwbEL6o   The CPSC and Battat recall B. Toys Firefly Frank Infant Teethers. Small plastic wings may detach from the teether’s body and create a choking hazard for young children.   About 61,000 of these teethers were sold at Target and online at target.com, and about 210 were sold in Canada.   Take these teethers away from your infant and toddlers and return them...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/SnBiPfdfCrU   The CPSC and Audio-Technica are recalling the Audio-Technica Wireless Headphone Charging Case Model ATH-CK3TW.   These portable charging cases may overheat and create burn and fire hazards.   About 7,450 units have been sold at American Musical Supply, Inmotion Entertainment Group, Micro Electronics, and Music and Arts Center stores as well as at other r...