Dr. Howard Smith Reports

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/I12h9qDm-YE   The CPSC and Target now recall Cat & Back Baby Heart Ears Rompers.   The heart-shaped decorations on the romper knees may peel off or detach and pose a choking hazard to children.   About 44,350 of these garments were sold nationwide at Target stores and on target.com.   Don’t permit your children to wear these rompers and return them to any Target store...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/pdfPMK8Plxo   The CPSC and Playgro are recalling the Playgro Clip Clop Infant Activity Rattle.   The abacus ring on the horses back may dislodge, release small beads, and thereby create a choking hazard to small children.   About 18,000 of these rattles have been sold nationwide at Walmart stores and on walmart.com.   Take away these rattles from your children and con...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/C069WrAoDQ8   From TikTok viewer (user iii_1986_iii):   Is it true that once you’re immune, you’re immune because if not that would make literally every vaccine ever manufactured worthless.   We all wish that were true.   Even for# influenza, a yearly booster with different antigens is required. #Tetanus requires a 10 year booster. Even childhood vaccinations such as...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/ED4Ui26z0Uc   CoVid infections are associated with devastating brain damage without evidence that the virus itself infects brain tissue.   Columbia University neuroscientists now publish these conclusions following their study of 41 consecutive deceased CoVid victims.   All had severe Covid disease with lung damage but only half required intubation.   No viral particl...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/HVYYr5Ilqd8   Hitting speed bumps at speeds exceeding 28 mph may cause brain injuries to a 3 rd trimester fetus and uterine stress for the mother.   This warning comes from engineers at the University of British Columbia.   The investigators derived their conclusions from models that calculate the effects of speed bump shear on the fetal brain as well as the uterus af...

  Vid https://youtu.be/DDmhbn0MY8k   Thiazide blood pressure drugs including hydrochlorthazide can bump up the risk of deadly skin cancer by 60%.   This the conclusion from a University of Toronto study comparing 302,634 adults on hypertensive medications and 605, 268 unmedicated matched controls.     Increasing doses of thiazide medications were associated with increasing incidence of melanoma an...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/Qz4DYKCooz4   A CoVid infection is 8 times more likely to be associated with blood clots in the brain than vaccination with the AstraZeneca vaccine.   This from studies by the European Medicines Agency and British neuroscientists.   Cerebral venous thrombosis occurs in 39 per million with CoVid infection but in only 5 per million after the AstraZeneca vaccine or 4.1 p...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/2RYVDOo7gA8   If you had CoVid, there is still a 1 in 10 chance of reinfection.   Researchers at New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital followed 2,346 predominately male Marines 18-20 years of age over a 6 month study period.   Those entering the study with CoVid antibodies were considered to have been infected.   Ten percent became reinfected.   The reinfected had significa...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/psC1lsiDV8k   Being overweight but also underweight boosts a woman’s risk of suffering recurrent pregnancy losses by 20%.   British obstetricians performed a focused meta-analysis of 16 published studies covering nearly 66,000 women.   Repeated miscarriages are 21% more likely in women with BMI’s >25 than those with normal body weight.   In those with repeated losses,...

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/_HW1iHftI3o New developments for:   Skin Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Stroke, Pediatric Heart Disease, Male Contraception, Genetic Engineering All this on   Medicine of the Future. Researchers at the Ohio State Comprehensive   Cancer Center suggest that the already available and inexpensive neurodrug dopamine can reduce the development of common skin cancers including basal...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/m7jdzPxXCOY   The CPSC and Black Diamond now recall PIEPS DSP Pro, DSP Pro Ice, and DSP Sport Avalanche Transceivers.   This transceiver can switch modes when not locked or installed in the harness preventing it from transmitting a signal and making it difficult to locate a skier in an avalanche.   That can result in severe illness or death.   About 66,100 were sold i...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/MbPLfoKZbZE   The CPSC and Geo Essential now recall GEO Wintergreen Organic Essential Oil and GEO Alleviate Organic Essential Oil Blend.   These products contain methylsalicylate that is dangerous for children and must be sold in child-resistant packaging.   This product’s packaging is not.   Immediately stop use of this product and dispose of it.   You can also retur...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/6LOq0k6CHJE   The CPSC and Verizon now recall Ellipsis Jetpack Mobile Hotspots.   Their lithium batteries may overheat creating fire and burn hazards.   About 2.5 million were sold via Verizon stores nationwide and on Verizon.com.   If you can do without the internet access the hotspot provides, power it off and store it in a ventilated location away from combustibles...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/q-EmfkJ2plw   Barring US teens 14 to 17 years of age from using indoor tanning facilities would prevent more than 18,401 melanoma cases and save $205 million healthcare dollars.   This from a microsimulation study just published in the journal Cancer.   Banning tanning bed use for the 17.1 million US minors would prevent 15,101 primary melanoma cases and 3,299 potenti...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/heUksUkWdqw   The strains of holding down a job and maintaining social relationships increases a woman’s risk of developing heart disease by 21%.   Public health scientists at Philadelphia’s Drexel University report this and other conclusions following their study of 80,825 postmenopausal women over nearly a quarter century.   Relationship stress including a spousal d...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/LPhvY3s9wJM   Delivering the second dose of the Moderna or Pfizer mRNA vaccines after 3, 4, or 6 months rather than after only 3-4 weeks is a winning public health strategy.   Epidemiologists at Canada’s University of Toronto draw these conclusion from an age-stratified mathematical model.   Second dose delays reduce symptomatic cases by up to 19%, hospitalizations by...

Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/7bsKp6g7-nE   Data from the earliest victims of CoVid, infected more than a year ago in Wuhan, now show durable protective immunity against this dread virus for 12 months or more.   The longitudinal study of 1782 blood samples from 869 CoVid-surviving donors now appears online via the pre-publication server biorixiv.org.   Protective anti-CoVid antibody levels were pres...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/Cy37zQuJfpA   A designer vaccine that presents mutated forms of Covid spike proteins to the immune system on nanoparticles induces powerful antibodies to the 3 current variants, the British B.1.1.7, the South African B.1.351, and the Brazilian P.1.   Immunologists at San Diego’s Scripps Institute now report this achievement as a promising solution to our current CoVid...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/a59K_yqb1ZU   Exercising during your off-hours can reduce your chances of death by as much as 40%.   Ironically, though, high physical exertion at work actually increases your death risk by 27%.   Danish researchers present these conclusions after studying the mortality data from a cohort of 104,046 Danes and tabulating it with self-reported physical activity during l...

Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/Wd06crfQLUM New treatments for Alzheimer’s, sickle cell disease, concussions, organ replacement, wound healing, and color blindness.   All this on   Medicine of the Future.   My reports typically cover research discoveries that you can use here and now.   This new feature, Medicine Of The Future, gives you an inkling of what’s to come in future medical and surgical ther...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/bBtAEoEUjYY   The FDA and Glutenull Bakery recall Glutenull Goji Berries and Chocolate Cookies.   These cookies contain undeclared milk.   Those with a milk allergy may develop a severe or life-threatening allergic reaction after ingesting these cookies.   If you bought these cookies, return them to the place of purchase for a full refund. If you have questions contac...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/8GhENG8rW9Y   The CPSC and RH are recalling RH Animal, Heathered Plush and Luxe Sherpa Children’s Bath Wraps.   These bath wraps fail to meet flammability standards for children’s sleepwear and pose a risk of burn injuries to children.   About 55,700 were sold in the US and about 3,900 units were sold in Canada through RH Baby & Child Galleries and RH Outlets and onli...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/Z87frKFPiKw   The CPSC and Epicure US now recall Epicure Prep Bowls in sets of four.   The tempered glass bowl could break or shatter during use and create a laceration hazard.   About 1,600 were sold in the US and about 5,250 were sold in Canada.   If you bought these bowls, discontinue using them and and contact Epicure at 1-855-668-5909 for a free replacement.   ht...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/m5k17RFBdLQ   The CPSC and Goal Zero LLC now recall Goal Zero EC8 Power Extension Cables.   The connector pins may deform, overheat, and cause a fire hazard.   About 7,850 of these extension cables were sold at Bass Pro, REI and Sportsman’s Warehouse stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com, Backcountry.com, and GoalZero.com.   These cables connect Yeti power Statio...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/c69Sp5tiqrk   The CPSC and Hongkong Sun Rise Trading are recalling Greenworks and Powerworks Pressure Washer Spray Guns.   The spray gun connector may break causing the hose or connector parts to fly out creating an injury hazard for users or bystanders.    About 1 million of these sprayers were sold at Lowe’s Stores and online via lowes.com, amazon.com and other reta...