Dr. Howard Smith Reports

  Xvid https://youtu.be/prZ8x_PjKDM   The CPSC and BATTOP are recalling the BATTOP Foldable Infant Bath Seats.   This product fails to meet the federal safety standards for infant bath seats, may tip over while in use, and create a drowning hazard to babies. About 5,000 units were sold through amazon.com.   If you bought one of these, stop using it for bathing your infant.   Contact BATTOP via e-m...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/u-dtIiYDRCw   Drinking a flavanol-enriched cocoa beverage can protect your blood vessels during times of mental stress.   This the conclusion of a tightly controlled British study involving 30 male subjects from the University of Birmingham.   Each subject’s arm blood flow and a full battery of cardiovascular tests were performed at baseline and after drinking differe...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/Ks5mItzoaYQ   If you get CoVid, there is a 1 in 7 chance you’ll be hospitalized.   If you do, you’ll have a 1 in 4 chance of needing the ICU or a funeral.   Researchers at the University of Minnesota studied the fate of 7,578 CoVid patients across the midwestern US.   The results: 86% of the infected don’t require hospitalization.   Of the remaining 14% sick enough to...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/lJ0hyWFJ0RE   All of us are getting cabin fever, and we want to get out and eat out.   You say, “I’m vaccinated so I can just eat at restaurants as I did before the pandemic.”   Do so at your own peril. Even the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines are at best 95% effective, the J&J fax is about 70%, and all work less well against variants. There’s a 50:50 chance you could get...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/9uxqJYd60yk   CoVid can spread silently table to adjacent though distanced table within a poorly ventilated indoor restaurant.   Chinese engineers and epidemiologists now report their study of a Wuhan restaurant where one CoVid-infected person spread disease to 9 others at the same and 2 nearby tables.   Tracer gas and computational fluid dynamics defined spread of dr...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/hLhD6BMb_r4   Working 55 hours a week or more following a heart attack drives a 67% higher risk of another coronary event including unstable anginal pain, another non-fatal heart attack, or a deadly MI.   Canadian investigators followed 967 first heart attack victims after their return to work.   The risk of another often deadly cardiac event was proportional to the h...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/I2SYXphezPo   Patients regularly taking famotidine, sold as Pepcid, along with aspirin were 45% less likely to die with CoVid infections severe enough to require ICU-level therapy.   Researchers at the University of Virginia, collaborating with colleagues at Germany’s University of Berlin studied 1578 patients with severe CoVid.   The Pepcid alone reduced mortality 27...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/JLsBNvMhS5s   Exposure to tobacco smoke activates genes in lung and to a lesser extent nasal lining cells that permit CoVid to bind, enter, and damage these vital tissues.   The details have now been reported by a collaborative group at Boston and Brown Universities.   Gene analysis of 796 nasal and 1673 bronchial cell samples shows that smoking strongly turns on prod...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/Y2Ie8xi9P6I   The FDA and the b.a. Sweetie Candy Company are recalling Sweetie Chocolate Malt Balls and Chocolate Malted Milk Balls.   These candies contain undeclared wheat allergen.   They have been sold in and around the Cleveland, OH metro area.   If you bought one of these candies, return it to the point of purchase for a refund.   For additional information call...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/rxo2LS_S7z4   The FDA and multiple companies are recalling multiple products sold under the brand names Thumbs Up, Red, Shogun-X, Krazy Night, 69Mode Blue, PremierZen, and SupremeZen.   These tainted products all have undeclared phosphodiesterase compounds in them including sildenafil, tadalafil, and vardenafil.   These compounds are typically used for treatment of ma...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/tT9s9brTFPU   The FDA and the Sabra Dipping Company LLC are recalling 2100 cases of its Classic Hummus.   This product may contain salmonella that can cause a serious and sometimes life-threatening gastrointestinal infection with particular severity in the very young, elders, and immunocompromised persons.   This product was sold in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Califor...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/69r-4UB-hBg   The FDA, Harris Teeter LLC, and the Rise Baking Company are recalling Harris Teeter Fresh Foods Market Cookies and Cream Cake Products and Dawn Food Products Vanilla Bean Waterfall Cake.   These products contain undeclared hazelnut.   Those with hazelnut allergies could develop serious or life-threatening reactions to consuming these pastries.   They are...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/BFyfcOSOTuc   The CPSC and dōTERRA announce the recall of Deep Blue, PastTense and Deep Blue Touch Essential Oils.   These products contain methylsalicylate and must be in child-resistant packaging and they are not.   Store these products out of reach of children until you can contact dōTERRA at 1-800-411-8151 to arrange for a replacement product.   https://www.cpsc.g...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/rddCTRQbfjw   The FDA and Trident Seafood Corporation are recalling Pacific Salmon Burgers.   This product may contain small fragments of metal that could produce a choking hazard.   This product was sold at Costco.   If you purchased it, stop using it and return it to the point of purchase for a refund.   For more information, call 1-866-413-4749.   https://www.fda.g...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/sjdi8Wno7PY   The FDA and Kareem Mart announce the recall of   Kareem Chef brand Halva, Halva with Pistachio, and “Halva with Chocolate.   These products could be contaminated with salmonella.   Persons ingesting food contaminated with this bacterium develop serious and sometimes life-threatening gastrointestinal infections.   If you purchased one of these products, i...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/IfRuiG2kXPg   The FDA, S&B Shopper LLC, and Namoo Enterprise LLC are recalling Imperial Extreme 2000 mg capsules and PremierZen Black 5000 capsules.   These products contains undeclared sildenafil and tadalafil, two phosphodiesterase inhibitors that may cause serious blood pressure depression in those taking nitroglycerin.   This product was sold by amazon.com and oth...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/0KZTkE6Di6M   The FDA and GraceKennedy Food are recalling LeFe Peppers and Onions.   A batch of this product may contain foreign bodies in the form of small pieces of blue plastic.   Ingestion of these pieces may cause serious health consequences.   If you have this product return it to the point of purchase for a refund.   In addition you may call the GraceKennedy co...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/Qkh8r_ApfF8   The FDA and Real Water Inc. announce the recall of all sizes of Real Water brand drinking water.   Ingestion of these products has been linked to cases of non-viral hepatitis.   The recalled products were sold throughout the US at retail stores in various locales including Las Vegas, AZ, Southern California, Tennessee, Georgia, Chicago, New York, Mississ...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/82eMB1xLBn4   The FDA and Bobo’s now recall Bobo’s Maple Pecan Oat Bars.   This product contains undeclared peanuts.   Those with a peanut allergy may develop a severe or life-threatening allergic reaction after ingesting this food.   If you have one of these return it to the point of purchase for an exchange or a full refund.   If you require additional information,...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/FtPyi3iCQ2A   The FDA and Hannaford Supermarkets are recalling select lots of Taste of Inspirations Parmesan Wing Sauce.   The contents don’t match the labels and have an undeclared allergen.   The jars are filled with Taste of Inspirations Garlic Parmesan Dressing and have an undeclared allergen fish. If you bought this product and have a fish allergy, return this pr...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/lyLVzer7ko8   The CPSC and KTM/Husqvarna Motorcycles North America now recall KTM, Husqvarna and GASGAS closed course competition motorcycles.   The drive chain on these cycles may break leading to a crash with damage to person and property.   About 1,470 of these cycles have been sold in the US.   If you have one of these cycles, stop riding it and contact a KTM, Hus...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/M7QCQfPLqC0   The CPSC and Polaris are recalling Ranger, ProXD, Ariens/Gravely, and Bobcat vehicles.   The drive belts on these vehicles may break damaging the inner clutch cover assembly and fuel line.   This in turn can create a fuel leak and a fire hazard.   About 41,500 of these units were sold in the US and 1,475 were sold in Canada.   Some of these vehicles have...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/hf2pZ16VX3Q   The CPSC and Inyo Pool Products are recalling PureLine 1.5 HP Pool Pump Motors, Models 1152 and 2152.   This product may overheat creating a fire hazard.   If you have one of these installed, stop using it.   Contact Inyo Pool Products at 1-888-575-0485 to arrange for a free replacement.   https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2021/inyo-pool-products-recalls-pure...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/q9kkgmrwTAI   The CPSC and Liberty Mountain are recalling select Beal Birdie Belay Devices.   Those units marked with a “/19” are defective and cannot safely lower a mountain climber as the hand lever may become detached from the device.   These items were sold nationwide at REI stores and online at rei.com, moosejew.com, and backcountry.com.   Immediately stop using...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/kkzJfBtwDL0   The CPSC and Flame King announce the recall of Hog 100 Pound Propane Cylinders.   The propane cylinders with a handle below the side weld could leak propane gas creating a fire hazard.   About 500 of these units were sold.   Immediately stop using these recalled cylinders and contact Flame King by calling 1-844-464-8265   to arrange a refund or replaceme...