Dr. Howard Smith Reports

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/IJC6NST_x7g   A readily available nasal spray, Xlear, containing the sugar xylitol and grapefruit seed extract, kills CoVid in the test tube and would be expected to do the same in your nose, the entry point for this dread virus into your body.   Northwestern University and Utah State University researchers found that this nasal spray reduced CoVid viral load in the t...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/NV89fz9pmhY   Personalized vaccines designed to spur immunity to a patient’s own cancer can control nasty tumors up to four years.   This exciting news comes from the immuno-oncologists at Boston’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.   The study treated 8 patients who had advanced and potentially deadly melanoma with genetically-engineered vaccines that induce immunity to s...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/FDMZSlBOkXc   When walking, stay furthest away from 50 year olds followed by those in their 80’s and then 20 somethings.   This warning stems from a Dutch study that looked at the incidence of positive CoVid tests in their population of 278,455.   The highest percent of positive CoVid tests were 11.5% for the 50 somethings, 10.3% for those 80 and older, and 9.3% for t...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/QcYjVj1fdmU   North Carolina oncologists report that former or current cigarette smokers are significantly more likely to suffer breast cancer lung metastases compared with non-smokers.   To find out why, they went into the lab and found, in a mouse model, that nicotine is the culprit.   In their human study group of 1077 breast cancer patients, the group of tobacco s...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/9atJLxiblq4   The FDA and the Frito-Lay Co. are recalling Frito-Lay Ruffles Potato Chips.   There is undeclared milk in this product.   Those with a milk allergy could become ill if they ingest these potato chips.   This product was distributed in IA, KS, MO. NB, OK, and AK.   If you have these potato chips, return them to the point of purchase.   For more info, call...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/RlApib9rLQk   The FDA and Hiland Dairy are recalling Hiland Dairy 1% low fat chocolate milk.   Some of this product may contain food-grade sanitizers that would trigger illness if ingested.   These products were sold in Oklahoma City and its metro area, Western Oklahoma, Dallas, San Antonio, and Tyler TX.   If you bought this product, return it to the point of purchas...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/mE08eGh0Y9k   The FDA, Lancaster Foods, Pero Family Farms, and Publix Super Markets are recalling a variety of butternut squash products that contain the squash from Pero Farms and Race West.   These have been found to have contamination with listeria monocytogenes.   This bacterium may cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in the very young, elders, and those...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/bdtAN-Daz3Y   The FDA and Lake Champlain Chocolates are recalling a variety of products including:   Hazelnut, Fruit & Nut, Almond, Granola Five Star Bars Organic Milk Chocolate Bar with Sea Salt & Almonds Milk Chocolate Almond Bark Chocolates of Vermont Green Mountain Any or all of these products may contain plastic pieces as foreign bodies.   They may trigger a chok...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/xS2lRzuIEAU   The CPSC and Scalpa are recalling Scalpa Numb Maximum Strength Topical Anesthetic Cream.   This product contains the pharmaceutical lidocaine, also known as Xylocaine, and this agent must be sold in child-resistant packaging.   Scalpa has not provided that mandated safety measure. This cream has been sold on amazon.com and scalpashop.com .   If you have...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/C2iZvBoeqQs   The CPSC and Rapala USA have recalled   the Rapala Rechargeable Fillet Knives.   The battery may overheat and catch fire if non-Rapala chargers are used to recharge the battery. This product has been sold at Bass Pro Shops, Cabela’s, Fleet Farm, and other sporting goods stores nationwide. If you own one of these knives, stop using it.   Remove the batter...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/7vGADu0EgL4   Post-traumatic stress can be a challenge to manage, but repeated IV ketamine infusions appear to be effective.   Psychiatrists at New York’s Mt. Sinai Hospital and Med School report this finding from their randomized, controlled study of 30 patients with chronic PTSD.   The experimental group received 6 infusions of ketamine at 0.5 mg/kg over 14 days whi...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/rRY3emWBAEo   If you weather Covid-19 infection, there is a 99.3% chance that you will avoid a second infection.   A collaborative study by investigators at Cornell and Qatar Universities reviewed data from 43,044 CoVid patients.   Only 0.7% of this group developed another CoVid-positive PCR test.   Only 41% of that tiny group had convincing clinical evidence of a sec...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/jUScEJAweoA   Consuming foods rich in the monosaturated fat oleic acid could prevent the autoimmune attack on your central nervous system that triggers MS.   This the conclusion of a Yale University study.   The immunobiologists found that fat tissues of MS patients were deficient in oleic acid.   When they added it back to the fat in the test tube, they found it trig...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/4Gsr9PkXWaE   Despite a predominance of women in college, men tend to monopolize classroom discussions 60% more often than women.   Dartmouth sociologists analyzed 95 hours of classes covering a broad range of subject matter, and they recently published their findings in the journal Gender & Society.   Despite the fact that 55% of the classes had more women than men a...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/RFHDO5TME54   We all hope that receiving the vaccine will earn us a pass to return to our former, carefree social lives.   Most doctors around the world are against issuing such a document that guarantees unlimited travel and social interactions without masks and distancing.   Investigators at Duke, UNC, and Australia’s Bond University surveyed 1004 physicians in 40 c...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/nJa_a4wU-Fc   The CPSC and Academy Sports + Outdoors are recalling the Academy Sport + Outdoors Ozone 500 Density Bicycles.   The locking hardware on the front wheel can become loose resulting in front wheel instability, posing fall and injury hazards.   If you have one of these bicycles, stop using it and contact the company at 1-888-922-2336 for a free repair or rep...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/VsK54q7042s   The CPSC and Rusdt-Oleum have recalled Rust-Oleum Professional Bright Galvanizing Compound Spray Paint. The bottom of the pressurized container can detach unexpectedly, posing an injury hazard. If you have this paint, stop using it and contact Rust-Oleum at 1-800-908-4050 for a refund.   https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2021/Rust-Oleum-Recalls-Aerosol-Paint-...

Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/xJ0MuDK6630   The CPSC and Massimo Motor Sports have recalled the Massimo Percussion Massage Guns.   The lithium ion battery may overheat causing a burn and fire hazard.   Immediately stop using these guns and contact Massimo at 1-877-881-6376 for a refund.   https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2021/Massimo-Motor-Sports-Recalls-Percussion-Massage-Guns-Due-to-Fire-Hazard-Sold-E...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/q0hT3qnVGz0   The CPSC and Belkin announce the recall of the Belkin Portable Wireless Charger + Stand Special Edition.   A manufacturing defect in the power supply unit can cause the charger to malfunction and overheat, posing fire and shock hazards.   If you own this unit stop, stop using it.   Contact Belkin at 1-800-223-5546 to obtain information about safe disposa...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/rYPuZ6GtsJU   The CPSC and Juratoys have recalled Janod Toy Confetti Trumpets.   The small plastic pieces inside the toy trumpets can come loose and can be ingested by children, posing a choking hazard. If you own this toy, don’t permit your child to use it.   Dispose of the trumpet and contact Juratoys at 1-855-665-9287 for a refund.   https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/20...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/h5Jv9aP_yz4   The CPSC and Sea To Summit have recalled Summit Alpha and Sigma Camping Pots.  The nylon latch can disengage from the pot and cause the handle to detach, posing burn and scald hazards. A total of 16,200 were sold in the US through REI and 2050 sold in Canada.   If you own these pots, stop using them and return them to the place of purchase.   For additio...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/uUsZvYgxNZY   The FDA and Essaar, Inc. are recalling Soho Fresh 70% Rubbing Alcohol.   This product is contaminated with poisonous methanol.   Exposure to this product can trigger nausea and vomiting, headache, blurred vision, blindness, seizures, coma, and permanent nervous system damage.   Do not open the package and use this product.   Return it to the place of pur...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/vZslvVUwfRk   The FDA and Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc have recalled Dole Sesame Asian Chopped Salad.   This product has undeclared egg.   Anyone with a severe egg allergy ingesting it could suffer a life-threatening allergic reaction.   This product was sold in: AK, CA, ID, KS, MO, OK, OR, TX AND UT.   If you have the product, do not consume it.   Discard it retaining...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/VsILcxYUypY   The FDA and Weis Markets announce the recall of 10,869 containers of Weis Quality Cookies and Cream Ice Cream, 502 3 gallon bulk containers of Klein’s Vanilla Dairy Ice Cream, 665 3 gallon bulk contains of Klein’s Cookies and Cream Ice Cream, and 286 3 galloon containers of   Nelson’s Graham Slam Ice Cream.   These products are contaminated with metal pi...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/axpIPBdm8mE   The FDA and EVR Foods, Inc. are issuing a recall on Laava Blueberry Plant-Based Yogurt Lot #022121with an expiration date of 2/21/2021.   This particular product batch may have mold contamination.   If you have this yogurt in your fridge, don’t consume it but return it to the place of purchase for a refund. You may direct questions to Laava at 1-833-885-...